Umi Tea Sets Blog

Quality of tea varies according to the altitude and plucking standards. German settlers were the first to grow tea at Amari and Rungwa in Tanzania in about 1905, but commercial...

Zulu tea has found a niche market in Europe and the U.S. The first tea plants in South Africa,brought from Kew Gardens in England, were planted south of the Limpopo...

A recent program of clonal replanting has led to an improvement in quality. Malawi is Africa's second most important tea producer after Kenya .The first tea was introduced, to what...

Quality teas grown in the lush Kenya highlands. The first tea bushes were planted at Limuru in Kenya in 1903 and production increased slowly in the highlands of Kericho and...

Interesting teas for connoisseurs who are looking for something a little eccentric. Between 1884 and 1914, German planters cultivated numerous crops which included coffee, oil palm, tobacco, kole nuts, and...

Africa CameroonThree estates produce three very different teas - one clonal, one high-grown, and one low-grown—all of very good quality. KenyaCTC teas grown here are normally sold as Kenya blends...