Grandpa Arthur marks an incredible 112 years in tea!!! This month Royal Tea of Kenya features his teas.

Grandpa’s Anytime Tea	Grandpa’s Afternoon Tea
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My Grandfather Arthur Njuguna Komo was born in 1901 a member of the Kikuyu tribe, (Kenya’s most prominent and populous tribe) in Gatundu district a very fertile region located at the foothills of Mount Kenya. Read More "When I think about my Grandfather I am reminded of all that is good and decent in this world. A handshake that means more than a contract, his direct questions that hid no ulterior motives as he genuinely wanted to know how well I was. He taught me to be kind and gracious in a suspicious world because that was his culture. He taught me to be honest even when I would lose credibility. And in a vast world that he would never travel he taught me the universal law of ““Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.”  Joy. N
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Royal Tea of Kenya is very excited to announce that we are featured in the Tea and Coffee Asia blog. Tea & Coffee Asia is the Asia’s region’s quarterly journal for the tea & coffee businesses.  Launched in June 1999, TCA keeps the region's coffee and tea businesses on top of the latest trends, abreast of the most recent technology, and one step ahead of growing competition.

Read our story “A Brighter Future for Kenyan Tea Farmers” by Jane Pettigrew.

Royal Tea of Kenya is very excited to announce that we are on the cover of Fresh Cup’s December edition and subsequently its annual (2012) Tea Almanac edition. “Fresh Cup” magazine is one of the premier trade
magazines for the tea and coffee speciality market in North America. The tea almanac is the most important edition for tea buyers, specialists and enthusiasts.

Read our story “Crush, Tear, Branch Out,” by Chris Ryan.

Finally, we want to thank the entire staff at "Fresh Cup" magazine for taking a “tea safari” with Royal Tea of Kenya into the refreshingly wild tastes of Kenya’s speciality market. We also want to thank A.J. Wright our Midwest representative for initiating the first ad in Fresh Cup in February 2011. Her efforts spawned the dialogue and eventually the story.

Royal Tea of Kenya celebrates the life of  Professor Wangari Maathai Nobel Peace Prize Laureate  (first African woman, and the first environmentalist, to win the prize in 2004.) with "Teas 4 Trees" a commerative line of teas to celebrate Africa's famous daughter.

"Professor Maathai was a close family friend and inspired the best in me, her humility matched with tenacity to improve the livelihood of the rural poor are qualities I strive for every day. She will be greatly missed." Joy. N

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The amazing story of Arthur, the oldest tea farmer in the world (111years) and how his tea story and his family changed the political and economic landscape of Kenya. His legacy of tea and human rights lives on through Royal Tea of Kenya. A company dedicated to supporting the educational and social needs of 550,000 Kenyan tea farmers. Arthur’s story is being considered for a book and documentary as his family birthed a generation of freedom fighters including the founding father of Kenya. Arthur’s tea aptly named “Grandpa’s Anytime Tea” is an excellent breakfast blend available only at Royal Tea of Kenya.

Grandpa’s Anytime Tea is available only at Royal Tea of Kenya.
Call 877-RTK-TEAS for more information.

Dry Leaf - neat leaf, good clean appearance
Aroma - sweet, warm slightly fruity
Taste - great taste, strong and gutsy without being harsh or bitter. It has a rich, warming character - good alone and good with a little milk.

I can just imagine your grandfather standing at his door, enjoying this while he surveys the landscape!

Royal Tea of Kenya teas are unblended and pesticide free, the teas are owned and harvested by Kenyan farmers throughout the country. Royal Tea of Kenya imports teas directly from the Kenyan small scale farmers to bring you the very best Kenya has to offer. Royal teas of Kenya are also exported to royal families in Europe, luxury hotel chains all over the world and used to blend and flavor most of America's ready to drink products. Now exclusively available at Royal Tea of Kenya these rare teas are processed at farmer owned factories from all over the country paying special attention in importing teas from Rainforest Alliance Certified factories. All Royal Tea of Kenya teas are unparalleled in flavor, color and quality. Our lines of black and green teas are simply superior and very high in antioxidants. White Whisper our exquisite and delicate White Orthodox and our very rare Royal Purple Tea round off the line of Kenya’s finest speciality teas. Ever expanding our tea collection we can definitely stand behind our name as our teas are simply for the “Royal In You."