Nothing dubious here.I ordered the teas and coffee's from www.kisiicafe.com
The coffee shop was called Shimba Hills Coffee/Cafe which is at the
Verizon Center.
I am aware of the estates you mentioned and those teas are widely
available i.e. Milima by James Finlay Tea company.
and yes I know all loose tea is natural and free of additives but have
you walked down the grocery isle lately? One would wonder why the
artificial flavored stuff
is being bought by the bucket load; probably because it tastes
like ..... without the articial flavor


On Apr 10, 10:15 pm, "pgwk" > wrote:
> This sounds very dubious. Who did you order it from online? Which
> small cafe near the Verizon Center did you get some from (Teaism?).
>
> Kenya white silver needle and oolong? There are no references to these
> on Yahoo. Kenya's industry is black CTC- and export-driven, with to my
> knowledge only two estate teas (Marinyn, Malima (sp.?). Is the tea
> company out of NC by any chance Constant Cumming? How and when did
> Kisii, which is a region in Kenya, build its tea master capabilities
> and shift to hand-plucking, which is the only way Silver Needle can be
> produced, at a time when it is increasing mechanization everywhere?
> Didn't you know that all whole leaf tea is natural and has no
> additives?
>
> Tell us more. Be specific. Who did you buy it from?
>
> On Apr 10, 2:18 pm, "Gtips" > wrote:
>
>
>
> > Newsflash!! For all the tea purveyors and novices, a new tea product
> > from Kenya sold under Kisii Cafe has just hit the American market. I
> > recently had an opportunity to taste some Kenya white Silver needle,
> > Kenya Oolong and a variety of other Kenyan orthodox teas. First
> > impression> smooth, fruity with a hint of maple syrup; in other words
> > excellent teas all around.(would include it in my "caffeine fix" for
> > the day). I went to a small cafe in Washington DC near the Verizon
> > Center and had a "cuppa" and then ordered some for myself online. The
> > tea has such a floral aroma considering it is a "natural black" with
> > no artificial flavors. Luckily for me, the tea company out of NC was
> > having a promotion and sent me a sample of their entire line.
> > Wonderful folks, a wonderful tea line and hope to see it in my local
> > grocery store.
>
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