KERICHO PREMIUM TEA

TEA PREPARATION PROCESS​

The journey of quality tea starts from the lush tropical tea gardens where it is picked fresh. The botanical name of the tea plant is “Camellia Sinensis”.

Pluckers are specially trained to only select 2 leaves and a bud, which then make up the finest tea blends across the globe.

The best quality teas are grown at tea gardens at an altitude of 5000 to 7000 feet above the sea level for optimum taste.

During the withering process, the leaf is induced to loose moisture substantially to prepare it for further processing.
 

Normally this is carried out by spreading tea leaves thinly on troughs through which warm air is circulated by fans.
 

When satisfactory withering has taken place, the leaf is ready for rolling. This process twists the leaf, breaks it up and extracts the juices.