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Rift Valley Currant

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$8.65 $11.85 In stock

Category: Purple

Rift Valley Currant is our custom black currant tea. Black currants, sometimes spelled blackcurrant, are native to Europe. The taste of this tea, like a black currant, is tart and earthy, with sweet murmurs. Rift Valley Currant is delectable. Don't expect it to be berry sweet, rather complex and layered. The liquor's various purple hues are beautiful and robust.

Rift Valley Currant combines healthy black currants with our prized Kenyan Purple tea. The Great Rift Valley of Africa is a 3,700 mile long trench that passes through all of Kenya. The name of this tea honors the Kenyan teas we source from this region.

From a healthy perspective, this tea has a few heavy hitters. Black currants are rich in vitamin C and antioxidants, while purple tea, with high amounts of anthocyanin, is antioxidant rich.

A chilled tea favorite at our tea shop in Missoula, and is also stupendous hot!

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A made in Montana tea.

Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Aurora D. ★★★★★

This tea’s tart earthiness is exactly what I wanted for a cozy afternoon break – the black currant flavor comes through strong without being too sweet.

Matthew X. ★★★★★

I was expecting something closer to a fruit tea, but this drinks like a proper tart black currant with a sweet finish that sneaks up on you. Steeped it five minutes and the earthy base held up fine without turning bitter.

Ryan W. ★★★★★

The earthy note hits first, then that black currant tartness comes through, and it lingers just sweet enough at the end. I've been brewing it hot in the mornings, and it's become the one tea I actually look forward to.