Organic Purple Bamboo Black

Organic Purple Bamboo Black Tea - From the first sip, the sweet floral character of this tea is engaging and inviting. The initial overall impression is reminiscent of a fresh bouquet of orchard trees and sweet berries. When brewed, the loose-leaf bamboo tea is a light - medium amber, with medium body.

The purple coloring of the leaves is attributable to anthocyanin, a type of flavonoid with antioxidant effects that exist in nature. This pigment yields hues from red to purple and is responsible for the color of blueberries and currants. For many years tea leaves naturally tinged with violet were tossed together with other plucked leaves for Pu-erh production. The interest in dedicating solo production and processing of this leaf is a recent development. Our Organic Purple Bamboo Black tea is one such example, produced exclusively from purplish leaves.