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Every Maison Chai tea is traceable to the women who grew it, from our farms in Nyeri and the Rift Valley to your cup.
Our Rift Valley gardens sit at altitude in the Great Rift escarpment, rich volcanic soils, afternoon mist, and wide day-night temperature swings. The result is a fuller, maltier cup with deep body and a warm, rounded finish. Rift Valley teas are prized for their bold character and excellent structure.
High in the Aberdare Range above Nyeri, our mountain-garden teas benefit from cool temperatures, high rainfall, and bright equatorial light at elevation. These conditions slow leaf growth and concentrate flavour, producing a brighter, crisper, more aromatic cup with a clean, lingering sweetness.
Women in Tea Value Chain Association (WITEVA), a network empowering women across Kenya's tea industry, from field workers to factory board representatives. We also support Young Tea Growers, an initiative to engage young people in the tea farming business, ensuring the next generation carries Kenya's tea legacy forward.
Crush, Tear, Curl — a method producing small, dense pellets that brew quickly and release deep, robust flavour. Perfect for boiling with milk. Our Breakfast Collection is made this way.
The traditional method, preserving the full leaf. These teas unfurl slowly, yielding layered, nuanced cups best enjoyed steeped without milk. Our Fleur, Vert, Violet, and Rare collections are crafted this way.
"Every woman who tends the tea should also benefit from the cup."— Wangu Mureithi, Founder & CEO, Maison Chai
The Maison Chai Tea Index · 25 Teas
Click any tea to add it to your order. Select your preferred origin, adjust quantities, then complete your order.
All breakfast blends are available in 500g. Choose your origin — Rift Valley produces a fuller, maltier cup; Aberdares (Mount Kenya) is brighter and brisker.
Black CTC · Classic
Our foundational single origin breakfast tea, bold Kenyan black CTC, built for boiling with milk. Pure, unfussy, and deeply satisfying.
✦ Best for boiling
Black CTC · Ginger
Kenyan black CTC tea with real ginger root. Warming, invigorating, and made for the pot. Simmered with milk, it is extraordinary.
✦ Best for boiling
Black CTC · Masala
Black CTC tea with Ginger, Black Pepper, Cloves, and Cinnamon. Cardamom-forward, richly spiced, and built for milk.
✦ Best for boiling
Black CTC · Karak
Black CTC tea with Green Cardamom and Cinnamon, a Gulf-inspired breakfast blend with a distinctly Kenyan character.
✦ Best for boiling
Black CTC · Signature
Black CTC tea with Lemongrass, Ginger, and Rosemary. Our most distinctive blend, herbal, aromatic, and unmistakably Maison Chai.
✦ Best for boiling
Black Orthodox · Pure
Our signature whole-leaf black tea, Black Orthodox FOP served pure. Bright, clean, and beautifully balanced.
✦ Best for steeping
Black Orthodox · Lemongrass
Whole leaf black tea with Lemongrass, citrus brightness lifting a rich Kenyan black. Fresh, clean, endlessly drinkable.
✦ Best for steeping
Black Orthodox · Masala
Whole leaf black tea with Ginger, Black Pepper, Cloves, and Cinnamon. All the warmth of our masala blend in an elegant steeping format.
✦ Best for steeping
Black Orthodox · Karak
Whole leaf black tea with Green Cardamom and Cinnamon. Aromatic and warming, the sophistication of karak in a whole-leaf steep.
✦ Best for steeping
Black Orthodox · Bergamot
Whole leaf Kenyan black tea with Bergamot. A classic reimagined, citrus bergamot against our distinctive highland character.
✦ Best for steeping
Green FP · Pure
Whole leaf Fine Pluck Kenyan green tea, pure and unblended. Light, fresh, and clean with a brightness unique to East African altitude.
✦ Best for steeping
Green FP · Mint
Whole leaf green tea with Spearmint and Peppermint, cooling, refreshing, and beautifully balanced.
✦ Best for steeping
Green FP · Lemongrass
Whole leaf green tea with Lemongrass, bright, citrus-lifted, and unmistakably East African.
✦ Best for steeping
Green FP · Wellness
Whole leaf green tea with Moringa, Kenya's own superfood leaf paired with our finest green. Earthy, nutritious, and grounding.
✦ Best for steeping
Green FP · Chamomile
Whole leaf green tea with Chamomile, a calming, floral blend for evenings. Green tea softened by Kenya-grown chamomile.
✦ Best for steeping
Purple FP · Pure
Whole leaf Fine Pluck purple tea, Kenya's rarest varietal, pure. Rich in anthocyanins, colour-shifting, and unlike any tea grown anywhere else.
✦ Best for steeping
Purple FP · Hibiscus
Whole leaf purple tea with Hibiscus, vivid in colour, tart, and floral. Kenya's most beautiful cup.
✦ Best for steeping
Purple FP · Lemongrass
Whole leaf purple tea with Lemongrass, the extraordinary character of Kenyan purple tea lifted with citrus brightness.
✦ Best for steeping
Purple FP · Wellness
Whole leaf purple tea with Moringa, two of Kenya's most exceptional botanicals in one deeply nourishing blend.
✦ Best for steeping
Purple FP · Chamomile
Whole leaf purple tea with Chamomile, the drama of Kenyan purple tea gentled by floral chamomile. A beautiful evening blend.
✦ Best for steeping
Our rarest teas, available in 75g at £15 each. The most labour-intensive and extraordinary teas we produce, each from a specific single origin.
White · Artisan
Pure Kenyan white tea, delicate, floral, and honeyed. 30,000 hand-selected buds per kilogram, plucked by Mama Rachel on our Nyeri farm.
✦ Best for steeping
✦ The Aberdares white tea is hand-plucked by Mama Rachel — our master plucker on the Nyeri farm, with us since 2016.
White · Floral · Rift Valley
Rift Valley white tea with Rosebuds, honey-floral character lifted by the perfume of rose. Our most delicate and romantic blend.
✦ Best for steeping
Yellow · Exceptional · Rift Valley
One of the world's rarest tea styles, from our Rift Valley farms. Mellow, smooth, and slightly sweet, a slow-oxidised process producing something entirely unique.
✦ Best for steeping
Yellow · Citrus · Rift Valley
Rift Valley yellow tea with Lemongrass, mellow sweetness brightened with East African citrus botanicals.
✦ Best for steeping
Oolong · Semi-oxidised · Rift Valley
A Kenyan oolong from the Rift Valley, partially oxidised to sit between green and black. Floral, layered, and endlessly complex.
✦ Best for steeping
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