Kiambu Mist

Close to the Leaf

White tea is the least handled of all the teas. Carefully plucked and left to wither gently in the sun, or in soft shade when the day runs warm, then dried and packaged with care. That is the entire process. As close to the leaf straight off the plant as you can get without hopping on a plane.

Kenya is not known for white tea. Their legacy lives in bold black tea, grown for the tea bag and exported across the world. Which makes this one all the more surprising.

On a family farm nestled in the hills of Kiambu, someone made a brave and beautiful decision to try something different. The result is a tea I am genuinely proud to carry.

From the Hills of Kiambu

Kiambu sits in the highlands north of Nairobi, where cool temperatures, rich volcanic soil and highland mist create growing conditions that coax something quietly remarkable from the tea plant. This single-origin white tea is a rare expression of what Kenyan terroir can do when given the space and intention to explore beyond tradition.

Tasting Notes

Begin with the first infusion: lightly mineral, clean and lovely. Then wait for the second. This is where Kiambu Mist opens fully, releasing a nectar-kissed sweetness as quiet and enveloping as mist settling over the tea fields. Soft, languid and deeply unhurried. Close your eyes and sip your way to a misty moment of quietude.

Infused with Intention

Every Island Elixir tea, whether our own craft blend or a rare single-origin like this Kenyan white, is infused with Reiki energy. Kiambu Mist is no exception. This is a tea for the moments when stillness is not just welcome but necessary. In just five minutes, you feel the noise of the day dissolve, leaving something quieter and truer underneath.

Let Steeping Calm become the ritual that eases you into exceptional moments of quietude. 

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