{"title":"Purple","description":"\u003csection class=\"hero-banner-sec inner-banner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hero-text-box text-white\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-box\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"archive-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKenyan Purple tea is intense and robust, with a dry after taste. Loaded with antioxidants, purple tea was originally developed to enable tea plants to withstand frost and drought. In an ever-changing climate, this has proven helpful to Kenyan tea growers. While leaves of this particular tea are purple, the liquor ranges from light purple to a grey hue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hand-rolled-purple","title":"Hand Rolled Purple","description":"\u003cp\u003eHand Rolled Purple is Kenya's best tea. Brewing it takes care, it behaves and tastes most like a green tea. Keep your water below 170°, or else it turns bitter. Steeped at 3 minutes, this tea tastes crisp and dry, with a prominent juniper note. At 2 minutes, the cup is smoother and sweeter, with the same nuance you'd expect from white tea: fruity and floral, with a nice medium-bodied feel. Re-steep these large leaves; some people enjoy the second steep even better than the first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeveloped over 30 years ago, purple tea is a hybrid cross between Camellia sinensis and local Kenyan plants. Purple tea thrives in Kenya, withstanding frost and drought better than conventional tea plants. Despite the challenges of a changing climate, Kenyan farmers can grow this hardy tea. The tea continues to develop more complex and delicious flavor every year as the plants mature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDue to anthocyanins (purple pigment) found in the leaf, purple tea has enormous antioxidant and antibacterial properties. In addition, purple tea is purported to have anti-aging and appetite suppressant qualities. Kenyan plants contribute these specific characteristics, crossed with the tea plant's already impressive health benefits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about our trip to the purple tea farm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lake Missoula Tea Company","offers":[{"title":"Regular 80g (32 cups)","offer_id":52413580116257,"sku":"SOG-4106-QQ","price":19.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small 35g (14 cups)","offer_id":52413580083489,"sku":"SOG-4106-RR","price":11.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large 200g (80 cups)","offer_id":52413580149025,"sku":"SOG-4106-EE","price":38.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bulk 500g (200 cups)","offer_id":52413580181793,"sku":"SOG-4106-DD","price":92.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/6373\/2513\/files\/e681b044-Hand-Rolled-Purple-NEW-1920.jpg?v=1772644980"},{"product_id":"rift-valley-currant","title":"Rift Valley Currant","description":"\u003cp\u003eRift 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRift 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA chilled tea favorite at our tea shop in Missoula, and is also stupendous hot!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRelated content: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lake-missoula-tea-company.myshopify.com\/blogs\/news\/black-currant-black-tea-history-of-the-forbidden-fruit?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=0b035e6f6\u0026amp;_ss=r\" title=\"Black Currants rich history of the forbidden fruit\"\u003eBlack Currant Black Tea-History of the Forbidden Fruit\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA made in Montana tea.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lake Missoula Tea Company","offers":[{"title":"Regular 100g (40 cups)","offer_id":52413590700321,"sku":"BBL-3015-QQ","price":20.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small 40g (16 cups)","offer_id":52413590667553,"sku":"BBL-3015-RR","price":11.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large 200g (80 cups)","offer_id":52413590733089,"sku":"BBL-3015-EE","price":36.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bulk 500g (200 cups)","offer_id":52413590765857,"sku":"BBL-3015-DD","price":87.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/6373\/2513\/files\/a3621930-Rift-Valley-Currant-NEW-1920.jpg?v=1772645031"}],"url":"https:\/\/lakemissoulateacompany.com\/collections\/purple.oembed","provider":"Lake Missoula Tea Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}