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Malawi Coffee Leaf Loose Leaf Herbal Tea

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34p per cup

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Coffee Leaf, also known as Coffee Leaf Tea or Kuti, is a unique infusion made from the leaves of the coffee plant. It’s not tea, and it doesn't taste like coffee.

What is coffee leaf then? A unique and delicious herbal infusion; low in caffeine and packed with antioxidants.

Despite being a herbal infusion this is not caffeine-free.

The flavour is closer to a black tea, than to coffee. Coffee leaf “tea” has a gentle sweetness, rich notes of chocolate and vanilla with a smooth mouthfeel and low astringency. The second infusion is more vegetal with a subtle earthiness.

34p per cup based on 3g of tea per 150ml of water and 2 infusions.

Satemwa Estate, Shire Highlands, Malawi

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Recommended Infusion Guide

  • Quantity

    Use 0.2 oz of leaf per 5.5 fl oz of water.

  • Temperature

    For the optimum infusion use 212°F water.

  • Time

    Infuse for 2 minutes, tasting regularly.

  • Infusions

    You can infuse this tea at least twice. With each careful infusion, different subtleties of flavour are revealed.

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How to infuse your tea is very personal, and these are just our recommendations based on experience. Please experiment with these variables to your heart's delight. These are our recommendations, not hard and fast rules. The most delicious tea is the one you love.

Our guide uses a standard tea cup size (150ml/5.5 oz) as a measure, please adjust the quantity of leaf accordingly for less or more water. Our whole loose leaves are of such a high quality that you can infuse our teas at least twice, and the second infusion is often better than the first, with different flavours revealed as the leaf softens. If you prefer your tea stronger, add more leaf, don’t leave it for longer (this will just make it bitter).

Coffee leaf has been made into a "tea" for hundreds of years in Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee. It is known there as "kuti" and has a long history as a herbal remedy, as well as being a delicious drink.

Recent research shows it has both anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties and may lower cholesterol due to its high levels of mangiferin. It has lower levels of caffeine than tea, and coffee (where the caffeine is concentrated in the cherry).

Not only does coffee leaf taste wonderful and have great health benefits, but it's also a very sustainable crop.

Satemwa grow both tea and coffee, and they nurture one another.

They use what they prune from the tea bushes to lay around the coffee plants to protect the soil from water evaporation and weeds. The pruned leaves and branches then break down to help fertilise the soil. What is left over from the coffee cherry is made into organic fertiliser to boost the tea.

Coffee Leaf crafted at Satemwa is informed and inspired by their tea making experience. They wither the leaf, to make it softer and more pliable, and then roll it like black tea, to increase oxidation of the oils in the leaf. This minimal processing protects the leaf and creates elegant flavour.

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AJ
01 January 2025
Anne J.
United States

Malawi Wowie

Love Malawi coffee leaf brewed with loose leaf tea 50/50. It adds a unique depth and richness. Highly recommend

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SD
21 September 2024
Sandra D.
United Kingdom

Malawi Coffee Leaf

What can I say, divine, love it, would recommend one of the best teas I have tried, must order extra next time hasn’t lasted long. Thank you Raretea.

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AK
16 October 2022
Andrea K.
United Kingdom

Didn't think I would like this but gave it a go

It's brilliant!

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ES
11 October 2022
Evie S.
United Kingdom

Lovely clear, clean, bright taste

I was surprised by this. Very different to any other tea I’ve tasted.Such clarity. Really like it.

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