How much caffeine is in Kenya Nyeri Tegu AA?

Each 6–8 oz cup (180–240 ml) serving contains approximately 58 mg of caffeine. For comparison, a standard 8 oz cup of brewed drip coffee contains around 95 mg. Actual content varies with dose, water temperature, and contact time.

What temperature should I use for Kenya Nyeri Tegu AA?

Target 95°C (203°F). Below this range the cup tends toward sourness and thinness from under-extraction; above it, bitterness rises faster than sweetness.

How long should Kenya Nyeri Tegu AA be extracted?

Extract for 2–3 min using Teapot, at a ratio of 2.5–3g per 200ml water, prepared at Whole Leaf BP / Fannings. Time and ratio move together: a heavier dose generally wants a shorter contact time.

Why does my Kenya Nyeri Tegu AA taste bitter?

Bitterness almost always indicates over-extraction. Shorten the contact time, lower the water temperature slightly, or use less leaf. Change one variable at a time so you can tell which one was responsible.

Who should avoid Kenya Nyeri Tegu AA?

Caffeine sensitivity: avoid late-day consumption; may disrupt sleep. Iron absorption: tannins can bind non-haème iron; avoid with iron-rich meals. Pregnancy: limit to 200 mg/day caffeine as per EFSA 2015 guidance. This is general educational information, not medical advice — consult a qualified healthcare professional about your own circumstances.

Reviewed Aug 2026

Orthodox Black Tea · Nyeri County, Kenya

Kenya Nyeri Tegu AA

Name: How to Brew Kenya Nyeri Tegu AA
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 6–8 oz cup (180–240 ml)
Cuisine: Nyeri County, Kenya
Ingredients: 2.9 g loose-leaf black tea; 210 g filtered water at 95°C

A classic Nyeri AA-grade black tea with vivid amber liquor, exceptional briskness, and the hallmark Kenyan brightness from the Tegu cooperative.

The Tegu factory is one of the oldest cooperative tea factories in Nyeri, Kenya’s most celebrated tea county.

Sensory profile

Comparative scale

sweetnessHigh

acidityHigh

bitternessModerate

bodyHigh

aromaVery high

You should taste

How it unfolds

Aroma → Palate → Finish

AromaBefore and as you sip

No distinct note recorded here — the aroma reads as pronounced rather than carrying a nameable character of its own.

pronounced aroma

PalateWhile it is in the mouth

clear sweetness

FinishAfter you swallow

Toast

clear body

Where it sits

Stronger than 206 of the 345 other drinks in the catalogue, and weaker than 136.

That is 58 mg in a 6–8 oz cup (180–240 ml) serving — a concentration of 27.6 mg per 100 ml. The scale above ranks whole servings, and servings differ in size, so a larger drink can sit further right while being weaker cup for cup.

CupCura editorial estimate. No public food database has measured this preparation, so this figure is our own and is not independently sourced.

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