Tea Estates

Sri Lanka’s tea estates, primarily located in the central highlands, are renowned for producing some of the world’s finest tea. These lush plantations, such as those in Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, and Hatton, offer scenic landscapes and a rich history. The estates contribute significantly to the country’s economy, exporting high-quality Ceylon tea worldwide.

Ceylon Tea Regions

he brew in your cup has a story to tell. It speaks of rolling hills, abundant sunshine, and lush provinces.In Sri Lanka, the central and southern provinces produce most of its tea. Varying elevations and micro-climates influence the distinctive flavour, colour, aroma and seasonality of Ceylon tea.

Ceylon Black Tea Grades

Ceylon Tea as we now know comes in different varieties, which has flavors and aromas unique to itself. Along with the a variety of teas, there are varieties of grades that Ceylon tea has been separated into.

Somerset Estate

Somerset Estate is situated in the Dimbula Valley on the Western slopes of the Central Hills of Sri Lanka. This area is well known as the traditional tea growing area of the country where tea was first grown around the 1870s following the coffee blight. Teas produced in this region are generally classified as “Ceylon High Grown Dimbula”. January to March is the dry season in this region, during which fine quality Dimbula seasonal flavour teas are produced. The Estate features a combination of 49% old seedling China Jat Tea bushes and 51% VP (vegetatively propagated) bushes comprising mainly of quality cultivates. DTI (Drayton 1) and KO 145 (Kirkoswald) produce exquisite seasonal flavour teas, earning The Estate the reputation as one of Sri Lanka’s best-selling Garden Marks.

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