For the British, tea and the art of serving it properly has always been of utmost importance. For those in other countries, however, tea has been merely a drink that you make in any old mug courtesy of a pre-measured tea bag that tastes especially good when you have a cold or the flu or […]
Looked at superficially, the cultivation and manufacture of tea does not seem to be a complex process. Bushes grow on a hillside; every day, the tenderest new leaves and buds are carefully picked off or ‘plucked’ and carried to a nearby factory. Here they are withered, rolled until the leaf cells rupture, left for some […]
Nuwara Eliya – Delicately Fragrant As Nuwara Eliya is unique, so is its tea, the fragrance of cypress trees and the menthol of wild mint and eucalyptus float through the air and contributes to the teas characteristic flavor. Recognized by tea connoisseurs, it has been said that Nuwara Eliya, at 6,250 feet (1,900 meters) above sea […]
Orthodox Teas Black Tea – Main Grades P/PEK – Pekoe – Twisted and Coarse Pekoe1 – Same style, but small in size than the Pekoe OPA – Orange Pekoe ‘A’ – A good quality tea, consisting of large and slightly open leaf pieces OP – Orange Pekoe – Same Style but small than OPA OP1-Orange […]
Ceylon Tea Sri Lanka mainly produced orthodox teas and also produces C.T.C (Cut Tear and Curl), Green tea, Instant tea, Bio tea, and flavored teas. There are three tea growing in Sri Lanka. High Grown Mid Grown Low Grown High Grown: Grown at an elevation above 1,200m. Perfectly rounded teas with a bright & strong taste. […]