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Encyclopedia > Ceylon tea
Ceylon
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Type: Black
Other names: NA
Origin: Sri Lanka
Quick description: Powerful, light, citrusy crisp taste.

This article is about Black tea from Sri Lanka. For the food service teas, see Ceylon tea (disambiguation). Black tea Black tea is a true tea (i. ... Black tea Black tea is a true tea (i. ... Ceylon tea can refer to a number of varieties of tea grown in Sri Lanka: Ceylon tea (black), for Black tea Ceylon tea (green), for Green tea Ceylon tea (oolong), for Oolong tea Ceylon tea (white), for White tea This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages...


Ceylon Black tea is grown in Sri Lanka. It has a citrus-like crisp aroma, and is used both unmixed, and in blends. It is grown on numerous estates which vary in altitude and taste. Black tea Black tea is a true tea (i. ...

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Varieties

  • Morawak Korale district is grown at up to 2,500 feet
  • Kandy district is grown at 2,500 feet upwards
  • Uva district is grown at 2,800 feet upwards
  • Dimbula and Dickoya is grown at 3,500 feet upwards
  • Nuwara Eliya is grown at 6000 feet upwards

See also

Ceylon White tea is grown on the island of Sri Lanka and is highly prized, mentioned in a recent BBC article, is grown and harvested by hand. ... Ceylon Green tea is grown in Sri Lanka which is produced using methods of manufacture that may be imported from other countries, such as tightly rolled gunpowder tea or teas very similar to Chun Mee. ...

References

  • Extensive information at www.wilstea.com

  Results from FactBites:
 
Ceylon tea (black) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (421 words)
Ceylon fl tea is fl tea that is grown in Sri Lanka (which was known as Ceylon before 1972).
James Taylor, the father of Ceylon Tea, had recently arrived on the Estate and wanted to be there for the sowing of the first tea crops in 1867.
Until 1971, most of the tea companies in Sri Lanka were British-owned but this soon changed after the Land Reform Act was introduced to reacquire land in foreign hands.
Explore Sri Lanka - The Story of Ceylon Tea (4809 words)
Teas from the highest region on the island are described as the ‘champagne’ of Ceylon teas.
Most of the Ceylon tea gardens are situated at elevations between 3,000 and 8,000 feet in two areas of the southwestern part of the island, to the east of Colombo and in the Galle district on the southern point.
Teas from the highest region on the island are often described as the “champagne” of Ceylon teas.
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