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James Taylor’s seat – birthplace of ‘Ceylon Tea’ By Arundathie Abeysinghe Situated in Loolkandura Estate in Kandy, this rock seat was utilized by *James Taylor, the pioneer of tea plantation in Sri Lanka. With spectacular views of the surrounding mountain ranges, this unique seat is located in the first tea estate in Sri Lanka where the first tea plant was planted by James Taylor in 1867. A unique decision of James Taylor was to name the estate as *“Loolecondera” (original name was Loolkandura in Sinhala), the local name for the area. When all other planters who setup tea estates in Sri Lanka named them with English names close to their hearts, Taylor named his estate “Loolecondera”, by the local name of the area Loolkandura as he was able to pronounce it. Although, not as popular as *Lipton’s Seat, James Taylor’s Seat is also popular among local as well as foreign ...

Jan 13, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Arundathie Abeysinghe Tagged Ceylon Tea, JAMES TAYLOR, Lipton, Loolkandura, Mosspark Cottage

“THE GOOD LIFE” – By Des Kelly How can one forget the halcyon days spent in what was once our lovely Island home ?. I will never forget them. Things are much different now, from an older perspective, I am afraid. Ceylon was this Island paradise that I was lucky to call “home”, eternal summer, days and weekends spent having a glorious time on beaches surrounding the Island, spotless beaches, without any rubbish strewn around, thosai shops, where we could have a good feed, followed by milk-coffee, or kiri-kopi, to wash it down for a couple or three rupees, a Peacock or “5 Roses” fag, afterwards, costing about 2 cents a-piece, to strut around with, showing how grown-up we were, at around fifteen years of age, Picture-palaces such as the Regal, Liberty, Savoy, Plaza etc., where, for a 50cent gallery ticket, we could watch great movies coming all the way ...

Nov 8, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Ceylon Tea, Desmond Kelly, Tamil ladies, THE GOOD LIFE

How do you brew a cup of Ceylon Tea? Source:Dailynews Tea is the most consumed beverage in the world after water. But the drink, which is the mainstay of many cultures, is subject to the same volatile market forces as oil or gold. Sri Lanka is the world’s fourth largest exporter of tea, behind China, India and Kenya, and relies on the industry to employ formally and informally one million of its 22 million people, according to the Sri Lanka Tea Board. Tea accounts for 17 percent of Sri Lanka’s exports. Market analysts observe that there is significant growth in tea consumption in large markets such as the United States, where health-conscious consumers are looking for better alternatives to sugary fizzy drinks and young, wealthy millennials are showing interest in specialty teas. There is also growing demand for ‘ready-to-drink’ tea products. ...

Oct 31, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Ceylon Tea

Ceylon tea, spices and cashew attract many visitors at World Food Istanbul trade fair Source:Island Pure Ceylon Tea, authentic Sri Lankan cashew and spices attracted large number of visitors to the Sri Lanka stand at the World Food Istanbul Trade Fair which was held from September 9 – 12 in Istanbul, the Colombo foreign office said. The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Ankara organized B2B meetings through virtual platform for the Sri Lankan companies which displayed their products at the Sri Lanka stand which was frequented by prominent Turkish and foreign companies at the fair. The Embassy in collaboration with Sri Lanka Tea Board and the Sri Lanka Export Development Board organized Sri Lanka’s participation at this year’s fair. ...

Sep 28, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Ceylon Tea, Dtriangle (Pvt) Ltd, Expo Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka Export Development Board

Sri Lanka FOB prices for black tea highest in the world Source:FT 1H exports up 10% volume wise and value basis 14% Key markets contribute to Sri Lanka’s high FOB value; value addition a key aspect, says Asia Siyaka Commodities Sri Lanka’s Free On Board (FOB) prices for black tea are the highest in the world, Asia Siyaka Commodities PLC revealed yesterday. It said by June 2021 Sri Lanka had exported 137 million kilograms of tea compared with 124 million kilograms in 1H 2020. The country has earned $ 651 million from these shipments compared with $ 571 million a year ago. “If weather conditions hold true and agricultural inputs are available as and when needed, the country could easily more than double 1H earnings and move towards the national target of $ 1.5 billion for the year,” Asia Siyaka said. In 2020 the country exported a low quantity of ...

Jul 31, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Ceylon Tea

Tea quality seen as seriously affecting prices-By Steve A. Morrel Source:Island Tea brokers reports this week commenting on price trends said price decreases in the first 6 months of this year’s trading compared to YOY 2020, are clear indication that tea quality gravely affected auction prices. Although some 7 million kilos were traded this week, and the low grown catalog indicated some 3 million kilos auctioned, demand was not described as increasing which left some doubt as to future price stability. Sources said the lack of NPK (Nitrogen Phosphorous Potassium) mixture, in fertilizing tea lands already seriously affected productivity. It was also of relevance that leading buyers were leaving Colombo in preference to other auction centers for their requirements of the beverage, another trend that could seriously affect tea sales. ...

Jul 13, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Asia Siyaka Tea Brokers, Ceylon Tea

Ceylon Tea must be quite a beverage to inspire such admiration in Moscow The “Art of Tea” exhibition opened at the Centre of Oriental Literature of the Russian State Library in Moscow on 26 May, 2021, which was organized by Russian tea society, along with Indian tea, Japanese tea, Taiwan tea and Ceylon tea. The Tea Promotion Unit of the Sri Lankan Embassy in Moscow participated in this event and introduced the Ceylon tea. The aim of the exhibition is to demonstrate the variety of tea cultures in the Oriental part of the world and in Russia. The exhibition featured rare books dedicated to tea culture, traditional tea pottery and tea samples from Russia, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Middle East and countries of Central Asia. The Embassy also provided some of the tea porcelain items for the exhibition, which were displayed in a separate glass vitrine. ...

Jun 11, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Ceylon Tea, Indian tea, Japanese tea, Taiwan tea

Seven flavours of Ceylon Tea celebrated in Melbourne on International Tea Day Source:Nation The seven regional flavours of Ceylon tea were celebrated in Melbourne, Australia today, in a special “Ceylon Tea Evening” organized by the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Melbourne. The event was attended by a multitude of distinguished personalities in Melbourne, including MP and the Co-Chairperson of the Sri Lanka Friends in the Victorian Parliament Craig Ondarchie, Chairperson of the Victorian Multicultural Commission Vivienne Nguyen, Executive Director of the Australian Intercultural Society Ahmet Keskin, Former Deputy Chairperson of the Australia Tourism Andrew Fairley, CEO of the Australian Tea Masters Sharyn Johnston, tea importers, members of the Consular Corps, bankers and media persons. ...

May 29, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Ceylon Tea, Tilakaratne Dilshan

Challenges faced by tea smallholders Source:Dailynews International Tea Day (May 21)was declared in 2005 by the smallholder tea growers, civil society organizations, traders, and trade unions in Asia and Africa to address the issues of the industry and ensure fair prices for smallholder tea producers. To mark this day, this article discusses the prospects of the tea industry and issues faced by producers and measures taken by the Smallholder Tea and Rubber Revitalization (STaRR) project implemented under the Plantation Ministry, the State Ministry for Company Estate Reforms, Tea and Rubber Estates Related Crops Cultivation and Factories Modernization and Tea and Rubber Export Promotion with the support of the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD). Tea was first introduced to Sri Lanka in 1839 with the planting of a batch of tea seeds in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Peradeniya (Weatherstone, 1986). The first commercial tea plantation was started by James ...

May 25, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Ceylon Tea, International Tea Day, Sri Lankan tea industry

Significant hike in January- March 2021 tea revenue; weakening of rupee against dollar seen as factor-By Steve A. Morrell Source:Island Forbes and Walker in their weekly Tea Market Report said tea revenue, January to March 2021, showed a significant increase in revenue over the same period last year. The end figure as indicated was Rs. 65.62 billion. The report said 2020 tea revenue for the same period was Rs. 49.23 billion, the difference in revenue being Rs. 16. 38 billion. The weakening of the rupee against the dollar was given as one reason for the buoyancy of the market. Disruptions in the Kenyan tea auctions constituted another reason. ...

Apr 27, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Ceylon Tea, Tea Market report