Sri Lanka Ruhuna OP

$5.25 per 1/4 lb

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• REGION: Sri Lanka
• TEMPERATURE: 100C/212F
• INFUSION TIME (Minutes): 1-2.5
• SPOONS (Weight in Grams): 1.5(2.5-3)

Origin Notes

Within 130 years, tea production in Sri Lanka was elevated from what was initially a replacement crop for the failed coffee harvest of 1869 to an industry that at one stage, was the second largest in its annual production numbers.

In 1992, having suffered heavy losses during an experiment in nationalized management, the government decided to return its plantations to private management. The plan began in 1995. Privatization of state owned estates is now attaching foreign investment as well as raising the level of harvest quantity and quality.

Most of the tea plantations are located in the heartlands of the lower, central bulge. Tea growing takes place on three elevation levels. High grown tea in the central hill region at 4000 to 6000 feet, with bright character and superior flavor due to the cooler air; medium grown tea at 2000 to 4000 feet, known for being full bodied with good color and strength; while strong and colorful low grown tea is produced below 2000 feet. Much of the high grown tea is cultivated on large estates.

Sri Lanka's unique rainfall pattern guarantees an almost unbroken harvesting season within the country. Two separate monsoon seasons hit the island throughout the year.

Ruhuna is located in the southern growing region in the 1500 to 2000 feet low and medium grown level. This elevation gives this tea a good balance of body and flavor. Most of Ceylon(Sri Lanka) OP's produced today have a very large, bold leaf. The Ruhuna has a smaller, tighter, twisted leaf.

Cupping Notes

This tea is grown at Medium to Low altitudes in southern Sri Lanka. It is bright in color, sweet and brisk in flavor, and distinctively fruity.

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