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A buyer's guide to Ceylon tea

Understanding regions, grades, and heritage helps you specify with confidence. Here's the essential knowledge, distilled.

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The six classic districts of Ceylon and the distinct cup each one produces, from high-grown to low-country.

A complete reference to Ceylon leaf, broken, fannings, and dust grades — main grades and off-grades.

From the first plant at Peradeniya in 1824 to James Taylor's Loolecondera estate and the modern industry.

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