Ceylon Uva OP

Ceylon Uva Tea（锡兰乌瓦茶）

Uva, on the eastern slopes of the central mountains of Sri Lanka, produces teas with a distinctive mellow flavor whose reputation stretches world wide. Grown 3000 to 5000 feet up on the eastern slopes of Sri Lanka’s central mountains, the best Uva Tea is plucked between June and September. The dry wind that blows towards Uva during this period gives Uva Tea a copper colored infusion with a very smooth, pronounced taste and wonderful aroma which can be enjoyed also as a self drinking tea.

Uva is the most famous name among the six main Ceylon Tea producing areas. Uva black Tea, along with Chinese Keemun Tea, Indian Assam Tea and Indian Darjeeling Tea, are seen as the Four Most Famous Black Tea in the world.

Uva Sub-Districts

Malwatte/Welimada

From this valley comes a range of teas that are at the very heart of what has come to be known as the Uva district. Their pungent character is renowned all over the world. Many of the individual plantations and factories achieve their own unique variations of flavour and lend themselves to single garden marketing opportunities.

	Ceylon Uva BOP

Demodera/Hali-Ela/Badulla

Travellig through Nuwara Eliya to descend to Badulla, capital of Uva, one passes through Demodera and Hali-Ela from which areas a range of strong flavoury teas are produced.

Passara/Lunugala

The district is better known for its range of black leaf, strong liquoring teas.

Madulsima

Madulsima stands out as a dog's paw extending to about 25 miles north of Passara. When the strong winds originating from the South Western Monsoon arrive at this furthest point they are a spent force. However, they still transmit a certain degree of flavour to the tea. The result is a tea of all round taste with a hint of special character.

	Uva Location

Ella/Namunukula

Plantations lie on slopes of the Namunukula range which includes the tallest mountain of Uva known by the same name. Tea from the district are of the medium strength, but take on a mild aromatic character during the season.

Bandarawela/Poonagala

The teas are grown at a high elevations in a cool climate. Winds that blow through the area play an important part in achieving the lighter tasting teas that are produced throughout the year.

Haputale

At the edge of the central massif, it produces a range of rounder teas with delicate Uva character.

Koslanda/Haldummulla

The foothills, of the central massif where tea grown on the lower slopes gives strong liquors.