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I grew up in a home where Dilmah is the black tea of choice. Dilmah Extra Strong, to be precise. As I delved deeper into the world of tea, it was China, Japan and India whose teas caught my attention. Dilmah and every other Sri Lankan tea was shoved to the side as I flirted with oolongs, greens, blacks and white teas from elsewhere.
But receiving a sample pack of Narien Teas’ Ceylon Kenilworth a few weeks ago has reignited my interest in Sri Lankan tea.
Thomas Lipton, James Taylor and the Origins of the Ceylon Tea Industry
It began with a parasite. Hemileia vastarix, or Coffee Rust, decimated 19th century Ceylon?s coffee crops in 1869, wreaking havoc on the island’s coffee plantations and sparking the birth of the tea industry, which remains vital to the Sri Lankan economy today.