Description

Before growing tea, this zone of moderate climate, watered by several small rivers, was devoted to the cultivation of spices. The soil of Ruhuna, combined with the low elevation of the estates, causes the tea-bush to grow rapidly, producing a long, beautiful leaf that turns intensely black on withering and is highly particularly suited to ‘rolling’. Tea from this region yields a dark brown cup with strong flavor and highly prized in the Middle East.