Holyrood achieves all time record price

Holyrood Estate, Talawakele achieved an all time record price of Rs. 820 for a BOPsp grade in the western high grown category, at the weekly tea actions held on 14 February. This line of tea was purchased by M/s., Tea Tang Ltd., and marketed by M/s., Forbes and Walker Tea Brokers Ltd.

Records indicate that in 1884 Holyrood was two estates; Holyrood East owned by W. Herbert Anderson and Holyrood West owned by G.D.H. Elphinstone, and were coffee estates, but by 1900 was planted with tea with the demise of the coffee industry. Both these estates were amalgamated as one in 1950. The factory is situated at an elevation of 1,342 metres above sea level and has a production capacity of approximately half a million kilos of made tea. 

Holyrood is certified under Rain Forrest Alliance, ISO 22000 – Food Safety and Hygiene Management Standard, Ethical Tea Partnership and Food Safety Management System Certified for Manufacture of Black Tea. Bandara Dassanayake is the Manager of this estate and M/s Talawakele Plantations PLC is the managing agent.