Aislaby Estate achieves all-time record price for tea

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At the recently concluded Colombo Tea Auction, Aislaby Estate had the proud distinction of achieving an all-time Colombo Tea Auction record price of Rs. 2,300 for a BOP1 Grade in the Uva High grown elevation category. This line of tea was purchased by M/s. Enrich Tea & Food Exports Ltd.

Aislaby Estate is situated at an elevation of 1,218 meters above mean sea level in the Uva High grown planting district. The total extent of the estate is 325 Hectares with an annual production of 800,000 kilos of made Tea.

Aislaby Estate maintains a high standard of manufacture, focused on producing good quality teas, which has attributed in achieving these results.

Aislaby Estate is an ISO:22000 certified and Rain Forest alliance compliant and comes under the management of Malwatte Valley Plantations PLC, under the stewardship of the Superintendent Manoj Ramdas who has been behind the success of Aislaby Estate in the recent past.

Eastern Brokers Ltd., were the brokers associated with the sale of this line of tea.