“You may think I write too much about the scenery,” suggested James Taylor in a letter home to Scotland, adding “but if you could see it for yourself, you would understand why I write so.”
“You may think I write too much about the scenery,” suggested James Taylor in a letter home to Scotland, adding “but if you could see it for yourself, you would understand why I write so.” The pioneer of Ceylon Tea was describing the splendour of his estate, Loolecondera, and the surrounding Hewaheta countryside. Kandy, is the tea-growing district where it all began. The last kingdom of the Sinhalese kings, it is accessible only via steep mountain passes. Teas grown on plantations at 2000 to 4000 feet above sea level, produce a full bodied tea which ideal for those who like their tea strong and bursting with flavour.
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