You’d have to be living under a rock to miss the fact that Sri Lanka is the third largest producer of tea in the world. Not surprisingly, we learned that Sri Lankan tea is the best in the world from the nice lady at the tea factory we visited. I guess there was no chance she would say that Indian tea was better.
The aroma was enticing in this 100+ year old building that has been processing tea leaves for, well, over a century obviously. We followed the whole process from the initial drying….

Right through to the final product…..

They use the wood from rubber trees that are no longer productive to fire the oven. The women working here earn $5 a day.
I feel rather more educated about the various strengths of black tea, and also learnt about golden tips, silver tips and green tea. We finished with a complimentary cuppa, and the ubiquitous gift shop, which was one where I actually made a purchase and didn’t feel fleeced!