Broken Orange Pekoe - Small or broken pieces of leaves
Sri Lanka was formerly a British colony known as Ceylon, a name it kept for nearly a quarter-century after independence. It was during the British era that tea first began to be cultivated and manufactured here.
The story of Ceylon Tea begins with coffee. The coffee plant had already been found growing naturally among the approaches to the central hill country. Then British Governor Barnes threw the weight of official support behind large-scale cultivation. Land in the central hills was sold for a few pence an acre, official funds were dedicated to research and experiments in coffee-growing, planters and merchants were provided with incentives and support. Most important of all, Barnes provided the infrastructure – a network of roads, including the all-important trunk route from Kandy to Colombo – that enabled coffee-planters to get their produce to town, and then to market in England.
Ceylon tea refers to the geographical region, Sri Lanka (previously known as Ceylon), in which the tea plant (Camellia sinensis) is grown.Green tea,Black tea , and white tea (known as Silver Tips) are grown in 11 tea regions in Sri Lanka .
The amount of antioxidants in the tea depends on the process before tea drying, the geographical location, soil, and climate the tea is grown in. The type of plant, growth, season, and degree of maturity also influences its Antioxidant components. Because of that, some people claim that ceylon tea is the best tea in the world
Ceylon black tea leaves are processed (fermented), and it is the most famous tea type. The black tea has more caffeine than other types. Ceylon green tea is made from unfermented tea leaves and has high antioxidant content