Tea Lanka

Tea Lanka is a black tea estate located in Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka, at an elevation of 520 metres. The operating company is not recorded in available industry data. The estate is documented as a supplier to Finlays.

Terroir & Climate

At 520 metres, Tea Lanka falls within Sri Lanka's low-grown tea belt, where estates typically experience warmer temperatures and faster growth cycles than their high-elevation counterparts. This altitude and the latitude of approximately 6.5° north generally favour year-round production, with the monsoon patterns of Sabaragamuwa Province—situated in the island's south-western wet zone—tending to deliver two principal quality peaks aligned with the inter-monsoonal periods.

Low-grown Sri Lankan estates often contend with higher humidity and less pronounced diurnal temperature variation than mid- or high-elevation gardens. These conditions typically promote vigorous vegetative growth and can yield leaf that is processed for strength and colour rather than the more delicate aromatics associated with cooler, higher sites. The region's laterite soils and consistent rainfall tend to support robust bushes capable of sustained cropping.

Tea Produced

Tea Lanka produces black tea. Estates at this elevation in Sri Lanka's low-grown zone typically yield teas prized for body, briskness and depth of colour rather than floral or high-grown complexity. The cup profile generally emphasises malty, full-bodied character with strong liquor well-suited to blending, particularly for breakfast-style blends and value segments where consistency and strength are paramount. Low-grown Ceylon black teas of this type tend to infuse to a dark amber or coppery hue and often carry a straightforward, robust flavour that withstands the addition of milk.

Supply Chain & Market Position

Tea Lanka is recorded as a supplier to Finlays, one of the world's largest vertically integrated tea businesses with operations spanning estates, blending, packing and brand distribution. Supply to Finlays suggests that Tea Lanka's output enters a global procurement stream serving major retail and food-service customers, typically for blended products where volume, consistency and competitive pricing are key. Finlays' purchasing footprint indicates that the estate's teas are likely destined for international markets rather than solely domestic consumption.

• Recorded supplier to  Finlays

Location & Neighbouring Estates

Tea Lanka lies at 6.4647, 80.6160 in Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. Its 520 m elevation is the joint 12th highest of 75 estates we map in Sabaragamuwa Province. The nearest estates in the TeaTrade directory, measured point-to-point from these coordinates, are:

• Allerton — under 1 km away
• Hapugastenne Plantations, Hatherleigh — under 1 km away
• Hapugastenne Plantations, Springwood — 1.6 km away
• ACU — 6.6 km away
• Doralawitiyahena — 9.6 km away

Estates at a Similar Altitude to Tea Lanka

Elevation shapes how slowly leaf matures, so we match Tea Lanka (520 m) with estates within 150 m of its height that are not its neighbours. Each is shown with its own 2025 climate. Tea Lanka recorded 2,393 mm in 2025, 13% more than the 2,123 mm average across these estates: at the same height, local weather and exposure matter as much as elevation.

Estate	Where	Elevation	Rain 2025	Mean high
Elpitiya Plantations, New Peacock Group	Central Province, Sri Lanka	522 m	2,750 mm	27.7 °C
Embilmeegama	Central Province, Sri Lanka	510 m	2,534 mm	28.8 °C
J Llorente Y Cias A	Misiones, Argentina	482 m	1,810 mm	25.7 °C
Ariel	Route 14 / Km 962 / Dos de Mayo () Misiones, Argentina	479 m	1,831 mm	25.3 °C
Tianhua Luoping Tea Industry Co., Ltd.	China, China	478 m	1,689 mm	22.3 °C

Tea Lanka Compared with Sabaragamuwa Province

In Sabaragamuwa Province, Tea Lanka is drier than 97% of the others by 2025 rainfall; higher than 82% of the others by elevation; cooler than 91% of the others by daytime temperature. The table sets Tea Lanka against the 74 other estates we map in Sabaragamuwa Province, so you can see whether it is typical for its region or an outlier.

Measure	Tea Lanka	Region median	Region range
Elevation	520 m	164 m	26 to 1,355 m
Annual rainfall (2025)	2,393 mm	3,412 mm	2,018 to 4,839 mm
Mean daily high	27.5 °C	29.5 °C	21.5 to 30.9 °C
Mean overnight low	20.9 °C	21.9 °C	15.7 to 23.0 °C

Observed Climate at Tea Lanka (2025)

ERA5 reanalysis data modelled for Tea Lanka’s coordinates recorded 2,393 mm of precipitation across calendar year 2025. The wettest month was November (458 mm) and the driest was February (37 mm). Daytime highs averaged 27.5 °C and overnight lows 20.9 °C over the year; April was the warmest month and January the coolest.

Metric	2025 value
Annual precipitation	2,393 mm
Wettest month	November (458 mm)
Driest month	February (37 mm)
Mean daily high	27.5 °C
Mean overnight low	20.9 °C

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Tea Lanka located?

Tea Lanka is in Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka, at coordinates 6.4647, 80.6160, at an elevation of about 520 metres.

What type of tea does Tea Lanka produce?

Tea Lanka is recorded as producing black tea.

Which buyers does Tea Lanka supply?

Public supplier disclosures record Tea Lanka as supplying Finlays.

How much rain does Tea Lanka receive?

ERA5 reanalysis data for the estate's coordinates recorded 2,393 mm of precipitation in 2025, peaking in November (458 mm).

How does Tea Lanka compare with estates at a similar elevation?

Tea Lanka recorded 2,393 mm in 2025, 13% more rain than the 2,123 mm average of estates at a similar elevation.

Data sources: public supply-chain disclosures (Ethical Tea Partnership member lists, Rainforest Alliance certificate holders and retailer supplier disclosures); climate figures are ERA5 reanalysis modelled for the estate’s coordinates via Open-Meteo (calendar year 2025); coordinates and elevations from geocoded records. Spotted an error? Email [email protected].