Lucky Kottawa

Lucky Kottawa is a tea estate located in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka, at an elevation of 103 metres above sea level. The estate produces black tea and is recorded as supplying Finlays, a major integrated tea company. The operator of Lucky Kottawa is not publicly documented in available industry records.

Terroir & Climate

At 103 metres, Lucky Kottawa sits well within Sri Lanka's low-grown tea zone, where the warm, humid conditions of the coastal belt typically promote vigorous year-round growth. Estates at this elevation generally experience less diurnal temperature variation than their high-grown counterparts, and the consistently warm climate tends to accelerate flush cycles, often yielding higher volumes of leaf.

The Southern Province's proximity to the equator and its maritime influence generally result in ample rainfall distributed across much of the year, though the southwest monsoon typically brings the heaviest precipitation between May and September. These conditions tend to favour teas with robust body and strength, characteristics that low-grown Sri Lankan estates are widely recognised for in the international market.

Tea Produced

Low-grown black teas from Sri Lanka's Southern Province are generally characterised by full body, strength and brisk astringency, qualities that have long made them valued components in blended breakfast teas and trade parcels destined for volume markets. Estates at this elevation typically produce teas with darker liquor, pronounced malty or earthy notes, and relatively less aromatic complexity than high-grown Ceylon, though they tend to offer consistency and robustness prized by blenders. The black tea produced at Lucky Kottawa would be expected to reflect these broader regional tendencies.

Supply Chain & Market Position

Lucky Kottawa is recorded as a supplier to Finlays, one of the world's largest vertically integrated tea businesses, operating plantations, processing facilities and blending operations across multiple origins. Finlays sources extensively from Sri Lanka to serve both its own branded portfolios and major retail and foodservice customers globally, and the presence of Lucky Kottawa in its supply chain suggests the estate produces tea meeting the quality and consistency standards required for large-scale commercial blending and branded packet tea programmes.

• Recorded supplier to  Finlays

Location & Neighbouring Estates

Lucky Kottawa lies at 6.0871, 80.3125 in Southern Province, Sri Lanka. Its 103 m elevation is the 45th highest of 134 estates we map in Southern Province. The nearest estates in the TeaTrade directory, measured point-to-point from these coordinates, are:

• Thalgampola — under 1 km away
• New Kottawa Valley — 1.1 km away
• Samrin — 1.2 km away
• Liyota, Lickra — 2.0 km away
• Devagiri — 2.2 km away

Estates at a Similar Altitude to Lucky Kottawa

Elevation shapes how slowly leaf matures, so we match Lucky Kottawa (103 m) with estates within 150 m of its height that are not its neighbours. Each is shown with its own 2025 climate. Lucky Kottawa recorded 3,195 mm in 2025, 26% more than the 2,531 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
Cili Yunwuwang Tea Co,. Ltd.	Hunan Province, China	103 m	1,314 mm	23.8 °C
BORJAN	Assam, India	103 m	2,348 mm	28.4 °C
Meleng Tea Estate	Goria Cha Bagisa, India	103 m	2,858 mm	28.6 °C
Suviska	Southern Province, Sri Lanka	98 m	3,509 mm	29.2 °C
Co, Op Lanka	Southern Province, Sri Lanka	109 m	2,624 mm	30.0 °C

Lucky Kottawa Compared with Southern Province

In Southern Province, Lucky Kottawa is wetter than 62% of the others by 2025 rainfall; higher than 67% of the others by elevation; cooler than 68% of the others by daytime temperature. The table sets Lucky Kottawa against the 133 other estates we map in Southern Province, so you can see whether it is typical for its region or an outlier.

Measure	Lucky Kottawa	Region median	Region range
Elevation	103 m	46 m	6 to 806 m
Annual rainfall (2025)	3,195 mm	3,022 mm	2,210 to 3,589 mm
Mean daily high	29.6 °C	29.8 °C	25.9 to 30.5 °C
Mean overnight low	23.0 °C	22.6 °C	18.2 to 24.1 °C

Observed Climate at Lucky Kottawa (2025)

ERA5 reanalysis data modelled for Lucky Kottawa’s coordinates recorded 3,195 mm of precipitation across calendar year 2025. The wettest month was November (526 mm) and the driest was February (77 mm). Daytime highs averaged 29.6 °C and overnight lows 23.0 °C over the year; May was the warmest month and January the coolest.

Metric	2025 value
Annual precipitation	3,195 mm
Wettest month	November (526 mm)
Driest month	February (77 mm)
Mean daily high	29.6 °C
Mean overnight low	23.0 °C

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Lucky Kottawa located?

Lucky Kottawa is in Southern Province, Sri Lanka, at coordinates 6.0871, 80.3125, at an elevation of about 103 metres.

What type of tea does Lucky Kottawa produce?

Lucky Kottawa is recorded as producing black tea.

Which buyers does Lucky Kottawa supply?

Public supplier disclosures record Lucky Kottawa as supplying Finlays.

How much rain does Lucky Kottawa receive?

ERA5 reanalysis data for the estate's coordinates recorded 3,195 mm of precipitation in 2025, peaking in November (526 mm).

How does Lucky Kottawa compare with estates at a similar elevation?

Lucky Kottawa recorded 3,195 mm in 2025, 26% more rain than the 2,531 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].