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SAMRIN Tea
Tea bushes on a steep hillside, with forested hills behind

Origin

One region, one factory.

Samrin is unblended Ruhuna tea, made at Samrin Tea Factory in Nakiyadeniya, Galle district. This is where it comes from.

Begin the story
Rows of tea bushes on a slope below forested hills
Tea growing in Ruhuna

1The region

Low-grown Ruhuna

Ceylon teas do not all taste the same. Sri Lanka has seven recognised tea-growing regions, each with its own cup character.

Ruhuna is part of the country's low-grown tea area, where warm conditions help produce richly coloured, full-flavoured black tea.

It gives Samrin a recognisable regional identity, rather than only the broad description Ceylon Tea.

The front of Samrin Tea Factory: a white two-storey building behind a paved yard
Samrin Tea Factory, Nakiyadeniya

2The factory

Nakiyadeniya, Galle district

Samrin Tea Factory is in Nakiyadeniya in the Galle district, within the tea-growing landscape between the Kanneliya, Dediyagala and Kottawa forest areas.

Samrin tea comes from this one identified factory, so the source behind the tea is easy to understand.

Region
Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
Factory
Samrin Tea Factory
Packed
Loose tea, at the factory

One region, one factory, and a cup strong enough to be worth talking about.

Close-up of dark loose black tea in a round glass bowl
Loose tea, up close

3Unblended

Not blended across regions

Samrin tea is not mixed with teas from unrelated factories or regions simply to create a standardised profile. This keeps the connection to the factory's own production.

Tea is a natural product, so its character may change slightly with the season. We keep that natural connection while selecting tea for each Samrin range.

A cup of milk tea in a navy cup beside a glass cup of plain black tea
With milk or without

4In your cup

Deep colour, full body

Ruhuna is known for deep colour, full body and a strong, distinctive flavour. It is the rich and satisfying tea style many Sri Lankan drinkers already enjoy.

In your cup, this can mean a deep liquor, satisfying body and a robust character that remains noticeable with milk.

Choose Strong for a darker, bolder cup that works especially well with milk. Choose Premium BOPF for a bright, lively tea flavour that is especially enjoyable plain and can also be taken with milk.

Next: the making

From withering to sealed pack.

Follow the tea through Samrin Tea Factory, from fresh leaf to the finished pack.

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