Court Lodge tea achieves all-time record price at e-auctions

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Court Lodge Estate

The Court Lodge Estate equalled an all-time record price of Rs. 830 per kg for a BP grade in the Off Grade category at the weekly e-auctions held on 13 and 14 October.

This line of tea was purchased by Venture Teas Ltd. amidst stiff competition from several other tea buyers. This line of tea was marketed by Forbes and Walker Tea Brokers Ltd. who exclusively market teas of Court Lodge.

This estate is situated in Kandapola, Nuwara Eliya at an elevation of 2,012 metres above sea level and benefits from both the Western and Eastern quality seasons. During the South Western monsoon season, moisture is deposited on the West of the central hills and strong desiccating winds during June to September produces a strange ingenuous character in the shoots that are unique to this area. During the North East monsoon, the wind directions are reversed and a similar change takes place, which helps to produce some excellent teas during February to April.

Court Lodge Estate carries out a Rotovane/Orthodox manufacture, which has a distinctive Nuwara Eliya character. This estate is Rainforest Alliance and ISO 9001:2015 certified. Court Lodge is managed by Udapussellawa Plantations PLC, which comes under the purview of Finlays Tea Estates Lanka Ltd.