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Galamuduna Estate under the selling mark ‘Winsorforest’ achieved an all-time record price of Rs. 1,140 per kg for an BOPSP grade in the Western Medium category, at the weekly E-Auctions held on 31 January. Winsorforest teas are exclusively marketed by M/s. Forbes & Walker Tea Brokers Ltd.
This estate is situated in Nawalapitiya in the Kandy planting district, derives its name from an unusual rock situated on top of the hill. Galamuduna was the seventh tea factory to be registered in Ceylon situated at an elevation between 914 m and 1,219 m. The factory has an annual capacity of 450,000 kg of made tea, and is ISO: 22000:2018 Management System for Manufacture of Black Tea certified. Galamuduna Estate is managed by Kahawatte Plantation PLC under the stewardship of Director Plantations Chaminda Gunarathna and Estate Manager Muditha Rajasekara.