Reprint of "The Cylon Tea-Makers Handbook." The production of black tea in Ceylon began after a deadly fungus called Hemileia vastatrix destroyed most of the coffee crop on the island. The coffee plantation owners realized that they needed to diversify. The Loolecondera Estate had long been interested in producing tea in Sri Lanka. James Taylor, one of the fathers of Ceylon Tea, had recently arrived on the Estate and wanted to be there for the sowing of the first tea crops in 1867. James Taylor was already experienced in tea cultivation. He had acquired his knowledge in North India. He...
Reprint of "The Cylon Tea-Makers Handbook." The production of black tea in Ceylon began after a deadly fungus called Hemileia vastatrix destroyed most...
