Ceylon Black Tea

Ceylon tea is desired for it’s unique flavor profile as a black tea. It’s bold and brisk, but also has floral and citrus notes. It’s naturally very fragrant in a way that's unique to black teas making it a popular choice for black tea blends in boba tea shops and British “breakfast blends”.

What is Ceylon tea?

Ceylon black tea is named after the region it’s produced; Ceylon is the former colonial name of the nation now recognized as Sri Lanka, and Ceylon also refers to the Lion Logo brand of Ceylon tea that is governed by the Sri Lanka Tea Board. Sri Lanka is an island nation with a warm tropical climate, and varying wet zone and dry zone sub-regions. Variance in the flavor notes for Ceylon tea can come from where it's grown and the local tea processing (i.e. some regions can result in more brisk and minty notes, other regions can result in more citrus notes).

How to enjoy Ceylon tea

Ceylon black tea is a fragrant tea. Like other black teas, Ceylon's strong flavor complements other strong flavors making it a great pairing with milk, sugar, or citrus. Ceylon tea is often mixed with lemon for a rich, bright iced tea and is common in bottled and boxed beverages.

Ceylon tea is also great paired with dark, malty and earth black teas like Assam or even earthy puer teas. We’d recommend enjoying Ceylon tea as a sweetened iced tea - even a light amount of sugar can bring out the fragrant, citrus notes of Ceylon tea.

Author's note: I grew up drinking Vitasoy drink boxes and the ceylon lemon black tea will also have a special place in my heart. It’s sweet, tart, and super refreshing on a summer day in the backyard.

-Ricky, Co-Founder of Camellia Rd Tea Bar & vitasoy chugger

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-12099596

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceylon_tea