Ceylon Tea Museum

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The Ceylon Tea Museum at Hantane, three kilometres from Kandy city is served by a motorable road that circles the museum, provides easy access and adequate parking facilities for cars and tourist coaches. The museum consists of four floors. The ground floor and the second floor exhibit very old items of machinery and the first floor consist of a library and an auditorium with facilities for audio visual presentations. The third floor is allocated to tea sales outlets, where a selection of Sri Lanka's fine tea is available. The entire top floor is a tea cafe. A panoramic view of the Kandy town surrounded by the beautiful Hunasgiriya, Knuckles Range and the Matale range of hills can be viewed through a telescope mounted on the fourth floor. The grounds surrounding the Tea Museum are landscaped with different varieties of teas. Kandy is a mandatory stop virtually on every tourist's itinerary and the location of the Ceylon Tea Museum at Hantane enhances the attraction of the hill country to visitors. Additionally, its proximity to the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens and Loolecondera estate, where tea was first grown commercially in Sri Lanka makes Hantane the perfect location. Opening Hours Tuesday to Friday : 08.30 am to 4.00 pm Saturday & Sunday : 8.00 am to 5.00 pm Remains open on public holidays and poya days. Closed on Mondays. Ticket Price Non - resident Adult : 1000.00LKR Non - resident Children : 500.00LKR Resident Adult : 100.00LKR Tea Café The entire top floor is a tea cafe. Visitors are able to enjoy the pure pleasure in a cup and feel the fine art of tea tasting at the Tea Tasting Session arranged at the tea cafe. A panoramic view of Kandy city surrounded by the beautiful Hunnasgiriya, Knuckles range & Mathale range of hills can be viewed through a telescope mounted on the top floor. A documentary of the Ceylon tea industry (history, working factory, & health benefits of tea) runs in a LED panel mounted on the tea cafe area. Tea Tasting Session The fine art of tea tasting; The art of tea tasting is an acquired and highly prized skill. It is also consider as a “black art”, where decisions are often made on the basis of distinctions imperceptible to an untrained palate. A well-trained tea taster can detect differences between teas picked from a single estate. Climate, elevation & soil determine the variation of tea and can be detected in the flavor. On the other hand, blended teas are made to produce a consistent character that does not vary with each month. Such blends have to be recreated week after by blending the teas purchased at the week’s tea auction. This process too requires skill. All the tea produced in Sri Lanka is assessed by expert tasters and teas are required to confirm ISO 3720 standards. No tea without this certification can be exported from the country. Steps in Tea Tasting Tea is always tasted standing up The tea sample is infused in boiling water The infusion is inspected, taking into account the color, aroma, clarity and body The tea taster takes the infusion into his mouth with loud sucking sound which mixes infusion with oxygen, letting it travel over his tongue and palate to assess freshness, sharpness, bouquet, and fullness. Tea Sales Outlets Tea Sales Outlets, where a selection of fine Ceylon teas are available. Visitors are able to purchase the reputed brands of Pure Ceylon Teas such as Sri Lanka Tea Board teas, Tea Tang, Basilur, Impra, Mlesna, Zesta, etc,. & souvenirs related to tea. Library The library of Ceylon Tea Museum houses a collection of books, periodicals, newspapers, manuscripts, films, maps, prints, documents, CDs, videotapes and DVDs which provide the visitor a deep insight into the History of Ceylon Tea Industry which ranges from latter part of 1800 to the modern day. Old photographs of tea factories, plantations & planters such as James Taylor, Thomas J Lipton etc. showcase the proud heritage of the Ceylon tea industry. Directories of planter’s information and books such as “100 years of Ceylon tea” make sense of the tea industry in Sri Lanka. Contact Ceylon Tea Museum - Hantana P.O. Box 179, Hantane, Kandy, Sri Lanka. Phone : (+94) 814 946 737 | (+94) 814 946 747 | (+94) 814 946 827 Email : ceylonteamuseum@gmail.com Web : www.ceylonteamuseum.com Ceylon Tea Museum - Colombo C/o Sri Lanka Tea Board, 574, Galle Road, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka. Phone : (+94) 112 587 814 Fax : (+94) 112 587 341 Email : ceylonteamuseum@gmail.com ( Information from - https://www.ceylonteamuseum.com )