Differences in flavor between Sri Lankan Ceylon, Darjeeling and Yunnan Hongying Hongzhengshan black tea

Flavor of black tea producing area

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Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon

"Sri Lankan black tea" and "Ceylon black tea" refer to the same thing.

In 1658, the Dutch grew coffee in Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka), but the coffee was sufficient for economic development until the 19th century.

At this time, Britain occupied Ceylon and carried out experimental cultivation of various cash crops, which was another outstanding achievement on the island after the success of trial planting in Jamaica.

In 1827, when the abolition of slavery in western India led to a decline in coffee production, Ceylon Coffee duly filled the gap and gained a place in the coffee market.

From 1830 to 1850, the coffee industry dominated Ceylon.

In 1841, the Bank of Ceylon was established to facilitate the use of funds for the coffee industry.

In addition, in order to transport coffee, the road and railway network was also established at this time, and the government system almost became a vassal of the coffee industry.

In 1846, with the recession of the world economy and the low price of coffee, Ceylon's finance collapsed and unrest broke out. From then on, the colonial government decided to turn the original agricultural land into cultivation, such as coconut, cocoa and rubber.

Conflicts often break out in the process of transformation. On the other hand, the grain arable land decreased sharply, and the food shortage broke out at the end of the 19th century.

In 1869, a devastating rust leaf disease broke out in Ceylon. Over the past 15 years, the disease has almost destroyed the coffee industry in Ceylon, and the country is busy looking for alternative industries.

Later, tea trees were introduced from China and India. Tea production began to replace coffee cultivation, and tea has gradually replaced coffee and become the most important export material so far.

Today, only a small amount of coffee is produced in Sri Lanka, with an annual output of about 2,000 tons. Robusta species account for the majority, and coffee beans are mainly sold domestically.