Kenilworth Estate

Kandy District 

An estate situated by the road when traveling through the Ginagathena pass on the Gampola to Nawalapitiya road and situated on a high knoll of ground. The estate is visited by both the South West and the North East monsoons. Production is approximately 900,000 Kilos of Traditional (Orthodox) made tea annually.
The area is close to several towns and therefore the workers are both Sinhalese and Tamil.

CARTON PACKS:
Photo shows a range of the estate packs in their district colour coding.

ESTATE COMMUNITY SUPPORT
The estate has become involved in supporting a vocational training center for the disabled near by. The estate provides free transport to and from home and purchases a number of items for the disabled such as writing materials.

ESTATE: 308 Hectares in area.
4 Executives, 41 staff level and 917 workers are employed.

Superintendent: Mr. Alex Samuel
Tea-maker (Factory Officer): Mr. R. Kesevan.

It has particular level of body to it's tea which appears to have been popular in the U.K. It has the usual Kandy deeper red liquor as against the Dimbula rosy redness.

 FOIL PACKS:
The picture opposite shows a selection of single estate special seasonal manufacture teas packed into their district colour. The large packs at the rear are 1 Kilo (2.2 Lbs) foil packs.

Liquor:  A well twisted leaf appearance. A deep bright red in colour with some depth of body to the brew and a special character of it's own for this area. It takes milk well where required.

Brewing: Brew 3 - 5 minutes. Mild 2.5 to 3.5 minutes - Strong brew 5 minutes+

Packs Available: Loose Tea - 125 g cartons, 1 Kilo foil packs.

Pack Identity Colour: Purple