By Kasey Clark
Tea brand Dilmah has released a new Ceylon Green Tea range into Australian supermarkets.
Sri Lanka, better known for its black tea, has only been producing green tea for the last couple of years.
Dilmah founder Merrill Fernando built a new green tea production plant in Sri Lanka to guarantee Dilmah tea’s purity and provenance on the back of his concern over reports that tea from China, where Dilmah had previously sourced all its green tea, contained high levels of pesticides and lead.
All of Dilmah's green tea is now grown, hand-plucked, and packaged in Sri Lanka.
Dilmah’s new range features four flavours: Pure Ceylon Green Tea, Pure Ceylon Green Tea with Jasmine, Pure Ceylon Green Tea with Lemongrass, and Pure Ceylon Green Tea with Moroccan Mint.
To launch the range and introduce the four varieties’ distinct attributes, celebrity chef, restaurateur, and Dilmah ambassador Peter Kuruvita hosted a four-course tea-and-food-matching lunch at Sydney’s Pullman Quay Grand Hotel on 5 May.
All four new varieties (in 20-tea-bag boxes) are now available for $3.69 for 20 tea bags at some Woolworths and independent supermarkets, and some Coles stores carry the Pure Ceylon Green Tea and Pure Ceylon Green Tea with Jasmine.
