Green Tea
Sanquar estate is nestled in the valley, surrounded by some blue mountains and cascading water falls up in the Kandy district, approximately 2800 feet above sea level. Sanquar is one of the oldest tea plantations in Sri Lanka and the history goes back to the 19th century. Most of the tea fields on Sanquar are old enough to produce some of the best green teas on the island. This estate used to be managed by M/s Rosehaugh Ceylon Tea Company Ltd. Up to 16th October 1975.
In 1999 a part of this estate has been converted into organic cultivation and all chemicals and synthetic fertilizer application have been suspended to the tea field and the estate obtained the organic status for FCAL International in 2001. Currently the estate comprises 60% organic cultivation. By having strict measures Sanquar is able to produce some of the “cleanest tea” in the country.
The work force is well looked after and they are provided with necessary amenities such as housing, water, electricity, day care centres, schools, dispensary, sports clubs etc