Monthly Meeting: English Breakfast and the story of Ceylon tea in Sri Lanka – 31 Mar 2025

Presenter Jim Holmes:

The slopes of Sri Lanka’s southern mountains are clothed in neat rows of low bushes that produce one of the country’s greatest exports. The famed ‘English Breakfast’ name is known the world over but the story of tea in old Ceylon is far less refreshing. Travel with me to meet the villagers who still hand-pick this everyday product to bring you the true story of tea.