CEYLON UNIQUE TEA ENSEMBLEWelcome to Ceylon Unique Tea Ensemble
Ceylon Unique Tea Ensemble is a collective of passionate tea professionals and graduates who have received formal education and training in the art and science of tea. Born from a deep respect for Sri Lanka's proud tea heritage, our journey is inspired by a simple belief: Ceylon Tea is more than a beverage—it is a story of land, people, craftsmanship, culture, and character.
Our Three Core Pillars
A single household cannot carry the cost of testing or the weight of export paperwork on a small batch. Together they can.
Knowledge & Craftsmanship
Educated in tea, we apply professional mastery, precision, and sensory evaluation to every leaf we create.
Regional Diversity
Bringing together unique expressions from Sri Lanka’s High Grown, Mid Grown, and Low Grown tea regions.
Contemporary Refinement
Transforming rich traditional heritage into sophisticated, modern luxury tea experiences for the world.
Five checks between the shed and the shelf
Each one produces a document the buyer receives with the shipment.
Garden inspection
Plucking practice, wither shed, rolling table and hygiene, checked on site twice a year.
Batch record
Plucking date, weather, wither hours, roll time and firing temperature, written as it happens.
Blind cupping
Tasted against the grade standard. Roughly one lot in eight goes back to the maker with notes.
Laboratory testing
ISO 3720 with residue screening to EU and Japanese limits. This is where lots fail.
Sealing and shipping
Vacuum packed under the seal, then consolidated so a small order still ships economically.
The members
Buyers write to the maker directly. We do not sit in the middle of that conversation.
Deniya Tea Works
Orthodox black and a small run of oolong from a converted store room.
Kirkoswald Smallholding
One family, one pan, under a hundred kilos a run.
Ebony Springs
Ten white and green teas from the TRI 2043 clone, in runs small enough for one buyer.
Monkeytail Tea Garden
A heritage garden and factory run as a village enterprise.
Membership
Applications open in March and September. Inspection is free and you get a written report either way.
Associate
- Listed on the register
- Four training sessions a year
- One inspection with a report
- Cuppings as an observer
Full member
- Right to use the seal
- Full profile on the register
- Lab testing and paperwork paid
- Enquiries forwarded direct
- A vote on the standard
Partner
- Early notice of cleared lots
- Register search with contacts
- Quarterly cupping invitations
- Named on the affiliations page
Upcoming
First annual general meeting
Colombo - all members
Looking for small-batch Ceylon tea?
Tell us the profile, the volume and the month. We send samples with lab certificates attached and reply within two working days.
Send a buyer enquiry