Ceylon Tea – World’s Finest Tea
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It was in 1824 that the first tea plant was brought from China by the British and planted in the Royal Botanical Gardens in Peradeniya, Kandy. It is considered to be the first non-commercial tea crop to be grown in the country. Close to two decades later, in 1867 James Taylor, a Scotsman was given […]
Ceylon Blue Sapphire
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While sapphires account for 85% of the 130 precious gemstone varieties mined in Sri Lanka, none of the Ceylon Sapphire varieties is as popular around the world as Ceylon Blue Sapphires, gem corundum that displays a celebrated shade of blue comparable with the hue of cornflowers. Ceylon Blue Sapphires are mostly mined from primarily alluvial […]
