AUCTION CATALOGUE Ceylon Speciality Estate Tea of the Year 2017 Selection of Winners 21st April 2017

Conditions of Sale Charity Auction of Award Winning selected by the Panel of Expert Tasters All Teas on offer are manufactured from the Payment for Purchases at the Auction shall be two tender leaves and a bud hand picked settled by the Buyers for the full value of the tea from the plant (the authentic immediately following the auction. Each Buyer teafinest plant), and are Pure Ceylon Teas of Sri Lankan will receive a Bill of Sale and a Receipt for payment from the Colombo Tea Traders’ Association of . Payment may also be remitted directly constituentsorigin, free of. any natural or artificial additives, to the Colombo Tea Traders’ Association’s Account flavours, herbs, fruits or other extraneous No: 101000342069 at NDB Bank, No. 40, Nawam These Pure Ceylon Teas are original single garden Mawatha, Colombo 02. teas manufactured perennially on Tea Plantations in Sri Lanka for sale by auction and private treaty. Delivery Cost by Courier from Colombo to

A Range of Varieties representing the seven major Agro-Climatic Regions and the Nomenclature destinationsof each box ofmay 5 kgs. be ofascertained tea is US$.100.00, by e-mail and from 2.5 of Grades, from single garden teas, of which three [email protected],kgs. of tea is US$.70.00. or [email protected]. Delivery costs to other All teas on offer are presently stored in their respective and respectively ranked as Gold, Silver and Bronze tea factories in Sri Lanka. The above delivery awardin each winners category are expertly available selected for sale, byfrom the amongst Judges costs, which include Freight, Handling and Insurance which potential Buyers may compete. from Sri Lanka to the Buyer’s nominated destination in China or any other part of the world, shall be met The Auction will commence at 10.00 am at the by the Buyer. venue. Dispatch will only be effected on receipt of the full The Total Number of Teas to be auctioned will payment for courier delivery amount to 30 award winners, the breakdown of The Sale Proceeds of the Auction will be utilized which will be as follows: for selected Charity Projects in the tea growing 1. O areas 2. Green Teas - 03 lots plantation workers 3. CTCrthodox Teas -Black 03 lots Teas - 21 lots , for the exclusive benefit of the children of Contact Details of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in 4. Innovative Teas – 03 lots Beijing: Categories 1, 2 & 3 will comprise 5 kgs. each per lot. Category 4 will comprise 2.5 kgs. per lot. E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]. Telephone:No 3, Jian Hua + 86 Lu, (10)-65321861; Beijing 100600, 65321862 China. on offer could be conduct- IInspection of Teas Facsimile: + 86 6532 5426 ed on Auction day at the venue. Mobile: Dhanushka (English) + 86 132 6117 9112 Sarah (Chinese) + 86 135 2041 8155 shall be in respect of Transactions at the Auction Website: www.pureceylontea.com the full quantity of each lot on offer. Claims and Disputes – In the unlikely event of a claim or dispute, the Sri Lanka Tea Board will be the

final Arbitrator. Previous Ceylon Speciality Estate Tea of the Year Charity Auctions 3. Russia, Moscow, - 2011

1. USA, Las Vegas - 2008 2. Japan, Tokyo - 2010 4. U.A.E, Dubai - 2015 Ceylon Speciality Estate Tea of the Year 2017 - 23rd April 2017

Lot Price Paid Region Factory Tea Grade Winner No for 05 KGS Mahagastotte BOP Mahagastotte FBOP 1 Lovers Leap FBOP1 Mahagastotte OP1 Inverness OP1 Blairlomond BOP Liddesdale BOP High Forest BOP Blairlomond BOPF Ragalla BOPF Delmar FBOP 2 Mooloya FBOP Delmar OP Delmar OP1 Gordon PEKOE Mooloya PEKOE Delmar PEKOE Alton BOP Tillyrie BOP Logie BOP SP Fordyce BOP SP Alton BOPF Bridwell BOPF Waltrim BOPF 3 Norwood FBOP Queensberry FBOP Diyagama West FBOP Diyagama West OP Queensberry OP1 Queensberry PEKOE Wattegodde PEKOE Spring Valley BOP Bandaraeliya (Dambatenne) BOP Pitaratmalie BOP Bandaraeliya (Dambatenne) BOPF Uva Highlands FBOP 4 Craig FBOP Uva Halpewatte FBOP Uva Highlands OP Adawatte OP1 Aislaby OP1 Uva Halpewatte PEKOE Ceylon Speciality Estate Tea of the Year 2017 - 23rd April 2017

Lot Price Paid Region Factory Tea Grade Winner No for 05 KGS Imboolpittia BOP Doombagastalawa BOP Windsorforest BOPF Doombagastalawa BOPF Windsorforest FBOP Doombagastalawa FBOP 5 Windsorforest OP Nayapane OP Imboolpittia OP1 Doombagastalawa OP1 Rilagala PEKOE Windsorforest PEKOE Doombagastalawa PEKOE Kelani BOP Endane Special BOP Wewelkadura Super BOP1 Sithaka BOP1 Hidellana BOP1 New Vithanakande FBOP New Vithanakande FBOPFSP 6 New Vithanakande FBOPFEXSP Wewelkadura Super FBOPFEXSP1 Wewelkadura Super OP1 Galpaditenna Tea Factory OP1 Sithaka OP1 Wewelkadura Super PEKOE Danduwangala PEKOE1 Kiruwanaganga BOP Thundola Ella BOP Pothotuwa BOP1 Pothotuwa BOPF Lumbini FDBOPFEXSP Dellawa FBOP Thundola Ella FBOP 7 Lumbini FBOP1 Thundola Ella FBOPF1 Thundola Ella FBOPSP Liyota FBOPF EXSP1 Yalta OP1 Lumbini OPA Lumbini PEKOE Lumbini PEKOE1 Ceylon Speciality Estate Tea of the Year 2017 - 23rd April 2017

Lot Price Paid Region Factory Tea Grade Winner No for 05 KGS Radella GUN POWER 1 Park GUN POWER SP 8 Sanquhar Glassugh YOUNG Cee Tee Hills BP1 Galpadithenna BP1 9 Cee Tee Hills PF1 Kalubowitiyana PF1 Dessford SILVER BELLS Dessford ABBOTSFORD SPECIAL Radella RED GREEN - 3 10 Diyagama West EAGLES NEST Diyagama West Park EMERAL SUPER

Ceylon Green Tea The manufacture of Ceylon Green Tea was introduced a mere two decades ago of producing a range of green teas that have won international acclaim. and already our accomplished Plantation Managers have mastered the proficiency Our award winning teas match the best international standards.

Ceylon CTC Teas. CTC manufacture, characterized by teas of small particle size and strong liquors, was introduced to Sri Lanka in the past few decades. The award winners in this category represent the best available of Ceylon CTC teas that compete commendably in international markets. This provides an i Ceylon CTC teas deal opportunity for Buyers to savour the unique flavour of our fine Ceylon Innovative Teas. The selection of award winning Innovative Teas offered in this catalogue comprise the

finest range of teas in this category, produced by visionary, innovative Tea Plantation Managers and Manufacturing Experts at some of the best tea factories in Sri Lanka..

The Sesquicentennial Logo - 150 years of Ceylon Tea (1867 - 2017) The Lion emblem in the centre of the logo is the icon that depicts ‘Ceylon Tea - Symbol of Quality’, gazetted as the intellectual property of the Sri Lanka Tea Board.

The periphery or the rim of the logo is adorned by indications of the year of the commence- ment of the tea Industry in Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), which is 1867, and the completion of its 150th year in 2017. It is complemented by the image of ‘two leaves and a bud’, which the rim indicates that the logo is in celebration of 150 years of Ceylon Tea. signifies the high leaf standard that ensures the production of fine Ceylon tea. The bottom of Ceylon Speciality Estate Tea of the Year 2017 - 23rd April 2017

Lot Price Paid Region Factory Tea Grade Winner No for 05 KGS Mahagastotte BOP Mahagastotte FBOP 1 Lovers Leap FBOP1 Mahagastotte OP1 Inverness OP1 Blairlomond BOP Liddesdale BOP High Forest BOP Blairlomond BOPF Ragalla BOPF Delmar FBOP 2 Mooloya FBOP Delmar OP Delmar OP1 Gordon PEKOE Mooloya PEKOE Delmar PEKOE Alton BOP Tillyrie BOP Logie BOP SP Fordyce BOP SP Alton BOPF Bridwell BOPF Waltrim BOPF 3 Norwood FBOP Queensberry FBOP Diyagama West FBOP Diyagama West OP Queensberry OP1 Queensberry PEKOE Wattegodde PEKOE Spring Valley BOP Bandaraeliya (Dambatenne) BOP Pitaratmalie BOP Bandaraeliya (Dambatenne) BOPF Uva Highlands FBOP 4 Craig FBOP Uva Halpewatte FBOP Uva Highlands OP Adawatte OP1 Aislaby OP1 Uva Halpewatte PEKOE Ceylon Speciality Estate Tea of the Year 2017 - 23rd April 2017

Lot Price Paid Region Factory Tea Grade Winner No for 05 KGS Imboolpittia BOP Doombagastalawa BOP Windsorforest BOPF Doombagastalawa BOPF Windsorforest FBOP Doombagastalawa FBOP 5 Windsorforest OP Nayapane OP Imboolpittia OP1 Doombagastalawa OP1 Rilagala PEKOE Windsorforest PEKOE Doombagastalawa PEKOE Kelani BOP Endane Special BOP Wewelkadura Super BOP1 Sithaka BOP1 Hidellana BOP1 New Vithanakande FBOP New Vithanakande FBOPFSP 6 New Vithanakande FBOPFEXSP Wewelkadura Super FBOPFEXSP1 Wewelkadura Super OP1 Galpaditenna Tea Factory OP1 Sithaka OP1 Wewelkadura Super PEKOE Danduwangala PEKOE1 Kiruwanaganga BOP Thundola Ella BOP Pothotuwa BOP1 Pothotuwa BOPF Lumbini FDBOPFEXSP Dellawa FBOP Thundola Ella FBOP 7 Lumbini FBOP1 Thundola Ella FBOPF1 Thundola Ella FBOPSP Liyota FBOPF EXSP1 Yalta OP1 Lumbini OPA Lumbini PEKOE Lumbini PEKOE1 Ceylon Speciality Estate Tea of the Year 2017 - 23rd April 2017

Lot Price Paid Region Factory Tea Grade Winner No for 05 KGS Radella GUN POWER 1 Park GUN POWER SP 8 Sanquhar SENCHA Glassugh YOUNG HYSON Cee Tee Hills BP1 Galpadithenna BP1 9 Cee Tee Hills PF1 Kalubowitiyana PF1 Dessford SILVER BELLS Dessford ABBOTSFORD SPECIAL Radella RED GREEN - 3 10 Diyagama West EAGLES NEST Diyagama West WHITE TEA Park Green Tea EMERAL SUPER

Ceylon Green Tea The manufacture of Ceylon Green Tea was introduced a mere two decades ago of producing a range of green teas that have won international acclaim. and already our accomplished Plantation Managers have mastered the proficiency Our award winning teas match the best international standards.

Ceylon CTC Teas. CTC manufacture, characterized by teas of small particle size and strong liquors, was introduced to Sri Lanka in the past few decades. The award winners in this category represent the best available of Ceylon CTC teas that compete commendably in international markets. This provides an i Ceylon CTC teas deal opportunity for Buyers to savour the unique flavour of our fine Ceylon Innovative Teas. The selection of award winning Innovative Teas offered in this catalogue comprise the

finest range of teas in this category, produced by visionary, innovative Tea Plantation Managers and Manufacturing Experts at some of the best tea factories in Sri Lanka..

The Sesquicentennial Logo - 150 years of Ceylon Tea (1867 - 2017) The Lion emblem in the centre of the logo is the icon that depicts ‘Ceylon Tea - Symbol of Quality’, gazetted as the intellectual property of the Sri Lanka Tea Board.

The periphery or the rim of the logo is adorned by indications of the year of the commence- ment of the tea Industry in Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), which is 1867, and the completion of its 150th year in 2017. It is complemented by the image of ‘two leaves and a bud’, which the rim indicates that the logo is in celebration of 150 years of Ceylon Tea. signifies the high leaf standard that ensures the production of fine Ceylon tea. The bottom of Ceylon Speciality Estate Tea of the Year 2017 - 23rd April 2017

Lot Price Paid Region Factory Tea Grade Winner No for 05 KGS Imboolpittia BOP Doombagastalawa BOP Windsorforest BOPF Doombagastalawa BOPF Windsorforest FBOP Doombagastalawa FBOP 5 Windsorforest OP Nayapane OP Imboolpittia OP1 Doombagastalawa OP1 Rilagala PEKOE Windsorforest PEKOE Doombagastalawa PEKOE Kelani BOP Endane Special BOP Wewelkadura Super BOP1 Sithaka BOP1 Hidellana BOP1 New Vithanakande FBOP New Vithanakande FBOPFSP 6 New Vithanakande FBOPFEXSP Wewelkadura Super FBOPFEXSP1 Wewelkadura Super OP1 Galpaditenna Tea Factory OP1 Sithaka OP1 Wewelkadura Super PEKOE Danduwangala PEKOE1 Kiruwanaganga BOP Thundola Ella BOP Pothotuwa BOP1 Pothotuwa BOPF Lumbini FDBOPFEXSP Dellawa FBOP Thundola Ella FBOP 7 Lumbini FBOP1 Thundola Ella FBOPF1 Thundola Ella FBOPSP Liyota FBOPF EXSP1 Yalta OP1 Lumbini OPA Lumbini PEKOE Lumbini PEKOE1 Ceylon Speciality Estate Tea of the Year 2017 - 23rd April 2017

Lot Price Paid Region Factory Tea Grade Winner No for 05 KGS Mahagastotte BOP Mahagastotte FBOP 1 Lovers Leap FBOP1 Mahagastotte OP1 Inverness OP1 Blairlomond BOP Liddesdale BOP High Forest BOP Blairlomond BOPF Ragalla BOPF Delmar FBOP 2 Mooloya FBOP Delmar OP Delmar OP1 Gordon PEKOE Mooloya PEKOE Delmar PEKOE Alton BOP Tillyrie BOP Logie BOP SP Fordyce BOP SP Alton BOPF Bridwell BOPF Waltrim BOPF 3 Norwood FBOP Queensberry FBOP Diyagama West FBOP Diyagama West OP Queensberry OP1 Queensberry PEKOE Wattegodde PEKOE Spring Valley BOP Bandaraeliya (Dambatenne) BOP Pitaratmalie BOP Bandaraeliya (Dambatenne) BOPF Uva Highlands FBOP 4 Craig FBOP Uva Halpewatte FBOP Uva Highlands OP Adawatte OP1 Aislaby OP1 Uva Halpewatte PEKOE Ceylon Speciality Estate Tea of the Year 2017 - 23rd April 2017

Lot Price Paid Region Factory Tea Grade Winner No for 05 KGS Radella GUN POWER 1 Park GUN POWER SP 8 Sanquhar SENCHA Glassugh YOUNG HYSON Cee Tee Hills BP1 Galpadithenna BP1 9 Cee Tee Hills PF1 Kalubowitiyana PF1 Dessford SILVER BELLS Dessford ABBOTSFORD SPECIAL Radella RED GREEN - 3 10 Diyagama West EAGLES NEST Diyagama West WHITE TEA Park Green Tea EMERAL SUPER

Ceylon Green Tea The manufacture of Ceylon Green Tea was introduced a mere two decades ago of producing a range of green teas that have won international acclaim. and already our accomplished Plantation Managers have mastered the proficiency Our award winning teas match the best international standards.

Ceylon CTC Teas. CTC manufacture, characterized by teas of small particle size and strong liquors, was introduced to Sri Lanka in the past few decades. The award winners in this category represent the best available of Ceylon CTC teas that compete commendably in international markets. This provides an i Ceylon CTC teas deal opportunity for Buyers to savour the unique flavour of our fine Ceylon Innovative Teas. The selection of award winning Innovative Teas offered in this catalogue comprise the

finest range of teas in this category, produced by visionary, innovative Tea Plantation Managers and Manufacturing Experts at some of the best tea factories in Sri Lanka.

The Sesquicentennial Logo - 150 years of Ceylon Tea (1867 - 2017) The Lion emblem in the centre of the logo is the icon that depicts ‘Ceylon Tea - Symbol of Quality’, gazetted as the intellectual property of the Sri Lanka Tea Board.

The periphery or the rim of the logo is adorned by indications of the year of the commence- ment of the tea Industry in Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), which is 1867, and the completion of its 150th year in 2017. It is complemented by the image of ‘two leaves and a bud’, which the rim indicates that the logo is in celebration of 150 years of Ceylon Tea. signifies the high leaf standard that ensures the production of fine Ceylon tea. The bottom of Trust you will enjoy the genuine flavours of Speciality Ceylon Teas from our seven regions.

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Your generosity in contributing towards this charity project will be very greatly appreciated.