Frequently asked questions

What makes Nilagama Estate Watte Ceylon Black Tea ideal for the best loose leaf tea experience?
Nilagama Estate Watte Ceylon Black Tea is a single-garden, handpicked loose leaf tea from a low-grown estate in Sri Lanka, known for its deep colour and robust flavour shaped by the region's unique soil and climate.
How do I brew Nilagama Estate Watte Ceylon Black Tea for optimal flavour?
Use freshly boiled water to steep the loose leaf tea to your preferred strength, which helps extract its rich, full-bodied character and complex aromatic notes.
Is Nilagama Estate Watte Ceylon Black Tea suitable for those seeking the best tea for relaxation?
While this black tea offers a rich and robust profile with fine-grained tannins, its caffeine content typical of black teas may be less suited for relaxation compared to herbal blends.
Where can I buy Nilagama Estate Watte Ceylon Black Tea online?
This tea is available as part of the Dilmah Watte Boutique Tea Collection, packaged in a 125g tin caddy, and can be purchased through authorized online retailers offering Dilmah products.
What is the specification of Nilagama Estate Watte Ceylon Black Tea?
It is a 125g loose leaf black tea from a low-grown estate at 183 to 244 metres elevation in Sri Lanka, featuring a very deep coloured liquor and aromas of lemon blossom, toasted barley, biscuit, and peat.

A Tea with a Story

  • Inspired by the Gardens of Ceylon

    The Watte Single Garden Tea Collection captures the essence of Sri Lanka’s most distinctive tea regions. Each tea is a pure reflection of its unique terroir — shaped by the garden’s sunshine, soil, wind, and rainfall. Handpicked and crafted using time-honoured, traditional methods, these teas carry the unmistakable “fingerprint of nature” in their aroma, flavour, texture, and colour. Inspired by our founder’s vision to celebrate authenticity, this collection offers a true taste of real Ceylon tea — unblended, unspoiled, and deeply connected to its place of origin.

    Inspired by the Gardens of Ceylon
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Guest Customer
Worlds Best Tea

Superb tea!! from the packaging, to the whole website of endless choices and new sumptuous types of new teas to try

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Robert
Nilagama estate prize

This low country Estate has yielded a delicious liquor. The taste profile is complex and lasting (to be savored). Before I even get close enough to recognize what a great nose it has, I realize the color is pleasing to the eyes. I chose cookies as the sweetener. A great pairing. A great experience. My curiosity leads me to find-out in which region this estate is located.

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Elizabeth Ready
Wonderful tea

I love this tea from Dilmah! It is very fresh and flavorful. I noticed a bit of malt but also notice very subtle floral & fruit flavors as well. It is robust enough to take milk or cream very well. The packaging is beautiful and superior, and the whole experience is just delightful. I look forward to drinking this tea each day. I will purchase again!