Reviewed Aug 2026
Orthodox Black Tea · Ruhuna district, southern Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Ruhuna Black Tea

A full-bodied, smooth, low-astringency low-country Ceylon black tea with a sweet malty character, ideal for milk teas, from Sri Lanka’s Ruhuna district.

The Ruhuna tea district covers Sri Lanka’s southern low-country region, from the Sabaragamuwa province to the south coast.

Sensory profile

Comparative scale
sweetnessHigh
acidityModerate
bitternessModerate
bodyVery high
aromaHigh

You should taste

How it unfolds

Aroma → Palate → Finish
AromaBefore and as you sip

No distinct note recorded here — the aroma reads as clear rather than carrying a nameable character of its own.

clear aroma
PalateWhile it is in the mouth
clear sweetness
FinishAfter you swallow
pronounced body

Where it sits

Stronger than 189 of the 345 other drinks in the catalogue, and weaker than 146.

That is 52 mg in a 6–8 oz cup (180–240 ml) serving — a concentration of 24.8 mg per 100 ml. The scale above ranks whole servings, and servings differ in size, so a larger drink can sit further right while being weaker cup for cup.

52 mg0205 mg

CupCura editorial estimate. No public food database has measured this preparation, so this figure is our own and is not independently sourced.