Seasonal Flush • July 2026

Collect What Nature Will Never Make Twice.

From Aislaby Estate in Sri Lanka’s Uva region comes a tea that can exist only once.

Handpicked during a fleeting seasonal window, this rare Broken Orange Pekoe reflects the convergence of dry Uva winds, high elevation, mineral-rich soils and the living landscape surrounding the estate.

Once this flush is gone, its exact aroma, flavour and character can never return.

ESTATE

Aislaby Estate

REGION

Uva Province, Sri Lanka

SEASONAL FLUSH

100kg

HANDPICKED

14 July 2026

Enter the auction for the first sealed pack

DRY, DESICCANT UVA WINDS

MINERAL-RICH UVA SOILS

MONTANE & CLOUD FOREST

1,000–1,200M ELEVATION

The first caddy. The first chapter.

The very first caddy produced from this Aislaby Seasonal Flush has been kept sealed and will be offered through a special online auction.

There can only ever be one first caddy, just as there will only ever be one edition of this exact tea.

For the collector, it marks the beginning of an unrepeatable chapter in the continuing story of Seasonal Flush.

One first caddy. One unrepeatable tea.

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Recommended Extraction

A considered brewing guide to reveal the tea’s distinctive aroma, golden-amber liquor and elegant balance.

88°C

Water temp

3 min

Infusion time

1tsp

Tea quantity

220ml

Water Per Person

Why 3 minutes?

Three minutes brings out the intended balance of flavour and aroma. Brewing for less or longer can change the experience.

Tasting Profile

Aroma

Wintergreen opening into mint, oak and cedar, edged with honey.

Body

Richly textured yet elegant, with depth and substance held within a lively cup.

Strength

Balanced, with modest astringency and a light, snappy character.

Brightness

Bright golden amber.

Finish

Elegant and rewarding, tapering swiftly on the palate.

This rare, seasonal tea greets the taster with the aroma of wintergreen, evolving into mint, oak and cedar, edged with honey.
Infused in spring water at 88°C, it reveals a golden amber liquor and an infusion with ten shades of warmth, from golden khaki through ochre and tan to copper and, at last, terracotta. Carried on a fragrance of eucalyptus, mint and honey, the palette underlines the singular character of this tea and the history behind it.
This handpicked Broken Orange Pekoe translates the dry, desiccating winds that sweep the eastern slopes of Sri Lanka's Uva region, at one fleeting time of year, into an aroma, flavour and texture found nowhere else. It introduces itself with wintergreen, blossoming into floral, honeyed and minty accents. The bright amber liquor is marked by a modest astringency and a richness of texture - full of contrast, with depth and substance held in a light, snappy personality. It insists on being savoured: a rewarding, elegant mouthfeel and a swiftly tapering finish.

Aislaby Estate · Uva Province

The Living Terroir of Aislaby

First planted: 1920
Elevation: 1,000–1,200 m
Province: Uva

Aislaby Estate was first planted in 1920 and remains one of the treasured tea gardens of the Uva Province.

Its tea grows at elevations of approximately 1,000 to 1,200 metres, surrounded by montane and cloud forest. Wild orchids and rare mosses grow here alongside endemic and migratory birds, purple-faced langurs, sambar and leopard, while streams sustain remarkable endemic fish.

This living landscape surrounds the estate and forms part of the remarkable sense of place expressed by Aislaby.

Together with Uva’s mineral-rich soils, elevation and distinctive seasonal winds, it provides the setting for a phenomenon that appears only briefly.

The living terroir of Aislaby made this tea. Not us. Nature.

Our Previous Seasonal Flushes

No two Seasonal Flush releases are ever identical.

Each records a particular convergence of estate, elevation, weather, season and craftsmanship, preserving an expression that may never occur in exactly the same way again.

Over time, each release becomes another chapter in a growing collection of extraordinary moments in Ceylon Tea.

The collection grows. The teas never return. And we do not know where the next one will come from.

Another estate. Another region. Another season.

The next Seasonal Flush has no address yet.