Sri Lanka
sri lanka Colombo 7 th April 2015 Colombo Academy of Hospitality Management Colombo, Sri Lanka
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t took Fifty Shades of Tea to impress our judges, but it was done in style. Waters Edge with their movie-inspired high tea- ‘Fifty Shades of Tea’ emerged as the ultimate winners of the Sri Lankan chapter of the Dilmah Real High Tea Challenge, with Cinnamon Grand coming up a close second with their sustainable-themed high tea. Standards were so high that it was a remarkable day for the Dilmah Real High Tea judges with all the teams emerging as Gold, Silver and Bronze medallists. Waters Edge seduced the judges with their movie-inspired concept – ‘Fifty Shades of Tea’ – which was selected overall National Winner of the Dilmah Real High Tea Challenge Sri Lanka. Other contestants similarly impressed the judges with unique themes, innovative pairings and presentation whilst emphasising the quality of tea service. The criteria for the contest includes rationale, theme, table décor, quality of brewing and knowledge of provenance of the teas presented, flavour pairing with food as well as culinary and mixology technique. “Ceylon took tea to the world. A cup of tea is a glorious beverage. And as Dilhan intends to today, we will soon be serving Ceylon tea on a platter, something that I thought to be a dream. Dilmah tea had shaken the big world out there. Every effort, every investment placed behind Dilmah Tea is with no personal interest, no personal gain, but for the country’s gain and for the gain of the industry. Future generations will see that, they are reaping the benefits of what Dilmah did. Merrill J. Fernando, Founder of Dilmah stated at the award ceremony in addressing the gathering.
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