Stassen Pure Ceylon Black Tea arrives in a 250g square tin — a sturdy, reusable container with a recessed circular blue lid and a gold-coloured metal base — and contains a garden-fresh loose-leaf black tea grown, plucked, manufactured, packed and shipped entirely within Sri Lanka. The tin carries the Sri Lanka Tea Board's Ceylon Tea Symbol of Quality, the Lion Logo, which is a regulatory certification confirming that every gram inside is 100% pure Ceylon tea of Sri Lankan origin, packed to standards set by the Tea Board.
Stassen has been a Sri Lankan tea company since 1977, and the scale of its operation is rooted in the island itself. The company cultivates high, medium and low grown teas across its own plantations in the Central, Uva and Sabaragamuwa provinces — three of the island's most storied growing regions, each producing leaf with a character shaped by altitude, soil and rainfall. The blend in this tin draws on that breadth of estate ownership, and the designation 'Garden Fresh' on the packaging reflects the company's emphasis on bringing tea from plantation to tin without unnecessary delay.
Ceylon black tea occupies a particular place in the history of the world's most widely drunk beverage. Sri Lanka — formerly Ceylon — has been producing it at scale for well over a century, and the geographical name has become both a descriptor of origin and a marker of a specific style: bright, brisk liquor with a depth of flavour that has made it a staple in blending houses and loose-leaf collections alike. Stassen exports its teas to more than 80 countries across five continents, and this 250g tin is the same product that reaches those international markets.
The tin holds 250g of loose-leaf tea and is practical in everyday use: the close-fitting lid keeps the tea sealed against moisture and light, and the square format sits neatly on a shelf or in a cupboard. Because this is a loose-leaf tea rather than a bagged one, a tea strainer or infuser is the natural companion. The tin itself, once empty, is robust enough to find a second life in the kitchen or on a desk.
