Finest Ceylon Tea

Established by Merrill J. Fernando, Dilmah tea is ethically grown, handpicked from the best Ceylon estates, and packed at source for unmatched freshness and taste.

Dilmah 85 Reserve Tea

85 Reserve

Small batch luxury artisanal tea

The finest handpicked and small batch teas celebrate 1985, the year that the world’s most experienced tea maker, Merrill J. Fernando, founded Dilmah. Every Dilmah 85 Reserve Tea and Infusion has been hand selected and crafted by Merrill J. Fernando, the master tea maker himself, to bring a taste of luxury and indulgence to the everyday.

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The finest handpicked and small batch teas celebrate 1985, the year that the world’s most experienced tea maker, Merrill J. Fernando, founded Dilmah. Every Dilmah 85 Reserve Tea and Infusion has been hand selected and crafted by Merrill J. Fernando, the master tea maker himself, to bring a taste of luxury and indulgence to the everyday.

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Making a Stand

Our Founder, Merrill J. Fernando, made a stand for Quality, Integrity, People & Nature.

Making a Stand

60

million Dilmah tea drinkers daily

100

countries have Dilmah tea available

3000

Dilmah products – the widest range of any tea company in the world

250000

direct community beneficiaries

Merrill J Fernando at World Humanitarian Day

Family

A family business, serving humanity with kindness to people and nature.

Family

Dilmah Founder Merrill J. Fernando - Tasting Tea at a Dilmah Tea Garden. Tea gatherers.

Kindness

Kindness is at the heart of everything we do at Dilmah. We spread kindness by doing everything with care and respect.

Kindness

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Tea

Dilmah has a tea for every mood and occasion, from everyday gourmet tea to luxury teas & infusions, and extraordinary gifts of tea.

Our Tea

Dilmah tea experience

Experience

Combining respect for tradition with the love of artisans and continuous exploration of experiential innovation in tea, herbs and spices.

Experience

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MJF Group

The MJF Group is a diversified family business involved in agriculture, agri value addition, luxury leisure, property, machinery solutions, renewable energy, transport and packaging.

MJF Group

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Sustainability

Building a more sustainable, resilient future by shaping our work around long-term impact for people, communities and the planet.

Sustainability

Real Ceylon Cinnamon

Dilmah presents the finest Ceylon Cinnamon to the world, grown within the GI-certified Kahawatte Plantation.

CINNAMON