TEA ESTATES IN NILGIRIS
                     TEA ESTATES 
IN NILGIRIS
Tea cultivation in Darjeeling and Assam was thriving and 
the British East India Company was testing various other 
parts of India to cultivate tea. It was through such 
experiments that the Nilgiris region was found to be good 
for cultivating tea. The variety of tea grown here is 
different from the ones in Assam and Darjeeling owing to 
the weather conditions here - cold, lack of moisture unlike 
the humid conditions of Darjeeling and Assam.
NILGIRIS
This blue mountain range is located in the southern 
region of India and is the part of the vast Western 
Ghats. While, its most famous attribute is the flower 
Kurinji (blue in colour) that grows here. Hence it is 
called Nilgiri (blue mountains). It is equally popular for 
it’s tea. The tea found in this region are black, ctc, 
green, oolong and white. Most popular are whole leaf 
grade Orange Pekoe and Pekoe cut black tea. Some of 
the popular tea estates are Craigmore, Chamraj, 
Unitea, and Glendale.
GLENDALE TEA 
ESTATE: 1835 
Glendale means, a valley within a valley and stands true 
to its name with its arresting scenic charm. It has a state 
of the art factory that produces Orthodox Black tea, 
Green Tea and Speciality Tea. Owing to its weather which 
is cold, dry and misty the leaves are brisk, golden colour 
with distinct savoury floral aroma.
CRAIGMORE TEA
ESTATE: 1884
It was originally incorporated in the UK in 1884, as Ceylon Land and 
Produce Company. In 1977 was purchased by Indoo Shivdasani of the 
Inlaks Group and remained as Craigmore Plantations (India). The 
estate produces High Grown Orthodox black teas and High Grown Pan 
fired green tea for its loyal customer base worldwide.
PASCOE’S 
WOODLAND 
TEA ESTATE
It is one of the two factories owned and managed by Craigmore 
Plantation by the Inlaks Group. It produces high quality pan fired 
green tea that clocks at 0.7 million kgs per year.  The teas from the 
tea estate are premium quality orthodox teas and most of their 
produce is exported. 
HAVUKAL TEA ESTATE: 
2009 BY HUGH FENNELL
Hugh Fennell extensively planted the hill with Assam tea between 1910 and 1920. 
Today, it produces a wide variety of orthodox black teas and speciality teas 
throughout the year with no dormant season and around 85% of their produce is 
exported. 
CHAMRAJ TEA 
ESTATE: 1922
It produces high quality black, green, and oolong orthodox tea. It’s factory not only 
credits itself with producing fine quality tea but is also the largest in the Nilgiris 
region.
KORAKUNDAH TEA ESTATE : 
1858 BY SIR ROBERY STANES
It is a part of the UNTE (United Nilgiris Tea Estates) and had gained entry in the 
Limca Book of National Records as the ‘highest tea garden in the country’ with tea 
planted at 8,060 feet. The expanse of the estate is 925 hectares, of which 275 
hectares is the planted area, while a substantial area is retained as unpolluted 
grassland and water-body. It is completely organic and has developed its own self 
sufficient input unit, housing 180 cows, helping them use cow dung for compost.
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