Dilmah Ceylon Tea
Merrill J. Fernando: An Autobiography
Within the Dilmah Family, we fondly refer to him as ‘MJF’. Older generations of the trade simply called him ‘Merrill’, while younger generations referred to ‘Mr. Fernando’. Around the world, he was of...
Valentine’s Month: Rose with French Vanilla Tea-Inspired Recipes
Love it or not, it is officially the ‘month of love’ for 2025. So, we thought of sharing a few simple recipes that you can easily put together to show some love to that someone special, or to all the ...
Pitch to Pitch
We’re in the middle of a unique sequence of events, built around Sri Lanka’s – and Dilmah’s – longstanding friendship with New Zealand. It’s called Pitch to Pitch, and at the heart of the entire progr...
Myth Busters 2: Milk and Caffeine
Let’s look at a couple of misleading perceptions pertaining to drinking tea with milk, and the caffeine content of tea, which Tea Grower and Dilmah Chairman Dilhan C. Fernando categorically classifies...
Myth Busters 1: Black Tea and Tea Dust
Let’s look at a couple of misleading perceptions pertaining to black tea and tea dust, which Tea Grower and Dilmah Chairman Dilhan C. Fernando categorically classifies as Tea Myths. Tea Myth: All blac...
Ceylon Literary Festival – Writer’s Workshop
Did you know? Ameena Hussein, who began her writing career at 29, transitioned from sociology to writing after a friend encouraged her to document her work and Lal Medawattegedara, had a passion for r...
The Day of Kindness
Today is the anniversary of my father – the world’s Teamaker – Merrill J. Fernando’s birth on 6th May 1930. Since his passing two years ago we know it as Kindness Day. We celebrate in the way my fathe...
Taste worth celebrating
On the chilly morning of 19th June, 2025 a group of friends and colleagues from media, grocery and hospitality industries and Dilmah gathered at Sydney iconic Opera House for a celebration. It was cal...
A greeting, a resolution and a wish for 2025 – Happy New Year!
Our resolution this new year is fresh commitment to the mission our founder Merrill J. Fernando embarked upon 75 years ago – To Make The World A Better Tea – with great taste, natural goodness and kin...