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Kolukkumalai, the crown of munnar

The oldest tea factory of Munnar lies in its highest point, Kolukkumalai. The Kolukkumalai Tea plantations and the factory is now part of the state of Tamil Nadu and is managed by the Kottagudi Tea Plantations group. Contrary to the usual CTC Tea produced by the other plantations mainly owned by the Tata Kannan Devan group and the Harrisons Malayalam group, Kolukkumalai factory still uses the Orthodox methods to process the tea leaves. This is either hand processed or rolled by machinery which does the similar kind of hand rolling. Kolukkumalai, as its name, stands at a towering height of more than 8000 ft above the sea level. This makes the Kolukkamalai plantations boast another record of the World’s highest organic tea plantations. Organic, because still no fertilizers are used and thus the Kolukkumalai tea stands tall in its unique quality as well. The Way up to the Highest orthodox tea plantations The Monsoon season of Kerala is not said as the ideal time for visiting the high range areas, mainly because it becomes tough …