- Steeped in family, served with love
- Wrapped in warmth and bound by love
- Earl Grey: A Classic Cup for Contemplative Souls.
- Meet & Greet With Our Strong & Brisk Morning Assembly
- Our Hill Light Reserve is Best With Friends & Family
- Firelight, and the Refinement of Conversation
- A seedling Tea Plantation of the 1920s, nurtured through generations-perfected in every sip to-day
- Our Handmade Sunleaf Ritual Green Tea is Best at Sunset
- Crafted by nature, delivered with Grace
Rooted in Tradition, Refined Over Three Generations, One Heartbeat — A Family's Love for Ceylon Tea.
At tea friends, we’re proud to bring you the finest black tea carefully sourced and masterfully selected using three generations of tea expertise. Grown and produced on the hills of Sri Lanka, our single-origin tea is offered in both loose-leaf packets and convenient tea bags, ensuring that every sip delivers authenticity, flavor and tradition.
We specialize in traditional, handcrafted black tea that reflects the rich heritage of the Sri Lankan misty highlands. Our tea is prepared using time-honored techniques that preserve its natural character, flavor and aroma. We will strive to make this available to you fresh as quickly as possible from the date of manufacture. This feature will be our hallmark delivery guarantee to ensure you have the most fresh tea to enjoy.
Their Journey is Our Story
Tissa Bandaranayake
Born-02.16.1933 Professional Tea Career: 1952-2002
Sam Rajiah
Born-04.27.1924 - 01.18.2022 Professional Tea Career: 1948-1999
Founded by Tea Taster Milindha Morahela, our brand is a tribute to his step-father and his lifelong friend, two men who dedicated over 100 years combined to the professional tea industry and remained close even after retirement. That enduring friendship and shared passion for tea inspired the name tea friends. Alongside premium teas, we also offer branded apparel, handmade pottery, vintage tea books, tea sets, and gift-ready packaging, which is everything you need to celebrate tea culture in style.
Join us in celebrating tea the way it was meant to be enjoyed. Discover your new favorite black orthodox tea and experience the true richness of single-origin tea, chosen with care, history behind every leaf and served with love.
Join us in celebrating tea the way it was meant to be enjoyed. Discover your new favorite black orthodox tea and experience the true richness of single-origin tea, chosen with care, history behind every leaf and served with love.
What Makes Us Different
Our legacy spans three generations of experience in tea cultivation, plantation management, manufacturing, tea tasting, and even tea auctioneering at the largest auction center in the world. This unmatched expertise allows us to source and deliver black tea that meets the standards of true connoisseurs, direct from origin and at the right price. Every selection is made with careful consideration of flavor, origin, and quality, ensuring you receive nothing but the best.