The Guranse Tea Estate factory was established in 1998, however the plantation was started in 1995. Guranse is situated at an altitude between 3,500 to 7,200 ft above sea level which makes it one of the highest tea gardens in the world. it lies nestled below the Makalu Mountain Range in the Eastern Hills of Nepal, Dhankuta, hence the richness in flavor and aroma. (The name Guranse is the Nepali l
ocal name for the Rhododendron- which is abundant in that area, and also the official flower of Nepal or otherwise called Laliguranse.) The plantation has been planted with pure, young, vibrant clonal bushes which were selected with the utmost care keeping in mind quality. Guranse makes Oolong tea, White teas, Green teas, Hand rolled teas, Red teas and fine orthodox Black teas. Guranse Tea Estate has received a wide range of awards and recognitions for excellence.
- The Honor Certificate for Quality in the Second China International Tea Exposition, 1999
- Organic certified by The National Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Australia (NASAA) and JAS
- Certified ISO 22000:2005
This tea estate is also a socially responsible employer. We believe in the upliftment of the Nepali women, hence 95% of our workers are women. Guranse also sponsors the education of several under privileged children, and upkeeps and built a home for the aged in the area. Guranse Tea Estate has helped to uplift the social economy by supporting farmers with training so that individual families can grow and own their own small organic tea gardens, thus giving farmers sustainable livelihoods and strengthening the rural economy. Guranse then buys the leaf from these farmers. By sharing what we know and learn, we have been the catalyst for the adoption of sustainable practices between farmers and ourselves in the area. Previously people from the area went in search of jobs elsewhere. With the establishment of the estate, the factory and training of local farmers, the native and indegenous people are gainfully employed and now prefer to stay home and earn there itself uplifting the entire area. Guranse exports its teas to the US, Japan, Europe. The company is FDA registered. Currently Guranse produces about 45,000 kgs of tea per season out of which 20,000 kgs is for the export market. 10% of this is Specialty tea like hand rolled, oolongs, white teas and hand sorted green. The rest are green tea and black orthodox tea.
