The story of BOH Tea

BOH’s story began in the year 1929, when British pioneer J.A. Russell transformed a tract of land 5,000 feet above sea level into Malaysia’s first highland tea garden. The fertile soil and abundant rainfall provided the ideal environment to grow lush and superior tea bushes to harvest, distinctive with their unique character and flavour.

Now, after almost a century, BOH is amongst the finest tea specialists in the world, mastering the art of tea production, from tea bush to tea cup. As one of the few fully-integrated tea companies in the world, BOH grows, processes, packs and markets its own brand of authentic, home-grown, Malaysian teas.

BOH’s core values - sustainability, respect, innovation and integrity continue to guide the company every step of the way. To us, a cup of tea is where meaningful conversations are had and where bonds are nurtured. We are uncompromising in the quality of our teas as well as our dedication towards our community and employees.

Today, BOH is a leading tea producer in Malaysia with four tea gardens; BOH Tea Garden, Fairlie and Sungei Palas in Cameron Highlands as well as Bukit Cheeding in the lowlands. Our tea gardens span 1,200 hectares and collectively produce over 4 million kilograms of tea annually, or about 5.5 million cup of tea each day.

We owe our success over the years to the healthy soil and climate of Cameron Highlands. As a company, we have made it our green pledge to support environmental and animal conservation efforts and are proud to work with Global Environment Centre (GEC), WWF-Malaysia and Malaysia Nature Society (MNS). We want to ensure future generations are able to enjoy our great tasting teas as well as the environments in which they’re produced in.

To us, everything we do revolves around our passion for creating well-loved teas. The aroma, freshness and unique taste of BOH’s teas are a testament to the legacy left by our founder J.A. Russell and to the fine art of tea making which will be enjoyed by generations to come.