20th Edition of TGLIA: STC

20th Edition of The Golden Leaf India Awards: Southern Tea Competition (TGLIA: STC 2025) Commenced

The Golden Leaf India Awards: Southern Tea Competition (TGLIA) is a public-private initiative by Tea Board of India and the United Planters’ Association of Southern India (UPASI). It is the first ever structured tea quality competition to be organized anywhere in the world. In a span of nineteen years, TGLIA has craved a special niche in the tea world for championing the efforts towards quality renaissance.

The Golden Leaf India Awards: Southern Tea Competition (TGLIA), started its journey in 2005 showcasing the quality profile of South Indian tea has successfully completed 19 years.  The event has generated much enthusiasm among producers who have realized their potential to produce teas which could be internationally benchmarked. TGLIA has provided a platform to the producer for being recognized not only in the marketplace but also for instilling a competitive spirit among the peers to excel in quality. TGLIA highlights various tea growing regions in South India and the teas from these regions present a unique expression of the agro-climatic diversity. Over the last 19 years the competition has strategically developed the South Indian Tea brand highlighting its regional attributes.

The competing teas from various growing regions in South India will go through three levels of testing during the course of the event. The First level Screening of teas will feature a tea-tasting session and selection by the Indian Jury, the selected teas will then undergo laboratory analysis for quality and MRL parameters, and the Third Level Screening will feature a tasting session and selection of winning teas by an international jury. A special auction of TGLIA competing teas would also be part of the event.

TGLIA: STC 2025 will be held throughout March and April 2025 with the First Level Screening scheduled for 7th March 2025 at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.