Tag: South Korea
Harvest Review: South Korea
Green tea (nokcha in Korean) is called “sparrow’s tongue tea” (jaksulcha) due to the tea leaf’s delicate shape. In Korea, green tea is graded by the size of the raw tea leaf and the time it is harvested according to the lunar calendar. Ujeon – Marks the first buds of […]
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Harvest Review: South Korea
Stephen Carroll is one of 42 Tea Journey tasters reporting on the 2016 harvest. Look for his posts on South Korea as the season progresses. The Republic of South Korea certainly keeps its tea and tea culture a secret. So secret that not even many South Koreans are familiar with […]
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Harvest Review: South Korea Ujeon-Sejak (Early Season)
Many tea connoisseurs wait for this first harvest each year, which is usually only available in very small quantities, and will most likely be gone within the first few months or even weeks of its harvest.
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