Ujeon is a Korean green tea that is made from the first pluck. Only the very first bud - leaf sets are used. Dong Cheon is one of Korea's high end tea makers. The method that he uses to make his teas is called "Jeong Cha" a technique that has it's roots in China but is seldom used anymore. Jeong Cha is the "kill green" stage in tea making. Jeong Cha involves quickly submerging the freshly picked leaf in near boiling water to stop the oxidation of the leaf. The more common method is to heat the leaf in a large wok to stop the oxidation. Jeong Cha also is different in that the leaf is throughly dried and shaped all in one step in the wok. The more common method is to partially dry the leaf, take it out of the wok for shaping and rolling, back into the wok, back out etc. This is done typically for four to five times before the leaf is finnished. The end result using the Jeong Cha is the tea has much more depth of flavor and aroma.
This Ujeon is very expensive, 10, 3.3 gm. packets in a deluxe canister will set you back $60.00. Yep, 33 gms of tea for $60.00! But this stuff is absolutely delicious. This tea was donated to "Tea Goober" by Tea Trekker, my all time favorite vendor for China greens.
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Just look at those leaves! Perfection! Brews up a cup with the most beautiful silvery, golden color.
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The brewed tea is decadent, such clarity. If you really, really love green tea and want to taste some of the best this planet is capable of growing then I guess $60.00 isn't all that much. The flavor is delicately vegetal, slightly sweet with cherry blossoms and very tender pine. Nope, not kidding, cherry blossoms and pine. This is something I would only buy for special ocassions. That is assuming it were available, it's very, very rare to see this tea in the states.
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Korean teas are much more durable than China or Japanese greens, many, many infusions to be had.
This Ujeon is very expensive, 10, 3.3 gm. packets in a deluxe canister will set you back $60.00. Yep, 33 gms of tea for $60.00! But this stuff is absolutely delicious. This tea was donated to "Tea Goober" by Tea Trekker, my all time favorite vendor for China greens.
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Just look at those leaves! Perfection! Brews up a cup with the most beautiful silvery, golden color.
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The brewed tea is decadent, such clarity. If you really, really love green tea and want to taste some of the best this planet is capable of growing then I guess $60.00 isn't all that much. The flavor is delicately vegetal, slightly sweet with cherry blossoms and very tender pine. Nope, not kidding, cherry blossoms and pine. This is something I would only buy for special ocassions. That is assuming it were available, it's very, very rare to see this tea in the states.
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Korean teas are much more durable than China or Japanese greens, many, many infusions to be had.
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I hope my new wares from Petr can be half as nice.
