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Balhyocha (Korean Oxidised Tea)

Korea's most enigmatic tea defies easy classification. Oxidised to 70-80% but never fully black, it sits in a twilight zone that yields woody depth, sweet raisin, and an aged-rum warmth that rivals fine puer for contemplative complexity.

Tasting Notes

woodysweet raisinaged rumcacaoleather

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Origin

Hadong, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea

Plant

Wild native (Hadong)

Land

200-500m

Craft

Spring (sejak-grade leaves preferred) harvest. Withering, rolling, heaping/oxidation (70-80%), drying. No kill-green step. Each artisan varies technique..

Brewing

Teapot
95°Ctemp
5gper 400ml
3–5 minsteep
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