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Tteokcha (Korean Coin Tea)

Korea's answer to puer: hand-pounded tea leaves steamed and pressed into ancient coin shapes, then aged for months or decades. Roast a coin over low heat, steep it slow, and taste centuries of Korean temple tradition in every earthy, evolving cup.

Tasting Notes

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Origin

Boseong / Jangheung, Jeollanam-do, South Korea

Plant

Wild coastal tea plants

Land

50-300m

Craft

May harvest. Hand-picked, steamed in gamasot, pounded with mortar, shaped into coins, sun-dried, post-fermented 6+ months.

Brewing

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

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