Tea Review: Citron Jar Black Tea

Citron Jar Black Tea
Boseong Woonhae Tea Plantation/보성운해녹차
Type: Flavored Black
Origin: South Korea, Boseong
Product Description: Not provided.

Temperature: 208° F
Amount: 3 grams
Steeping Time: 3 minutes

The tea leaves have been stored inside a citron, so the sweet citrus aroma is as expected.

The coppery orange liquor has a sweet citrus aroma and taste, mildly tangy with a long, sweet, and lightly citrus finish.

I did not include any of the citron peel with the leaves when I brewed this tea.  The flavor of the first steeping was delicious and reminded me just a bit of marmalade.  I do recommend adding some peel in by the second steeping to experience the full flavor and aroma as the citrus notes fade quickly after the first steeping.  This was purchased at World Tea Expo and is not listed on the retail site.  Hopefully, this will make its way onto the online market.

This tea was purchased by me.

Tea Review: Organic Boseong Green Tea (Boseong Woonhae Tea Plantation)

Organic Boseong Green Tea
Boseong Woonhae Tea Plantation/보성운해녹차
Type: Green
Origin: South Korea, Boseong
Product Description: Not provided.

Temperature: 175° F
Amount: 3 grams
Steeping Time: 3 minutes

The dry leaves have a fresh green aroma with notes of sweet oats, sugar, nuts, and wood.

The aroma of the light yellow-green infusion is rich, buttery, and savory with fresh green notes.  The taste is almost smooth with green and nutty notes and a hint of astringency.

This was one of the most buttery teas I've experienced and the aroma is intoxicating.  The color, aroma, and taste deepened by the third infusion and it's well worth steeping a few more times.  While steeping at 175° F for 3 minutes produced the most delicious results for my preference, steeping at a lower temperature for a shorter amount of time will produce slightly sweeter results.

This tea was provided as a free sample without guarantee of a review.

Tea Review: Organic Boseong Black Tea (Boseong Woonhae Tea Plantation)

Organic Boseong Black Tea
Boseong Woonhae Tea Plantation/보성운해녹차
Type: Black
Origin: South Korea, Boseong
Product Description: Not provided.

Temperature: 208° F
Amount: 3 grams
Steeping Time: 3 minutes

The dry leaves have a floral and fragrant wood with notes of something similar to muscatel, reminding me slightly of Darjeeling.

The coppery orange infusion has a sweet aroma of baked fruit (persimmon?) and flowers.  The taste is almost sugar sweet, though not cloyingly so, with a long, sweet, floral finish.

This tea held up fairly well through three infusions.  After the first infusion, the floral notes in flavor and aroma had become prominent and the finish became dryer.

At this time, Boseong Woonhae Tea Plantation does not have an website.

This tea was provided as a free sample without guarantee of a review.