tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693176331381554957.post4515516902035295167..comments2024-03-23T10:16:21.093-07:00Comments on MattCha's Blog: 2011 Kim Jong Yeol (Butea) "Saebyeok" (Sunrise) Hwagae Valley BalhyochaMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736984697520031171noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693176331381554957.post-2000347035502956242011-10-25T21:39:27.253-07:002011-10-25T21:39:27.253-07:00Eric G.,
Have never heard of Oh Yong Soon or of h...Eric G.,<br /><br />Have never heard of Oh Yong Soon or of her balhyocha. However in Korea there are hundreds of small producers that can make very good quality, all hand made tea. By the sounds of it, you have found one of these producers!<br /><br />You are right that balhyocha can taste very different from producer to producer. Once wrote an article about the two main taste polarities of Balhyocha. It sounds like you have found the fruity-juicy type in Oh Yong Soon's balhyocha. See here:<br /><br />http://mattchasblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/two-types-of-korean-yellow-semi.html<br /><br />Have heard stories of people's tea crops completely destroyed, thanks for putting a name and face to this story. See Here:<br /><br />http://mattchasblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/state-of-2011-korean-tea-harvest.html<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your find,<br /><br />PeaceMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736984697520031171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693176331381554957.post-19469355655384036482011-10-25T09:59:48.202-07:002011-10-25T09:59:48.202-07:00I have a Balhyocha from a female farmer named Oh Y...I have a Balhyocha from a female farmer named Oh Yong Soon. Met her at her shop in Seoul this last spring. Her Sejak blew me away, and so did her Balhyocha (made from Sejak leaves). She told me that all her bushes died last winter so all the leaves she purchased from friend who also does picks from wild plants. So sad. Her Balhyocha tastes completely different than what you described Kin Jong Yeol. It has changed somewhat since spring, but it's still very fruity with no taste of chocolate, not to me anyway. I guess this means Balhyocha is very different from maker to maker? Or maybe I'm brewing it a different way.<br /><br />Will you be reviewing Oh Young Soon's? Out of many balhyocha I tasted in Korea, I thought her's was my all around favorite.Eric G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05232066185735813470noreply@blogger.com