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I got an email recently that stated:   Dear Tea Friend, If you follow Morning Crane Tea on Facebook, you already know that I am m...

The following is an updated list of all known English online vendors selling Korean loose leaf tea. Each vendor is divided by country and i...

Over the holidays I hosted some friends some of which knew a bit about Korean tea.   I decided to open a sealed airtight foil bag of 20...

This balhyocha is from an experimental batch of tea made from Daejak or summer leaves. It should not be confused with the two other Kim...

One did not get the opportunity to try this tea last year and instead sampled the ujeon/early saejak grade Saebyok "Sunrise" ...

"Moreover, Subhuti, when a bodhisattva practices generosity, he does not rely on any object--that is to say he does not rely on any for...

  It’s been a busy few months for me and my family … all good kind of busyness … but still so busy that it’s been at least a month since I’v...

This tea, currently available from Tea Mountain , is one of two balhyocha that was produced by teamaster Kim Jong Yeol this year. His two b...

The concept of aging Korean tea is a new one, even 8 years ago, you would be hard pressed to find a Korean tea shop owner or drinker th...