Tea Type: Green Tea

Tea Region: Jiri Mountain, Hadong, South Korea

Tasting Notes

Appearance: Transluscent, pale gold coloured liquor.
Aroma: Toasty, baked bread, nutty (chestnut) aromas with a subtle marine note.
Flavour: Umami, toasted, nutty (grilled chestnut) flavours with a slightly citrus-herbaceous hint.
Mouthfeel: Well-rounded, velvety liquor with a refreshing mouthfeel. A presence of delicate astringency.

Brewing Guidance

Measure 3g of tea per 200ml water. Boil water to 80℃. Steep for 1 1/2- 2 minutes.

Reference: Op. 214

Tips for Tea Connoisseurs

Wild Arbor Joongjak (also spelled as Jungjak) is a Korean Green Tea, made from tea leaves of wild tea bushes naturally grown on the slopes of Jiri Mountain, Hadong, South Korea.

In South Korea, there are three main tea producing regions - Boseong, Hadong and Jeju Island. While the tea gardens located in Boseong and Jeju Island mostly produce industrialised, mechanised green teas, small scale tea gardens around Hadong area still continue to produce top quality, traditional, artisanal green and black teas from wild tea bushes naturally grown in the region. While you may often encounter Korean green teas from Jeju Island, authentic, wild-bush, green tea from Hadong is extremely rare in the markets outside South Korea due to the limited production. Our Wild Arbor Joongjak green tea offers a great opportunity to green tea enthusiasts to try authentic South Korean green tea from Hadong.

Korean green tea is graded according to the date of harvest and the maturity of buds and leaves: Woojeon/Ujeon (First Pluck), Sejak (Second Pluck), Joongjak/Jungjak (Third Pluck) and Daejak (Fourth Pluck). Each grade comes up with their unique flavour and Joongjak green tea, made from one tender bud and two fully opened leaves of early May offers a more nuanced nuttiness and herbaceous note than Woojeon and Sejak green tea. Although Woojeon is the best grade of Korean green teas, many tea connoisseurs in South Korea highly appreciate Sejak and Joongjak, as the flavour of Woojeon is very subtle and delicate and the aftertaste is often short on the palate.

When brewed, Wild Arbor Joongjak offers a delicious liquor full of umami, toasted, nutty flavours with a subtle hint of marine and herbaceous notes, which evokes nutty Dragon Well Long Jing green tea on one hand and herbaceous, vegetal under-toned Sencha on the other hand. There is a slight hint of citrusy-herbaceous note in the finish, which leaves a refreshing sensation on the palate.

As with all the green teas, our Wild Arbor Joongjak is a rich source of vitamin C, catechin and amino acids. There are several studies indicating potential health benefits of green tea such as promoting skin health, weight loss, heart health and cancer prevention.

Certified MAFRA Organic, which is equivalent to EU organic standards.

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