Brewing Korean Nokcha, Ddeokcha & Citrus Tea
Brewing Korean Nokcha, Ddeokcha & Citrus Nokcha I have been asked to reveal my way of brewing Korean green teas (nokcha) particularly Sejak, and also how to brew the ancient, but still relatively new to the Western market, Korean tea - Ddeokcha. I usually don’t offer suggestions for brewing, as most of my clients are tea enthusiasts and don’t need advice. However, these wild and semi wild organically grown deep-rooted Korean teas are a little different, and ddeokcha and Lady Hadong's Citrus Tea 3 are relatively new to the Western market. The big thing to remember about Korean green tea is to infuse it for seconds not minutes. That last comment is also the basic crux of what Brother Anthony co-author of The Korean Way of Tea has suggested. He, like me, is very hesitant to make brewing recommendations. Brother Anthony’s other suggestion is simply that we should not be shy about the heat. These hand pickled and hand processed organically grown leaves from olde...