無爲 Mu-wi Sejak: A Rare Korean Nokcha
無爲 Mu-wi Sejak: A Rare Korean Nokcha This post, originally from 2013 is slightly revised. It reintroduces an amazing tea from Dong Cheon Tea, 無爲 Mu-Wi Sejak (Moo-Wee). Perhaps you have tried it. If so, I'm sure you will again. In any case - this is Muwi-Sejak - its no ordinary tea. The Korean government set aside several official categories for their green teas or Nokcha. These include Woojeon -First Flush, Gukwoo - a Gukwoo Day tea, aka Gogucha, Sejak - Second Flush, Jungjak - Third Flush, Daejak - Forth Flush, Yeopcha - a Summer tea, aka Yipcha. You probably guessed that Mu-Wi Sejak is a Gogucha. They are quite rare. A Korean tea connoisseur told me she had never heard of it until she found it listed. We are the only Korean tea source she knows who offers it. We do, and not just one but from two different producers Dong Cheon and SOA who use two different Korean production processes. Both are excellent teas. but produced differently*. For this post, I'm only looking at Do