Korean tea guides

Start with the question you have about your next cup. These guides explain formats, ingredients and preparation, with links to the current selection.

Choosing your tea

How to choose your first Korean tea

Start with the flavours you enjoy, the equipment you have and the details on the specific pack.

Loose leaf, tea bags or powder

Compare portioning, equipment and preparation, and distinguish pure tea powder from a prepared drink mix.

Choosing a Korean tea gift

Match the gift to the person, check every tea in the box and plan around delivery.

Meet the brands

A guide to OSULLOC tea

Explore the Jeju tea brand and choose between its leaf teas, blends, powders and gift sets.

Jung Kwan Jang or Cheong Kwan Jang?

Understand the brand names while keeping the exact products, ingredients and pack sizes separate.

Our current brand directory

Find the tea and supplement ranges currently shown in our catalogue.

Ordering from Korea

Shipping and delivery

Current shipping charges, the free-delivery threshold and how preparation differs from international transit.

Customs, VAT and duty

How to check import charges and understand the information shown for your destination.

How we work

How we select explains our product review. Origin and authenticity separates dispatch origin, manufacture and ingredient origin.

Explore the tea

The Journal has more on preparation and comparing products.