In Korea, tea is a highly respectable beverage that everyone drinks. But in this modern period, there is inevitably a decline in the appreciation people provide to this beverage. To awaken the tea culture in this contemporary time, these Korean tea brands are making an effort to deliver such quality teas with unique identity flavor.
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Dong Suh
Established in 2004 under the Dong Suh Food Department, the tea manufacturing category of Dong Suh is one of the most esteemed tea brands in the country. The company specializes in practicing strict quality control and food hygiene management. Many Korean consumers trust the company for its efforts in delivering the best quality tea there is. The company also boasts of having a premier standard of producing its tea by using top-grade packaging facilities and R&D. Their bestseller comes in the flavor of Dong Suh Buckwheat Tea. It is composed of 100% tartar buckwheat to preserve the rich nutty flavor and aroma of buckwheat. The brand also offers four other unique different flavors and they are Roiboos Barley, Brown Rice, Purple Corn, and Solomon’s Seal.
Osulloc
The late founder Seo Seong Hwan believed that Korean tea culture lacks the recognition it deserves. The culture is remarkable as he would say and even the traditions practiced during tea ceremonies trace back to the important events that happened to the kings and empires from the past. He felt disappointed when he started noticing that his kins under-appreciated the country’s traditional tea culture. Seo Seong Hwan then vowed that he will revive the philosophy of tea culture in Korea and restore its significant presence in their everyday lives.
He started by nurturing the abandoned farmlands in Jeju Island. After 45 years, the island was transformed into fields of green and yellow. Seo Seong Hwa and the people behind Osulloc managed and cultivated these fields into plantations that will later then be the home of the best green tea brand in Korea. Aside from that, to fully reborn the tea culture in Korea, Seo Seong Hwa established numerous tea houses and museums for tourists and locals to experience.
Nokchawon
It’s all about fusion, food culture, and taste – these are the principles the brand Nokchawon relies on. Nokchawon is a very well-known name in the tea industry in Korea. Their widespread popularity is caused by being the most in-demand supplier of tea to the high-end hotels, Duty-Free shops in the airports, and Michelin restaurants. The brand identity is embedded in producing Green Tea for its consumers. They situated their farmlands of Camelia Sinesis in the northern regions of the country, particularly in the area of
Sacheon and Boseong. The plant that blooms in that area is much smaller and greener which is the primary factor in making Nokchawon’s green tea retain its taste and scent for a long time. Nokchawon strives to provide its consumers with a delicate taste of their tea products and at the same time, provide a healthy beverage alternative.
Ssanggye
Ssanggye Co., LTD pioneered the usage of white charcoal roasting maturing techniques in their tea manufacturing process. The brand hails from practicing traditional tea fermentation during its founding years. In 2005, they received the President’s Award for Agricultural and Food Processing, making the brand mark its position in the tea industry for alleviating the food sanitation culture and organic resources. The brand also caters to different countries wherein their main markets come from the U.S., Japan, China, and Canada. Ssanggye’s tea ensemble of wild flavors consists of Roasted Green Tea, Chrysanthemum, Bellflower, Corn Silk, Hydrangea, Buckweath, and Burdock.
Damtuh
The company was first established in the name of Seoul Development Foods. Their first line of goods are syrups, sodas, extracts, and powders. It was in the 1990s when Damtuh started exporting Korean traditional teas to America and in the early 2000s, they initiated supplying newly launched flavored teas and hot cocoa powders to Hongkong and China. Damtuh is also famous for their innovative tea products that will suit the common living styles of their consumers. Their teas, instead of coming from usual tea bag packages, are powdered and placed inside a can. It’s the brand’s motto to give their consumers a one of a kind experience of their tea products and while enjoying its refreshing effects, they also value the importance of the individual’s health. Their selection of flavors varies from readily infused to fruity liquid teas which are perfect to drink in any season.
Lotte Chilsung Beverage
Lotte Chilsung is the leading manufacturer of beverages in South Korea. It houses the famous international brands such as Del Monte, Milkis, Let’s Be, Cantata, Pepsi, and Chilsung Cider. Lotte’s tea line up of flavors is stored inside bottles similar to the usual mineral water and soda bottles we see in stores. The grab and go packaging is very efficient in enabling their consumers to drink their tea anytime and anywhere. It is available in every convenience store in Korea and zero effort is needed to prepare the beverage. One just needs to grab it from the fridge and straight-up drink it from the bottle like a regular beverage. They converted the usual flavors consumers usually order in posh cafes into widely reachable to all. Lotte Chilsung Beverage has eight available flavors: Lipton Ice Tea Peach, Golden Barley Tea, Burdock Tea, Korean Raisin Tea, Corn Silk Tea, Ceylon Tea, Lipton Milk Tea, and Cantata Contrabass Tea.
Woongjin Foods
International brands such as Coca Cola and Pepsi paramount the market industry of beverages in South Korea during the late 20th century. Only a few known domestic brands were being introduced during that time. Woongjin Foods realized that there should be an effort in promoting healthy drinking habits to their consumers.
The company commenced producing beverages that embody Korean culture with health outcomes that are beneficial to their consumers, thus the birth of the famous Woonjin Barley Tea. Made from domestically grown barley, it’s clear taste is said to quench your thirst right away. The tea’s exposure to the country is widely utilized in the entertainment industry. It also served as the official drink sponsor to shows like Produce 101, Music Bank, Knowing Brothers, and many more. To this day, Woonjin Foods expanded its healthy refreshments line up to coffees, traditional drinks, juices, and children’s beverages.
Assi
Assi brand in Korea is owned by the R&G Corporation and it serves as the representative Korean food brand overseas. The word ASSI is inspired by the Korean slang “young and sophisticated woman” and just like its translation, the company practices on manufacturing goods that fit the trendy flavors of this generation. Their production process consists of only the best organic ingredients from the country. This is to give their customers a taste of their domestic resources. Tea beverages from Assi are very foreign. Their line-up includes Jeju’s Finest Black tea, Job’s tears, Barley, and Ginseng. To instill its traditional tea culture, the brand resorts on naming its products to its Korean language counterpart.
Kwangdong Pharmaceutical
As a healthcare provider in South Korea, Kwangdong Pharmaceutical is an organization that highlights in creating good quality drugs and health drinks. Their supplements are well known for reducing the risk of getting cancer and boosting the vitamins and other nutrients inside the body. When it comes to health drinks, their goods are quite exceptional too. Their main product for their tea drink is the traditional Korean Ginseng. Koreans are very fond of their Ginseng as it provides quite a several health benefits such as clearing the fats around your blood vessels to enhance blood circulation and keeping your body in good shape. The product comes in tea sets too. These sets are perfect as gifts to key people visiting the country, high officials, and couples at weddings, and senior citizens who are celebrating their 80th birthday and above. The brand embraces its customer’s reaction and comfortability with their products and this is the very reason why the company keeps on striving forward and producing more innovative supplements for their consumer’s health.
Ilhwa Korean Ginseng
Dubbed as the “World Leader in Ginseng Science”, this Korean based company’s presence in the Ginseng manufacturing industry has been relevant for 40 years. The company’s research and development department spearheaded several scientific research in ginseng growth, harvesting processing, extraction, preservation, and packaging. With Science as their key ingredient in making top quality ginseng capsules and tea, all the outcomes are very helpful in keeping the body in good physical condition. Because of the rigorous method of producing their high caliber products, their goods are quite costly in the market.
Ottogi
The Korean brand was established in 1969 by Ham Tae Ho as its founder. It’s the biggest food manufacturing company in South Korea and the first product they launched is the Ottogi Powder Curry. Their tea manufacturing industry came in the picture by the late 1990s. They started by making the usual traditional Korean teas. Because of the demand of their consumers to bring more traditional teas they usually experience in the province, Ottogi provided the consumer’s market with these original tea blends of Honey Ginger, Honey Jujube, Peach Iced Tea, Pomegranate, Cassia Seed, Brown Rice Green tea, Chinese Yam, Sweet Potato, and many more.
Hanasia
Hanasia specializes in producing fruit teas in a jar. This concept has been embraced by the Koreans for being on the go-home remedy for colds, sore throats, and coughs. The Honey and Ginger flavor are the bestsellers for soothing such sickness. Each jar contains real ginger and citron food, no artificial flavors and coloring included. Compared to the usual loose-tea leaf packaging, Hanasia’s liquid fruit teas modern jar packaging is functional in the sense that it can preserve the product for a very long time and preserve its delightful ginger citrus taste. Their teas can be enjoyed through hot or cold water.
Kkoh Shaem
Similar to the tea in jars concept, Kkoh Shaem is also a brand that is notable in manufacturing Honey Citron Tea concentrate. Their goods are very rich in Vitamin C and perfect for soothing headaches, colds, sneezes, and it also helps in rehydrating the skin. This traditional tea type is combined with sweet honey which creates the perfect fusion taste of sugary citrus. This particular tea concentration is also utilized as a jam spread to different types of bread.
Teazen
Passion for tea and health is the tagline of Teazen as a company. The institution is built through the core values of strengthening the Korean tea culture and providing consumer-friendly healthy drinks. The company seeks to create unique and diverse tea flavors to provide healthy tranquility to the daily lives of its customers. Teazen is recognized for being the spearhead in creating tea trends in the country. Their research center has the accreditation of producing at least 200 different tea kinds using new and organic ingredients. Their products are top-notched in the market and their tea specialty goods come in the form of capsule tea, tea cafe luxury bags, powdered teas, and many more.
Nousbo
Green tea is often associated with its origin countries such as Japan and China. In Korea, green tas has an opulent history. Korean Green Tea or Nokcha is one of the regularly enjoyed tea types both at home and traditional tea houses. Nousbo is the prime exporter of Korean Green Tea worldwide. The company’s mission is solely to promote the exceptional quality of Korean Green Tea around the world and uplift its presence. Aside from their forte green tea product, they are also the pioneers in Korea for producing teas that are very priceless in the market such as the exquisite Pu Ehr Tea, Oolong Tea, and Black Tea.
These Korean tea brands are very accessible in the market. They are placed in every grocery shelf, vending machines, convenience stores, and traditional tea houses. It’s also enlightening that these brands were created for the goal of giving their consumers a sense of their own culture and edify the tea presence in the country.
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