On 2008-07-23, Kevo > wrote:

> Franchia was a total letdown, I went there 3 times and they couldn't
> brew a green tea right;

I haven't had a lot of other Korean wild green teas, but I think
Franchia (and Hangawi) do a pretty good job of brewing green tea - they
use very cool water, especially for the first and second picked stuff.
The taste is light, and more subtle than most of the Chinese green teas
I've had.

Usually, when I've been there, they have you brew the tea yourself, so
I'm surprised you said they can't brew the tea right - I've mostly seen
them give you a ceramic infuser tea cup or a small pot, along with a
thermal carafe of water, at the temperature they think is right for that
tea, and let you brew everything after the first brew yourself.

w