‘Choose the Best Tea in the World’ Boseong World Tea Expo Hosts ‘World Tea Tasting Competition’

10th World Tea Tasting Competition and 8th Korea Tea Blending Competition Registration Open Until the 25th

[Boseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Jeollanam-do Boseong-gun announced on the 21st that it will hold the "10th World Tea Evaluation Contest" and the "8th Korea Tea Blending Contest" at the Korea Tea Culture Park (Botjae) on the 29th during the Boseong World Tea Expo.

The "World Tea Evaluation Contest" is a competition that promotes Korea's tea processing (製茶) culture to the world, marking its 10th anniversary this year.

The contest evaluates the highest quality teas produced in major tea-producing regions around the world such as China, Japan, and Sri Lanka, as well as teas made by Korean tea masters, judging their quality through evaluation.

Competitions are held in seven categories including green tea (hand-steamed, machine-steamed), black tea, yellow tea, blue tea, dark tea, and blended tea.

The evaluation contest appoints 11 domestic tea experts as judges who score the teas based on sensory evaluation methods, assessing appearance, color, aroma, taste, and brewed leaves to select the best tea.

The "Korea Tea Blending Contest" is in its 8th year and is a competition where domestic tea processors and experts blend Korean teas with herbs, fruits, oils, etc., to create the best tea that combines consumer preference and functionality.

Gold, silver, and bronze prize winners in the Korea Tea Blending Contest qualify to participate in the blending category of the World Tea Evaluation Contest.

This evaluation contest offers a total prize money of 12 million KRW. Winners of the highest awards in each category will receive ▲ Jeollanam-do Governor's Award (3 million KRW) for the hand-steamed green tea category ▲ Jeonnam Governor's Award and Boseong County Mayor's Award (1.5 million KRW each) for machine-steamed green tea, black tea, and blended tea categories ▲ Boseong County Mayor's Award (500,000 KRW) for the Korea Tea Blending category. The winning teas will be used as tasting teas for next year's Boseong World Tea Expo.

Tea processors and tea experts wishing to participate in the 10th World Tea Evaluation Contest and the 8th Korea Tea Blending Contest must apply by the 25th.

Application forms can be downloaded from the Boseong World Tea Expo website, and samples must be submitted along with the application.

The chairman of the Boseong World Tea Expo Promotion Committee said, "Through this evaluation contest, we aim to create various teas that even the MZ generation and children can enjoy safely, expanding the tea consumer base, enhancing the prestige of Korean tea, and laying the foundation for its global advancement."

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