단일 원산지 — SINGLE-ORIGIN KOREAN TEA
ko·yo n. the Korean word for stillness
EST. MMXIX — HADONG, SOUTH KOREA
THE COLLECTION — 차
SECOND FLUSH, PLUCKED BY HAND
SECOND FLUSH — LATE APRIL
PLUCKED BY HAND, HADONG
STEEPS TO GOLD & JADE
N° 01 — GREEN TEA
Crafted to capture the fresh aroma of mid-April rain — young leaves plucked while still curled, steeping to light gold and jade.
WILD — GATHERED, NOT FARMED
WILD — GATHERED, NOT FARMED
LOWER HILLS OF JIRISAN
WARMS THE BODY'S CORE
N° 02 — TISANE · CAFFEINE-FREE
Wild ssuk, hand-gathered on the lower hills of Jirisan — the sacred herb of Korean myth, treasured for warmth and rest.
ONE HARVEST WEEK A YEAR
ONE HARVEST WEEK A YEAR
TENDER SPRING LEAVES
MORE VITAMIN C THAN A LEMON
N° 03 — TISANE · CAFFEINE-FREE
Tender spring leaves picked in a harvest window of a single week — a rare and treasured gift of the season.
DEEPENS AS IT AGES
RED TEA & QUINCE
SAME GARDENS AS OUR SEJAK
DEEPENS AS IT AGES
N° 04 — BLEND · RED TEA & QUINCE
Named for the living soil of traditional Korean homes — red tea and yellow quince, made to warm you from within.
THE RITUAL — 손맛
Korean tea culture trusts the drinker. Sohn-mat — “the taste of one’s hands” — is the belief that intuition seasons better than instruction. Our recommendations are a place to begin. Never law.
Bring mineral water just past the pearl-bubble point, then let it rest until the steam rises softly.
A single gram of leaves. One quiet minute. Pour slowly, and watch the color arrive.
Steep again, and once more — two minutes, then four. Each cup reveals a different tea.
OUR STORY — 이야기
Stillness is not emptiness. It is the blank canvas — a clear mind with room for the next stroke. We offer Korean teas as gentle reminders to pause, to breathe, and to return to yourself.
Founded in 2019 by a collective of Koreans and Korean-Americans, Koyo bridges a two-thousand-year tea tradition and the pace of modern life. We came to tea from different paths and converged on a single philosophy: stillness leads a healthier, more balanced life.
THE SEASONAL LETTER — 계절마다
Field notes from Hadong, what we're brewing, and one good thing worth your stillness. Four times a year, nothing more.
Received — 감사합니다.