Gyokuro Premium Tea


        
• Description

        
• Brewing
• Tasting Notes
• Health Benefits

    

Gyokuro Premium is a reserve grade of pure Kyotonabe Gyokuro made from a single Aracha batch. Having been matured for one year, it is well balanced with a smooth texture and deep umami flavor accented by fresh notes of evergreen, pine, sweet Nori seaweed and semisweet, slightly acidic Kombu. This quality of Gyokuro is rarely exported and only tasted by a small circle of Japanese tea connoisseurs when it is available.


Gyokuro, known as (Precious) Jade Dew Drop, has a pale green, almost clear infusion color with a very thick flavor and mouthfeel. It has extreme umami and sweet flavors without bitterness or astringency. The flavor of Gyokuro is developed by artisan farming techniques of shading the sun’s light and providing specific nutrition geared toward the tea bush variety and its stressed growing condition.

Water Temp: 175 F
Steep time: 3 minutes
Amount: 1tsp per 8 oz water

Very sweet, deep umami flavor. Heaven in a glass. Subtle, grassy, nice. Classic, high quality gyokuro.

Green tea is believed to aid in detoxifying the body, regulate blood sugar, and promote healthy teeth, skin, and bones.