Shizuoka Gyokuro, 2023
Gyokuro | "Jade dew"
Kirishima, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan
Exquisite green tea from Japan, which is considered one of the most unique and refined teas in the world. Due to a special growing, harvesting method, and production process, this tea has a unique flavour that cannot be found in any other green tea. This tea is made from the highest quality spring harvest. Approximately three weeks before plucking, tea bushes are shaded from the sunrays, which reduces the content of alkaloids (theine) in the tea leaf and increases the content of amino acids (theanine), which has a tonic effect on the human body. Carefully hand-plucked, steamed, and traditionally processed, this tea has an intense and rich aroma and taste. This one is made from a special blend of two cultivars, Yabukita and Okumidori, which makes this Gyokuro quite unique.
Tea has inimitable aroma and taste of "umami" - which is an independent, fifth taste in China, Japan, and other countries of the Far East.
Cultivar: Yabukita, Okumidori
Harvest: Spring, 2023
