- Origin : 100% Kyoto, Japan
- Package : 30g (~15 servings), with Washi Tea Canister
- Handpicked best quality first-flush tea leaves
- Highest umami sweetness and extremely low astrigency
Handpicked Gyokuro, as the name suggest, it's manually handpicked by tea expert. Only the highest quality tea leaves are selected to produce this Gyokuro. This Gyokuro is manually processed by tea experts.
Gyokuro is the highest grade of green tea in Japanese green teas. About 20 days before harvest, tea leaves are covered with clothes to avoid direct sunlight. This process reduce the astringency and increase the umami sweetness. This process is same as Matcha tea leaves. Therefore Matcha and Gyokuro has very good aroma, sweetness and low bitterness.
Read Green Tea Brewing Instructions.
Brewing Instruction
- 2g per 100ml
- Water temperature : 60C
- 180 seconds