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Yame Gyokuro is one of those rare beverages that is at once incredibly accessible and incredibly refined. It?s one of our best sellers and one of our staff favorites. Wine lovers, take note: this is (perhaps more than any other tea) your entry point into the world of premium teas. The shade-grown leaves of Yame Gyokuro are harvested for only two weeks of each year. They have a deep, blue-pine sheen and a floral, fruity aroma akin to sliced strawberries.Yame Gyokuro?s liquor is a brilliant golden...

Gyokuro is one of the rarest and first-rated teas in Japan, it is special because of the leaves are made with the young gentle buds and a few weeks before plucking, the tea farmers cover the tea bushes from the sun. The flavor of this tea is reflected in the sophistication of the entire tea growing and shading process, it has a flowery aroma and a mild but smooth taste.

Gyokuro One of the Finest Representations of this fine tea we have found. This Gyokuro is shade grown Japanese tea, plucked during the first cut during May. An assertive vegetal flavor with hints of toasted walnut, with an incredible mouthful the Japanese refer to as Umami. A Truly unique and magnificent tea. Ingredients: Shade Grown Japanese Gyokuro * Why it’s Special: ** Lush, rich green flavor, with a finish of roasted walnut ** Shade grown giving it a subtle, natural sweetness ** Wonderful...

The bushes are shaded prior to plucking in order to increase the chlorophyll and reduce the tannin

The tea is made from from single buds that are picked only in April/May. In an effort to develop increased chlorophyll (making them dark green) and reduced the tannin (giving a sweeter flavor with no bitterness), the tea is covered with black curtains or bamboo and straw shades for 3 weeks in early spring. The leaves are small - about 3/4 of an inch long and extremely fragrant and tender. Immediately after plucking, the leaves are taken to the factory and steamed for about 30 minutes to seal in the...

Merchant SKU: 134000. Ingredients: green tea. Steeping Instructions: 30 seconds-2 minutes at 150-170 degrees Fahrenheit. Caffeinated: Yes. Country of Origin: Japan.

Haku-un is an authentic handpicked gyokuro green tea grown organically at a small scale gyokuro tea garden located close to the Asahina river practically on the boarder of the Asahina and Honyama tea growing districts. Therefore, it could be classed as an Asahina Gyokuro. However, the tea garden is really located just inside the Honyama tea growing district and the grower is a very proud and long establish Honyama grower, so this tea takes on the title of Honyama, not Asahina. All leaves were handpicked...

A full flavored green tea that has a satisfying light refreshing character. Tending pleasantly vegetative with some briskness. This is Japans best green tea (made from single buds that are picked only in April/May. In an effort to develop increased chlorophyll (making them dark green) and reduced the tannin (giving a sweeter flavor with no bitterness), the tea is covered with black curtains or bamboo and straw shades for 3 weeks in early spring. The leaves are small - about 3/4s on an inch long and...

This organic green tea is from single buds that are only available during March and April of each year during which the best green leaves are produced. The tea leaves are less than 1 inch in length but is extremely fragrant and tender. The plucked leaves are steamed to produce dark green leaves that give a slightly pungent flavor with depth and character. This delicious green ends with a pleasant lingering finish. USDA Organic Free shipping with purchase over $60.

Gyokuro One of the Finest Representations of this fine tea we have found. This Gyokuro is shade grown Japanese tea, plucked during the first cut during May. An assertive vegetal flavor with hints of toasted walnut, with an incredible mouthful the Japanese refer to as Umami. A Truly unique and magnificent tea. Ingredients: Shade Grown Japanese Gyokuro * Why it’s Special: ** Lush, rich green flavor, with a finish of roasted walnut ** Shade grown giving it a subtle, natural sweetness ** Wonderful...

The tea is made from from single buds that are picked only in April/May. In an effort to develop increased chlorophyll (making them dark green) and reduced the tannin (giving a sweeter flavor with no bitterness), the tea is covered with black curtains or bamboo and straw shades for 3 weeks in early spring. The leaves are small - about 3/4 of an inch long and extremely fragrant and tender. Immediately after plucking, the leaves are taken to the factory and steamed for about 30 minutes to seal in the...

Makes approximately 50 cups of tea

Green tea from Japan, Gyokuro, also known as "precious jade dew" because of its unique blue-green color and naturally sweet taste, is the highest quality Japanese green tea. Made only with the earliest buds of the first spring flush season, Gyokuro usually grows in the shade for around 20 days before hand-harvested. Due to reduced sunlight, less photosynthesis occurs resulting in increased amounts of amino acids. chlorophyll, and caffeine. This impacts Gyokuro's color, taste and aroma producing a...

This tea is truly amazing. Rich mouth filling body and fresh savory flavor. The top tea from Japan-rejuvenating energy.

Dry, Gyokuro Asahi is comprised of long, deep green, needle-like leaves with sweet aromas of buttered corn, toasted hazelnuts and steamed greens. Brewed, the leaves offer more oceanic, bittersweet, vegetal aromas. The intense yellow-green infusion has a mellow, bittersweet scent with hints of buttery steamed corn, nuts and sea breezes. Its taste is wonderfully distinctive – a dominant flavor of hazelnuts is bolstered by bold flavors of sweet butter, seawater and unsweetened cocoa powder. The combination...

For those that would like to experience a pinnacle grade Yame gyokuro then Kurogi Deluxe is what you are looking for! Grown and hand harvested at a traditional Hon gyokuro plantation using straw as the source of coverage, if you are a gyokuro fanatic, we are sure that you will be happy with this purchase. Yame gyokuro doesn’t come much better than this! * Harvest: First Flush 2009. * Steaming: Light-Steamed (asamushi) * Cultivation Method: Hand harvested. * Plantation Type: Traditional hon gyokuro...

Gyokuro is Uji’s most famous tea. Japanese aristocrats have sipped this shade-grown tea for centuries. The dark green tea makes for a very special cup. Like most great things Japanese, Gyokuro is a study in subtlety. A type of tea as well as an adjective, it has come to describe teas with umami, or mouth coating sensation, as that caused by this lovely shade-grown tea. Judging the gentle differences that shade growing makes requires careful attention. Though Gyokuro grows partially in the shade...

Also known as Jade dew, this is a highly prized tea from Japan. The long, needle-shaped, deep-green leaves are produced from tea bushes that are shaded at the end of April, when the buds are about to bloom, and then harvested from only selected soft leaves. When the bushes show signs of new growth, black netting is placed over the bushes so that they are shaded from 90% of the sun. They continue to grow for approximately 20 days before they are then plucked. This shade grown method produces a...