Description
- Top-grade Gyokuro from the Yame region, known for its Gyokuro making traditions
- Contains only tender leaf tips and has a sweet and slightly fruity taste
- Shade grown before harvesting results in fresh, flowery aroma and mild sweetness
- Best when brewed with water of lower temperature
- Packed in foil pouch with zip seal to preserve freshness
Gyokuro is the very best of Japan's green teas. Before harvesting, the tea bushes are shaded so that the leaves develop a higher chlorophyll level and less tannin. The result is a very refined tea with dark green leaves, a sweet, mild flavor and a fresh, flowery-green aroma.
