Gyokuro Shizuoka Organic

An economically price Gyokuro that has honestly replaced a lot of my Sencha’s. Beautiful green color in the cup when brewed around 158F, with a vegetable soup, brothy, Umami mouth feel. You won’t get as many steepings out of it as the higher tier Gyokuro available, but for the price, it is very lovely. The L-Theanine hit is immaculate.

The way I steep it is to start around 155 to 158f, depending on how broken up the leaf is. about 2 to 4 gram per 200ml water, with the first steeping being 1 minute and 30 seconds. The Second steeping is around a minute, as the leaves have begun to open up. The third will be a bit longer, and i might bump the temperature up in to the low 160s F, and I may go up to 2 minutes. To finish it off, If I want to get the caffeine, I will bump it up to 195f and leave it for 3 minutes. Even that final infusion retains a bit of a vegetal character amongst the catchicen soup.

If you want to have a nice Gyokuro and not break the bank, this is it! It’s lovely to have in between more expensive Gyokuro, to help make the really good stuff last a little longer in your pantry.

A smooth gyokuro that is more bready than marine. It has a fruity sourness and a cooling pine-like aftertaste.

This tea is one of my absolute, all time favorites. First of all, the price for an organic tea of this quality is amazing. But mostly… the taste. This tea is perfect.
I like to drink green tea and white above all others. The subtle flavors mixed with the strong antioxidants properties have really got me hooked but whenever I feel like having a more flavorful afternoon tea, I turn to this little gem. Its taste is an acquired one I think: it’s very deep, much more intense than your typical sencha, yet it has none of the matcha bitterness to it. It hits you with a burst of spinach-like flavor and at the same time, has a sort of sweetness to it. The ending note is kind of wet (this is very hard to explain!), like seaweed perhaps, but without the saltiness.
The taste really lingers in the mouth. I especially like to use my senchado for this. It gives a much stronger liquor, of a beautiful, dark green color.
I assure you, you cannot regret this tea. It will leave you wanting more!