Gyokuro
Gyokuro
New tea grower 🌿👨🌾 Until 19.10. at a trial price!
This top green tea is produced by Masayuki San in Asahina, Shizuoka 🇯🇵 traditionally shaded with straw mats for 30 days (こもと被覆栽培) for an even smoother full-bodied taste, balanced umami, noble sweetness and a distinctly fine aroma. No bitterness or astringency.
Variety: Gyokuro (loose green tea, traditionally fully shaded for 30 days)
Characteristics: soft, mildly aromatic, sweetish, full-bodied, balanced umami
Producer: Mr. Masayuki
Cultivation: JP(Japan)-BIO certified, no pesticides, herbicides or chemical fertilizers
Origin: Asahina, Shizuoka, Japan
Harvest: 1st plucking 2025Cultivar : Yabukita Shading: traditionally with straw mats, 30 days Steaming: Asamushi, short Harvest: 1st picking 2025
Cultivar: Yabukita
Shading: traditional with straw mats, 30 days
Steaming: Asamushi (short)
Content: 100g
Delivery: approx. 2-3 working days (Germany, other countries)
Traditional shading
Our Gyokuro is shaded with straw mats - a very elaborate method that is rarely used anymore. The shading is further increased over the course of the days by placing more and more straw on the roof. This ensures very natural shading and slight fluctuations in the shading of the individual tea leaves. Only very high-quality Gyokuros are produced in this way.
Harvesting by hand
Masayuki San harvests the tea leaves for this high-quality Gyokuro green tea exclusively by hand. This allows him to select the very best tea leaves by hand and create a harmonious, sweet and completely bitter-free top-quality tea.
New tea grower
We are now sourcing our Gyokuro from Masayuki San in Asahina, Shizuoka, JP. We like his Gyokuro even a little better and can now be supplied by Masayuki San in consistently high quality. Be sure to try the new Gyokuro.
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This loose Gyokuro green tea has an intensely aromatic & sweet taste with a deep umami. The full-bodied taste when drinking is typical of very high-quality Gyokuro.
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This Gyokuro green tea is grown by Masayuki San in Asahina, Shizuoka Prefecture in the heart of Japan.
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The Gyokuro is fully shaded with tarpaulins approx. 30 days before harvesting. This allows it to develop an intense full-bodied flavor and pleasant sweetness. The green tea is grown without the use of pesticides, herbicides or chemical fertilizers.
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1 teaspoon per 100ml / 55 degrees / 100 seconds
You should use soft water with a maximum temperature of 60°C, especially for Gyokuro. Otherwise the delicate aromatic taste and sweetness will be lost.The loose tea is brewed in a pot with a strainer. Alternatively, you can use disposable tea bags that can be filled. It is a very sweet, strong, aromatic and full-bodied green tea and tastes good to both beginners and green tea connoisseurs. Our tutorial video below shows you how to prepare it easily.
More infusions
Gyokuro green tea is particularly suitable for several infusions. At least 4-5 are possible. A brewing time of 10-20 seconds is sufficient. Not only does the tea last longer, but more and more healthy substances are released from the tea. Of course, you can also try out different temperatures and infusion times to find out what you like best.
Coldinfusion
Like our Senchas, Gyokuro is also particularly suitable for cold brewing: simply pour cold water over the same amount of Kabusecha and leave to infuse for 5-10 minutes. Your delicious refreshment is ready. Our tutorial video below shows you this simple and super refreshing preparation method.
Storage
The Gyokuro comes in a sealed and resealable flavor bag. This makes it super easy to remove and the tea stays fresh for a long time.
