gyokuro

type: green

origin: japan

ingredients: green tea

caffeine: medium

price level: $$$$

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 sweet, delicate tea with a soft, mellow body. Please note that the ideal brewing temperature for this delicate green teas is 160F. Loose tea in 3 oz. bag <h6>Character</h6> <h6>Leaves</h6> Dark green, almost blue <h6>Aroma</h6> Sweet and vegetal <h6>Color</h6> Lime, bright green <h6>Taste</h6> Vegetal, artichoke-like kind of sweet