Gyokuro Kyotanabe3JGF Harvest: May 2023
Origin: Japan / Kyoto / Kyotanabe
Height: 300 m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Goko, Okumidori
A very good Gyokuro from Kyotanabe in the Uji region, one of the most famous and historic tea regions in Japan.Corresponding to the regional style, this tea is very delicate and more restrained than the teas from the south. The leaves are less heavily rolled and only gently roasted. This tea was selected by tea master Morita.
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Gyokuro Gyokuro are the noblest teas in Japan, the name meaning drop of jade dew. For this tea, only leaves of overshadowed tea bushes are used. By casting a shadow on the bushes, their growth slows down. This results in more amino acids and chlorophyll in the leaves and consequently a more pronounced umami and sweet taste, less catechins and therefore less bitter substances. To produce Gyokuro, the tea bushes are overshadowed for twenty-one days before the plucking. Gyokuro teas are very dense and aromatic.
