Gyokuro Green Tea |Master Sakamoto Organic Garden | 1.5 OZ
Gyokuro Green Tea |Master Sakamoto Organic Garden | 1.5 OZ
Gyokuro Green Tea |Master Sakamoto Organic Garden | 1.5 OZ Information
Water Temperature:
160°FBrewing Time:
90 seconds. Drink. Infuse again and again.Ingredients:
Premium organic green teaOrigin:
Kagoshima, JapanOur Gyokuro is grown and harvested in Kagoshima Prefecture, a pristine area of Japan surrounded by immense natural beauty and enriched with volcanic soil. Elmwood founders Bruce & Shelley Richardson visited Master Sakamoto and his incredible garden on the island of Kyushu, where they were interviewed on Japanese television. Sakamoto is passionate about the quality of his soil, which is the richest we have seen.
Gyokuro, one of the highest grades of Japanese tea, is harvested only once a year in early spring. Its delicate flavor and slightly sweet aftertaste make It the choice of green tea connoisseurs. It is also perfect for cold-steeping! Because it is shade-grown, this tea has the highest concentration of the catechin EGCG, one of the most powerful antioxidants found in plants.
Of utmost importance, severe shading helps create more umami flavor—a taste unique to Japan—as the plant stores additional L-theanine in the leaf. L-theanine is an amino acid that mostly develops in the roots of the tea plant. As it moves into the tea leaves, it reduces back to the previous components, which, when exposed to sunlight, help form catechins. Shading, therefore, prevents the creation of catechins that can give tea an astringent or bitter taste.
Yields multiple infusions. Steep like a tea professional, and never use boiling water on green tea.
Using our Cold-Steep Flask Pitcher, you can make great cold-steeped green tea. Just add water and refrigerate overnight!
Good quality. Compares with one I bought in Japan
In the cup, Gyokuro lives up to its name of Jade Dew with a clear pale green liquor that is full of flavor without any bitterness. It makes me feel energized and calm all at once and the multiple infusions are a real treat!
Love this tea, I can brew it a few times, cold brew it afterwards, then eat leaves. It's all around a perfect tea , thankyou!
I have been enjoying Master Sakamoto's gyokuro tea for some years now. The taste is superior to other gyokuro teas that I have purchased and I experience a calmer,yet more alert state of mind to begin my day. I use a scant teaspoon/per cup of purified water rather than the 1/2 teaspoon recommended and enjoy multiple infusions!