Gyokuro is made by placing black cloths or bamboo and straw shades over the growing tea bushes to increase the level of chlorophyll in the leaves and at the same time reduce the tannin content. The darker green leaves possess a sweeter flavour with no bitterness for a top class cup of tea.
- INGREDIENTS:
- Luxury Green Tea
- ORIGIN:
- Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Grown: 500 - 1500ft. above sea level
- CAFFEINE:
- Approx 20mg per cup
- LEAVES:
- Gyokuro, Shade grown and steamed green tea.
- AROMA:
- Light and fragrant with vegetative notes
- COLOUR:
- Very bright
- TASTE:
- Full flavoured green tea with a satisfying light refreshing character.
- WELL BEING:
- Balancing
- STRENGTH:
- Light Bodied