The essentials in 20 seconds
Gyokuro is a Japanese green tea that is shaded before harvest for 20 to 30 days. In the shade the leaves produce more L-theanine and chlorophyll and fewer bitter catechins, which is why gyokuro has a sweetish umami flavour and a deep green colour.
Mikoto comes from the first spring harvest (ichibancha) and is hand-picked. A cup is made from 2 to 3 g of leaves in water at 50 to 60 °C.
How gyokuro is made
From shaded tea bushes to loose-leaf tea.
20 to 30 days before harvest The tea bushes are covered. The leaves produce more L-theanine and chlorophyll and fewer catechins.
ichibancha The youngest spring leaves with the most delicate flavour.
selected leaves The leaves are picked by hand.
sweetish, silky Thanks to a high content of amino acids, mainly L-theanine.
Why gyokuro?
Green teas differ mainly in whether they are shaded, which harvest they come from and where they come from.
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How to prepare
Pour 50 to 60 ml of water at 50 to 60 °C over 2 to 3 g of leaves and steep for 90 to 120 seconds. You can re-steep the same leaves another 2 to 3 times.
Product details
Who is Flow?
Flow is a Czech brand that makes minerals, vitamins and plant extracts in a pure form, and Japanese teas as well. What convinced me about the gyokuro is that they describe exactly how the tea is grown and harvested and how to prepare it at a low temperature.
- Shaded tea: 20 to 30 days before harvest
- First spring harvest: hand-picked leaves
- Clear origin: Japan, 100% green tea
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