An economically price Gyokuro that has honestly replaced a lot of my Sencha’s. Beautiful green color in the cup when brewed around 158F, with a vegetable soup, brothy, Umami mouth feel. You won’t get as many steepings out of it as the higher tier Gyokuro available, but for the price, it is very lovely. The L-Theanine hit is immaculate.
The way I steep it is to start around 155 to 158f, depending on how broken up the leaf is. about 2 to 4 gram per 200ml water, with the first steeping being 1 minute and 30 seconds. The Second steeping is around a minute, as the leaves have begun to open up. The third will be a bit longer, and i might bump the temperature up in to the low 160s F, and I may go up to 2 minutes. To finish it off, If I want to get the caffeine, I will bump it up to 195f and leave it for 3 minutes. Even that final infusion retains a bit of a vegetal character amongst the catchicen soup.
If you want to have a nice Gyokuro and not break the bank, this is it! It’s lovely to have in between more expensive Gyokuro, to help make the really good stuff last a little longer in your pantry.
Flavors: Asparagus, Grassy, Vegetable Broth
