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This tea is a very high grade of Japanese tea and the tea leaves smell wonderful and slightly sweet. This is the information from their website outlining the detailed process involved in making this tea:
Information: This is one of Japan’s best green tea (made from single buds that are picked only in April/May. In an effort to develop increased chlorophyll (making them dark green) and reduced the tannin (giving a sweeter flavor with no bitterness), the tea is covered with black curtains or bamboo and straw shades for 3 weeks in early spring. The leaves are small - about 3/4’s on an inch long and extremely fragrant and tender. Immediately after plucking the leaves are taken to the factory and steamed for about 30 minutes to seal in the flavor and arrest fermentation. Next they are fluffed with hot air and pressed and dried to 30% moisture content. Repeated rolling takes place until the tea develops long thin dark green needles at which time it is finally dried to a 4-6% moisture content. The result is a full flavored green tea that has a satisfying light refreshing character. Gyokuro has been referred to as ‘history, philosophy and art in a single cup.’
I brewed two teaspoons of this tea in two cups of water for 3 minutes. It has a very smooth pleasant green tea taste! It also has a nice grassy aftertaste that I found very enjoyable. Although I enjoyed this tea a lot and am impressed with the process involved to manufacture it, I did not find the taste dramatically different from other green teas. However, it is a good Japanese green tea that I would recommend to any green tea lover.
— To purchase Tea Zone Gyokuro, or for more specific information on ingredients or the story behind this particular blend, click here to go directly to the manufacturer's web site.
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