Gyokuro Hoshino B3JG0 Harvest: April/May 2024
Origin: Japan / Fukuoka / Yame / Hoshino
Height: 150-250 m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Saemidori, Tsuyuhikari, Kirari31 et al.
An outstanding Gyokuro from the region of Hoshino that not only presents the typical sweetness and full-bodied Umami taste but also a dense complexity that is composed of a soft savoury note as well as some notes of green vegetables. The tea has been harvested manually.
Character:
A Gyokuro that is hardly to be topped in its intensity, fullness and spice.Roasted sesame, a light tartness and hints of vegetables such as eggplant, cucumber and other vegetables. A tea like a high-value meal, nourishing in every aspect.
Category:
Gyokuro Gyokuro are the noblest teas in Japan, the name meaning drop of jade dew. For this tea, only leaves of overshadowed tea bushes are used. By casting a shadow on the bushes, their growth slows down. This results in more amino acids and chlorophyll in the leaves and consequently a more pronounced umami and sweet taste, less catechins and therefore less bitter substances. To produce Gyokuro, the tea bushes are overshadowed for twenty-one days before the plucking. Gyokuro teas are very dense and aromatic.
