FRENCH NAME  GYOKURO ASAHI JAPONAIS
BLEND NO.  3388
The most refined of Japanese teas - Gyokuro’s long, flat, pointed leaves look remarkably like pine needles and produce a pale green liquor, with a smooth and lingering taste. LOOSE TEALEAVES.

AROMA: Fresh and sweet
PALATE: Sweet and grassy complex palate with low tannins and a lingering smooth finish

Also known as Precious Dew, Gyokuro is grown on emerald green plains in the Uji region, and picked only once a year, in the month of May. About three weeks before Gyokuro leaves are harvested; the entire tea garden is shaded with bamboo mats, which filter the 90% of the light, causing the plant to produce more chlorophyll and less tannin. Only the most tender, topmost leaves are selected and steamed to prevent oxidation, fired in baskets, then meticulously hand-rolled.