Gyokuro Tea - Tekiro
玉露 滴露
High quality loose-leaf gyokuro tea leaves blended in Kyoto.
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Gyokuro tea is a type of premium Japanese green tea, known for its fragrant aroma, and delicate, sweet flavour. Gyokuro tea is grown and harvested differently from other green teas. The tea plants are shaded for several weeks before harvest, using giant straw or tarp sheets which reduce the amount of sunlight that reaches the leaves, resulting in slower growth and increased amino acid and caffeine production. The tea leaves used for gyokuro are the youngest and most tender leaves. After harvesting, the leaves undergo a steaming process to halt oxidation after which they are rolled and dried to create the final tea leaves.
Made of the finest quality tea leaves grown in the mountains of Kyoto and its surrounding areas, Tekiro is a light-bodied gyokuro with a smooth character, that is said to keep you energized throughout the day.
Chūbu
The central Chūbu region is predominantly mountainous, home to the rugged Japan Alps with coasts on both the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean. The region's history has been shaped by its strategic position between the great cities of Kyoto and Tokyo with Nagoya at its heart. Niigata lies to the north while Mt Fuji can be found in the south in Shizuoka Prefecture.
