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5g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 15s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
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UmamiVerdantVelvety
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This Gyokuro offers a truly luxurious experience with its profound umami and intensely verdant fragrance. The brew is a thick, velvety broth that unfolds with exquisite sweetness, a testament to its careful cultivation and recommended cooler brewing temperatures.
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About This Tea
What does Gyokuro Okumidori taste like?
This Gyokuro offers a truly luxurious experience with its profound umami and intensely verdant fragrance. The brew is a thick, velvety broth that unfolds with exquisite sweetness, a testament to its c. It leans umami, verdant and velvety.
How should I brew Gyokuro Okumidori?
Water around 70–80 °C (158–176 °F). In a mug, steep 2–3 min. For gongfu, use 3–5 g per 100 ml, 15–30 s steeps. You'll get to see how the flavor changes across multiple rounds. The biggest mistake with green tea is using boiling water. Keep it well below that and you won't get bitterness.
Where does Gyokuro Okumidori come from?
Grown in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan from the Okumidori cultivar. This batch is from the Spring 2025 harvest.
How much does Gyokuro Okumidori cost?
Starts at $19.50 from Floating Leaves Tea, or about $0.39/g. A 50g package gets you around 8 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $2.34 per session. Explore more green teas on Teadar.
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