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80°CTemperature
5g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 15s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
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UmamiSweetVegetal
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This exquisite Gyokuro offers a luxurious, deep umami that melts into a unique sweetness, reminiscent of tender summer corn. Subtle notes of fresh herbs and dashi provide a refined complexity, making each sip a truly distinguished experience.
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About This Tea
What does Shinki Yamashita Kyomidori Gyokuro taste like?
This exquisite Gyokuro offers a luxurious, deep umami that melts into a unique sweetness, reminiscent of tender summer corn. Subtle notes of fresh herbs and dashi provide a refined complexity, making . It leans umami, sweet and vegetal.
How should I brew Shinki Yamashita Kyomidori Gyokuro?
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 Shinki Yamashita Kyomidori Gyokuro come from?
Grown in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan from the Kyō-midori cultivar. This batch is from the 2025 harvest.
How much does Shinki Yamashita Kyomidori Gyokuro cost?
Starts at $65.00 from Kettl, or about $2.60/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $15.60 per session. Explore more green teas on Teadar.
$65.00$2.60/g