#0279.F2 Chiyonoen Tea Garden: 2026 Mountain-Grown Yame Gyokuro Shira-ore (Karigane Stem Tea) 玉露白折 Size:[2026] 10g / 0.35 oz / Yunomi bag Shaded for about 2 weeks

Shaded for about 2 weeks

Cultivar: Yabukita Missho

Azuma Tea Garden's unique product

The spring harvest was handpicked in April and won the Special "FORTNUM & MASON BEST IN SHOW" Award at the 2023 & 2024 Leafies Competition in the UK

steeped for 2 minutes in 200 ml of 70C/160F degree water

#0279.F2 Chiyonoen Tea Garden: 2026 Mountain-Grown Yame Gyokuro Shira-ore (Karigane Stem Tea) 玉露白折 Size:[2026] 10g / 0.35 oz / Yunomi bag Shaded for about 2 weeksTo make gyokuro, tea bushes are shaded directly for about 3 weeks cutting out the sunlight increasing umami flavor and decreasing bitterness. The leaves are then harvested by machine and processed using sencha processing methods steaming, rolling, and drying. Finally, during the finishing process, stems of the leaves are separated. This makes a karigane, or high grade stem tea, called "shira ore" in the Kyushu region. The stems tend to have less