Sweet and Umami Gyokuro from Brooklyn Tea
The dry leaves of this Gyokuro revealed a syrupy sweet aroma of stone fruit, which transformed when steeped to toasted cereal and popcorn.
Preparation
Temperature
165℉
Tea
5g
Water
4oz
Steep Time
45s
Flavors
Astringency
Juicy
Body
Thick
Strength
Medium
Number of Steeps
3
Dry Leaves
Candy
Candied fruit
Stone fruit
Wet Leaves
Popcorn
Warm bread
Tea Aroma
Candied apricot
Toasted cereal
Tea Flavor
Cereal
Straw
Roasted nuts
Attributes
Brand
Brooklyn Tea
Season
n/a
Year
n/a
Elevation
n/a
Brooklyn Tea’s Gyokuro
This Gyokuro tea has so many layers, it was incredibly easy to create these tasting and aroma notes. The dry leaves reveal a syrupy sweet aroma of stone fruit. Then, it transforms when steeped to toasted cereal and popcorn. The tea flavor then gives a beautiful, fresh flavor of straw and roasted notes. It’s thick and juicy and luxurious. Absolutely delicious!
Gyokuro Green Tea
Gyokuro tea is the highest quality selection of Japanese loose-leaf green tea. The shrubs are covered for about 2 weeks, which forces the plant to increase the production of chlorophyll and theanine in the leaves. This makes for an incredibly flavorful brew. Compared to many Chinese green teas, this method creates a strong aroma of sticky-sweet candied apricots. Additionally, the use of steam to stop the oxidization in Japanese green teas instead of dry heat in Chinese green teas enhances the fresh, wilderness flavors.
Brooklyn Tea
Brooklyn Tea is a fabulous, Black-owned tea shop in New York and Atlanta. They carry a beautiful assortment of teas, of which I’ve tried many. This stands out as one of my favorites, though. Their Gyokuro is actually the first one I ever tried a few years ago, so it holds a special place in my heart.
