Tea Connoisseur's Tasting Guide
From the misty mountains of the Wuyi cliffs to Darjeeling’s land of the thunderbolts, we restlessly pursue only those leaves of extraor...
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Gyokuro Asahi
Loose Leaf Tea | Green$11 CAD
A ballet of color, as swirling waters shimmer with melodic movement. Velvet petals trail the currents. Wisdom built through a century of swims.
Blending Notes
AROMA: Fresh & sweet
PALATE: Sophisticated, finely executed
PURPOSE: Contemplation
Precious Dew, the meticulously hand-picked tea of Emperor's.
Ingredients
Connoisseur grade, hand-picked, shade-grown green tea
LOW CAFFEINE
BLEND NO. 3388
Also known as Precious Dew, Gyokuro is grown on emerald green plains in the Uji region, and picked only once a year, in the month of May. About three weeks before Gyokuro leaves are harvested, the entire tea garden is shaded with bamboo mats, which filter 90% of the light, causing the plant to produce more chlorophyll and less tannin. Only the most tender, topmost leaves are selected and steamed to prevent oxidation, fired in baskets, then meticulously hand-rolled.
