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Gyokuro from Pekko Teas

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79/100

Gyokuro

Green Tea by Pekko Teas

Country of Origin: China
Region: Zhejiang Province
Grade: Gyokuro – Made to Japanese specifications
Altitude: 500‟ – 1500‟ ft. above sea level
Manufacture Type: Shade grown and steamed green tea
Cup Characteristics: A full flavored green tea that has a satisfying light refreshing character. Tending pleasantly
vegetative with some briskness.
Infusion: Very bright
Luxury Ingredients: Green tea

3 Tasting Notes

DaisyChubb
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DaisyChubb 2 tasting notes

WOW! THANK YOU Pekko Teas for this sample! I hit the jackpot with this one, ohhh gyokuro – you are my lover.

So refreshing, so tasty.

brb in heaven. I’ll be back with a full review and rating!

2012-10-09 21:09:42 -0400
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Okay – so after receiving my KaiMatcha and tasting that amazing flavour – I was craving more of it!
Just one sniff of the dry leaf of this great quality Gyokuro was enough to know that this would cure my umami craving.

I made a huge 40oz pot of it (huge because I was all by myself lol) and starting drinking it like it was going out of style. Oh my – so savoury. It tasted like fresh green grass, but it wasn’t at all bitter. There was a slight astringency at the end of the sip – but oh so slight (I brewed at 175 for 2 mins!)

The scent was so fresh and summery – this is a very special tea. I can’t wait to try the method of brewing with just the tea leaves and icecubes. That concentrated flavour is exactly what I’m craving!

2012-10-13 18:20:25 -0400
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BoxerMama
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BoxerMama

BIG Thank you to Pekko tea for this very generous sample. The dry leaf smells beautiful, very rich. When I added water to the leaves it was such a lovely thing to watch. The tiny leaves are a very deep green and as they settled the water appeared to be a light mint green. It’s steeping now and turning a mild golden colour. The tiny leaves expanded quite a bit.
Cleary this is a delicate tea. Steeped 2 minutes at 80 degrees it has come out slightly bitter. But the vegetal taste is still very rich. Very nice tea!

2012-10-14 11:26:24 -0400
175 °F / 79 °C
2 min 0 sec
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