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Gyokuro Hoshino from shizuokatea.com

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Gyokuro Hoshino

Green Tea by shizuokatea.com

SHADE GROWN & HAND PICKED TEA LEAVES

Japanese tea experts will quickly realize that Gyokuro Hoshino comes from outside of Shizuoka Prefecture. This fine tea, harvested in Hoshino Town, Fukuoka Prefecture, is the only exception to our rule of tea leaves being sourced exclusively from Shizuoka Prefecture because of its consistent high quality and excellent taste.

2 Tasting Notes

Mark Torromeo
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Mark Torromeo 2 tasting notes

Nice Gyokuro for a reasonable price. Vibrant green color, clean flavor and easy drinking. I’m sure i’ll be buying more.

Having now had a lot more of this tea i’m a little less excited about it. With just the right temperature and steeping time you can strike gold and get a wonderful, rich, buttery tea….but it’s fussy. You’ll have to experiment to get it right. Seems like very short brewing times work best for me. Less than 10 seconds. But that seems to be true to me for most green teas. 3 minutes is absurd. I don’t know why that seems to be the standard recommendation for green tea.

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