Gyokuro Imperial

Wow, LOVE this tea, light and pleasant taste and an aroma to die for. Water temp is lower and very quick steep so more press than pot but really enjoyed this one.
Teavana pricing is pretty good over all but haven’t tried many other Gyokuro’s so will update as I do.

1st steep: 125° for 90 sec.
delicate yet full flavor, green, grassy, slightly sweet
2nd steep: 140° for 50 sec.
similar flavor, ever so slightly “rougher” – but just barely

Very mild, a little grassy. i was surprised how short the recommended steep time was—45 seconds?—and then I see it listed as longer here. I’ll have to experiment with a lower temp and longer time.

Beware of the steep time. Teavana’s sticker said 2 minutes when it’s really 30-45 seconds. They didn’t tell me that when I purchased it. However, I’d go with a steep time of around 1 minute and a temperature closer to 180 degrees.

A very nice Japanese green tea with a lightly sweet and vegetal taste. Works well iced and hot. Especially good when you make an Ice Steeped Gyokuro! add 2 and a half teaspoons of the tea to a 16 oz. tea-maker and fill up the rest of the tea-maker with ice. Pour water (175 degrees F.) over the ice so that some of it melts and there is a little room left in the tea-maker. Add as much more ice to the tea-maker as you can. Let it steep for 15 minutes. You can leave it in the fridge while it’s steeping :D All the ice keeps the tea from burning or going bitter

Savory, vegetal, and sweet. Hit the spot.

I bought this based on the recommendation of the sales person in the Boston store but I was feeling skeptical. However, I really like it and wish I had bought more!

This green tea has a slightly bitter ending on one’s taste buds.However, with all its great benefits including B vitamins this is a bitter sweet ending.

This tea has a funky smell but taste great.

Since I only make this on special occasions (such as when I have a green tea-drinking friend over) I don’t actually remember the details of this tea. Except that I liked it. ^^;