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drank Uji Gyokuro by Wegmans
526 tasting notes

This is delicious! I absolutely love this tea! The leaves are slightly lower grade but still a typical japanese green. The small spines are emerald green and with small gold specks. The brew is a pale jade and refracts light well. The brew tastes of sweet honey butter! There are undertones of vegetable, nectar, oils and a very slight citrus tang. The wet leaves smell of algae, spinach, fresh grass and spring! This is a quality japanese green. The only problem with this tea is its price. The company I bought it from has it priced extremely high so I can only afford it within small doses. I also would rather spend my money elsewhere so this is the last of this tea that I will be buying.

Flavors: Molasses, Peat Moss, Stems, Summer, Sweet, Vegetal

Preparation
165 °F / 73 °C 1 min, 15 sec 2 tsp 10 OZ / 295 ML

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