Hon-Gyokuro Premium Silver Yame [Gyokuro]　本玉露 プレミアム シルバー 八女 25g

The finest grade of Japanese green tea, gyokuro is sweet with a unique and mildly astringent aroma and mellow umami. The tea leaves are cultivated using the ooishita method, which involves shading the young tea leaves from direct sunlight for around 20 days after they first start to appear. This distinctive process inhibits astringency, producing tea leaves with large amounts of ""theanine"", an amino acid that enhances umami.
(JAPANESE GREEN TEA High-quality Japanese green tea you can trust. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries)

About Our Tea
Above is a description of ordinary Gyokuro.
Uogashi Meicha buys only the most highly ranked Gyokuro in the National Tea Competition. It is rarely offered in markets, so if you are a Gyokuro lover, try this outstanding Umami and long-lasting aftertaste.