Gyokuro Oku-Yame Hoshino "Okumidori" Cultivar
It's a Masterpiece from Hoshino’s Valley Slopes.
Single Cultivar: "OKumidori" a popular cultivar grown in Yame (八女)
This gyokuro is shaded just like Matcha, and cultivated in very small batch by the 4th-generation tea master from Takaki Cha-en. Even though the matcha boom, they still focus on only producing high grade gyokuro, using a tradtional Tana-gake ( 棚架 ) to shade all his farms.
Harvested in the spring by hand plucking first leaves and buds.
Size: 40g
Tasting Notes:
Freshly boiled edamame, with a blanched crispy green, some minerality, and a clean creaminess.
Typical Okumidori: Smooth, round, and balanced
FAQs
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Organic tea? No, it's "Soil First" approach, not using certified organic fertilizers, his garden relies on traditional Japanese organic composts and fertilizers to build resilient roots, alongside strict pesticide reduction.
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Pro tip: Enjoy as early as possible, and always seal properly storing in fridge
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How to brew it?
Tea leaf 5g + 50ml to 100ml water 1 min, then 40 secs, then 60 secs, up to 3rd infusion Water at 45 to 55 degrees, or Ice-dripped for 3 hours
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code Welcome12 for 1st time purchaseHow to Prepare?
- Take 2.2-2.5g of powder in a tea bowl
- Add 25ml of WARM water
- Whisk in V-W motion, as fast as you can
- Enjoy with your chosen milk (100ml) or just water.
- Take 2.2g of powder in a tea bowl
- Add 25ml of WARM water
- Whisk until no visible clumps
- Enjoy with COW or OAT milk
- Take 3g of loose tea
- Add BOILING hot water into your 280ml teapot or teacup
- Place a lid and let it brew
- Remove the tea after 3 minutes
- Use 2g (one teaspoon) of tea
- Add 90 degrees water into your 280ml teapot or teacup.
- Place a lid to brew it, not cooking it.
- Remove the tea after 2 minutes
FAQs
Which matcha is for me?
- Smoothie and flavoured drinks: Omi Barista matcha is your best choice because its balanced flavor profile and a robust vegetal note, that can give you not just colour also a clear matcha taste in your drink.
- Pure matcha, minimal sugar: If you are not a fan of adding extra sugar and always enjoy matcha in an original form, then TEA HOUSE organic and GOLDEN CEREMONIAL KOICHA matcha are your go-to choice.
- GOLDEN CEREMONIAL KOICHA matcha is our top grade matcha, 2 grades higher than Tea House organic.
- Brown matcha ”HOJICHA“: Want to switch flavour of matcha while having the health benefits from green tea.
Which oolong should I pick
Master Amber Oolong: It has the natural woody and honey-like scent that is soothing for your afternoon. Taste close to Black, but not DRY.
Silk Dancer Oolong: Jasmine, milky and subtle sweetness. The taste is more close to Green tea.
Does oolong have caffeine?
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