{"product_id":"hon-gyokuro-kusanagi","title":"Hon Gyokuro Kusanagi","description":"\u003cp\u003eHon Gyokuro Kusanagi is an impressive Japanese green tea. Gyokuro (玉露) roughly translates as “noble dewdrop”. What makes our Gyokuro special: before the harvest, it was shaded with rice straw mats for almost 21 days. This fills the tea leaves with plenty of chlorophyll and the amino acid L-theanine, which gives them an intense color and a bold flavor – and they lose almost all of their bitterness. Unlike sencha, gyokuro is mostly enjoyed on special occasions in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTaste\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHon Gyokuro Kusanagi tastes wonderfully fresh and has the full umami that is typical of high-quality Japanese gyokuro. As it cools down a little, notes of passion fruit and mango slowly emerge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOrigin\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur gyokuro comes from a farm in Japan with a long tradition. The tea garden is located in the Uji region of central Japan and produces tea of top quality. Uji is known for producing some of the finest teas in all of Japan. The tea garden lies in the middle of a coniferous forest, and the trees protect it from outside environmental influences. Because the farm avoids monocultures, the plants are less susceptible to insects. This tea was picked in mid-April.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"fot-facts\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Uji, Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShading:\u003c\/strong\u003e almost 21 days with rice straw mats\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e mid-April\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCaffeine:\u003c\/strong\u003e high\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePreparation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGyokuro is a very high-quality tea and deserves to be prepared with care. We recommend steeping 6 g of gyokuro in 500 ml of water at 60 °C for 2 minutes. Several infusions are definitely possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the ideal gyokuro experience, you can also prepare the tea in a \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/kinto-kyusu-teekanne\"\u003ekyusu\u003c\/a\u003e, an original Japanese side-handle teapot. This gives you more control over the brewing and brings out the full flavor of the leaves. Use 4 g of tea leaves with 100 ml of water at 50 °C. The steeping times for each infusion:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"fot-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1st infusion: 90 seconds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2nd infusion: 30 seconds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3rd infusion: 60 seconds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eeach further infusion: 20 seconds longer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTasting video\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fot-video\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/jHWJ6V4cgdc\" title=\"Hon Gyokuro Kusanagi – Tasting video\" loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLearn more about our first-class gyokuro in the tasting video (in German).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDiscover more\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can read all about this type of tea in our blog article \u003ca href=\"\/en\/blogs\/teewissen\/was-ist-gyokuro-tee\"\u003eWhat is gyokuro tea?\u003c\/a\u003e (in German) and in the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/blogs\/teesorten\/hon-gyokruo-kusanagi-anbau-tasting\"\u003ecultivation and tasting report on Hon Gyokuro Kusanagi\u003c\/a\u003e (in German). Our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/kabuse-sencha-superior\"\u003eKabuse Sencha Superior\u003c\/a\u003e is also shaded before the harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Takezawa Tea Farm","offers":[{"title":"50 grams","offer_id":35206030407,"sku":"11","price":19.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 Grams","offer_id":35206030471,"sku":"12","price":36.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1262\/7105\/products\/Komposition_084a04fe-87bf-44b2-9df0-6d9dd26d93c5.jpg?v=1519978184","url":"https:\/\/fraendsoftea.com\/en\/products\/hon-gyokuro-kusanagi","provider":"Friends of Tea","version":"1.0","type":"link"}