Host holding red brown lacquered wooden Marubon serving tray by Ippodo Tea Co. filled with six decorative cups of green tea
Green Tea | Gyokuro | Sencha

Recipe for Sharing (Gyokuro or Sencha)

Prepare large amounts of tea with your everyday kyusu. Brew several times with the same leaves to produce multiple cups of delicious tea. Serve when hosting a dinner party or any other type of gathering; this technique is indispensable when a lot of tea is needed.
  1. 1. Measure the leaves
    2 tbsp. (10g / 0.35 oz)
    Add tea leaves to a kyusu or teapot.
    Silver tablespoon filled with dried rolled Ippodo premium Japanese green tea leaves with "x2" written beside - Recipe for Sharing (Gyokuro or Sencha)
  2. 2. Add boiling water
    240 mL (8 oz) 100°C (212°F)
    Pour boiling water to cover tea leaves.
    Pouring hot steamy water from stainless steel tea kettle into brown clay side-handle Japanese Yakishime Kyusu on wood table - Recipe for Sharing (Gyokuro or Sencha)
  3. 3. Brew
    30 seconds
    Brew without stirring or disturbing the tea leaves.
    Pouring hot steamy water from stainless steel tea kettle into brown clay side-handle Japanese Yakishime Kyusu on wooden table - Recipe for Sharing (Gyokuro or Sencha)
  4. 4. Repeat and serve
    Pour out every last drop into a pitcher. Repeat steps 2-4 (with zero seconds brew time) until the pitcher is full.
    Serve to your guests.
    Pouring green tea from above from brown Yakishime clay kyusu teapot into large glass carafe with white Ippodo Tea engravings - Recipe for Sharing (Gyokuro or Sencha)

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