Pouring light green tea from white porcelain Hasami-yaki kyusu teapot with blue logo into white porcelain Japanese teacup
Gyokuro
Standard Gyokuro Brew
A classic brew of gyokuro is lush and dense with umami in every drop. Sip slowly, savoring the experience through the finish.
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Gyokuro
Piping Hot Gyokuro
A boiling-hot brew brings out a vivid fragrance from gyokuro leaves. In the cup, this recipe has more a little crisp, refreshing astringency, on top of gyokuro's dew-like sweetness.
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Pouring luminescent green tea over ice in three glasses straight from Yakishime Japanese kyusu teapot against ombre surface
Gyokuro
Iced Gyokuro
For a fast, fragrant pitcher of iced tea, brew a strong batch of gyokuro using boiling hot water, and then pour over ice, diluting its strength and balancing its flavor.
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Small porcelain kyusu with lid open showing tea inside beside two glasses of iced light green tea and silver plate of gyokuro
Gyokuro
Cold Brew Gyokuro
Cold brew with just ice and clean water to bring out gyokuro's full lushness, natural sweetness, and umami.
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Sencha or Gyokuro
Recipe for Sharing (Gyokuro or Sencha)
Prepare large amounts of tea with your everyday kyusu.
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