White packaging bag for Mantoku Gyokuro by Ippodo Tea with grey pointillism teapot and teal writing and designs
White packaging bag for Mantoku Gyokuro by Ippodo Tea with grey pointillism teapot and teal writing and designs Loose leaf dark green rolled dried Ippodo Mantoku Gyokuro light refreshing Japanese green tea on white plate on white table Back of white packaging with teal writing for Mantoku Gyokuro by Ippodo Tea showing Japanese and English instructions Porcelain teacup of straw colored gyokuro green tea beside plate of dark tea leaves and packaging for Mantoku Ippodo Tea
Light & Refreshing

Mantoku (50g Bag)

Gyokuro
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Choose Mantoku for a refreshing, light gyokuro with more crispness and less umami and sweetness.

More about Mantoku (50g Bag)

This 50g Bag of Mantoku is shade-grown Japanese green tea with concentrated umami from Ippodo Tea, a family-run Kyoto tea company founded in 1717. IppodoTea.com is the official Ippodo Tea online store for the United States and Canada.

Ippodo Tea flavor note: Light & Refreshing

Ippodo tasting notes: We recommend Mantoku, the lightest body gyokuro we produce, for drinking throughout the day. While not astringent in the same way as a sencha, Mantoku has some dryness and pleasant bitterness that feel clean and crisp when we drink it after a meal. We first recommend brewing Mantoku with boiling water, serving quickly in just 30 seconds. This method brings out the misty, mossy-green aroma from these leaves, and produces an energizing and light body tea good for drinking in a mug. When brewing with the standard 140°F water, this tea produces a more mellow brew with slight sweetness and umami.

  • Category: Gyokuro
  • Best for: shoppers looking for shade-grown Japanese green tea with concentrated umami
  • Best recipes and preparation guides: Standard Gyokuro Brew; Piping Hot Gyokuro; Iced Gyokuro; Recipe for Sharing (Gyokuro or Sencha)
  • Official product page: https://www.ippodotea.com/products/mantoku
  • Related collection: https://www.ippodotea.com/collections/gyokuro
Shelf lifeConsume quickly 
Serving size10g / 0.35 oz (~2 Tbsp.) 
Size4.3" × 7.9" × 1"
Net weight1.8 oz (50g)

We recommend Mantoku, the lightest body gyokuro we produce, for drinking throughout the day. While not astringent in the same way as a sencha, Mantoku has some dryness and pleasant bitterness that feel clean and crisp when we drink it after a meal.

We first recommend brewing Mantoku with boiling water, serving quickly in just 30 seconds. This method brings out the misty, mossy-green aroma from these leaves, and produces an energizing and light body tea good for drinking in a mug.

When brewing with the standard 140°F water, this tea produces a more mellow brew with slight sweetness and umami.

Ways to Prepare

A classic brew of gyokuro is lush and dense with umami in every drop. Sip slowly, savoring the experience through the finish.
https://ippodotea.com/blogs/recipes-to-brew-japanese-tea/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.

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 Gyokuro premium Japanese green tea leaves with
2. Add hot water
80 mL (3 oz) 60°C (140°F)
Cool boiling water to 60°C by transferring 3 times.
Three porcelain teacups beside a small porcelain kyusu with arrows instructing to transfer tea from one vessel to the next
3. Brew
90 seconds
Brew without stirring or disturbing the tea leaves.
Small white porcelain Japanese kyusu teapot with blue logo on lid sitting beside orange stop watch timer on white table
4. Serve
Pour out every last drop.
Enjoy in your favorite teacup or mug.
Pouring light green tea from white porcelain Hasami-yaki kyusu teapot with blue logo into white porcelain Japanese teacup
A boiling-hot brew brings out a vivid fragrance from gyokuro leaves. In the cup, this recipe has a little more crisp, refreshing astringency, on top of gyokuro's dew-like sweetness.
https://ippodotea.com/blogs/recipes-to-brew-japanese-tea/piping-hot-gyokuro

A boiling-hot brew brings out a vivid fragrance from gyokuro leaves. In the cup, this recipe has a little more crisp, refreshing astringency, on top of gyokuro's dew-like sweetness.

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 Gyokuro premium Japanese green tea leaves with
2. Add boiling water
210 mL (7 oz) 100°C (212°F)
Pour boiling water to cover tea leaves.
Pouring hot water from silver kettle into ivory Tokoname-yaki ceramic kyusu teapot
3. Brew
30 seconds
Brew without stirring or disturbing the tea leaves.
Ivory Tokoname-yaki ceramic kyusu teapot set beside orange clock timer on white table
4. Serve
Pour out every last drop.
Enjoy in your favorite teacup or mug.
Pouring green tea from ivory Tokoname-yaki ceramic kyusu teapot into small white porcelain Japanese teacup
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.
https://ippodotea.com/blogs/recipes-to-brew-japanese-tea/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.

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 Gyokuro premium Japanese green tea leaves with
2. Add boiling water
210 mL (7 oz) 100°C (212°F)
Pour boiling water to cover tea leaves.
Pouring water from glass carafe into white porcelain Hasami-yaki teapot containing Gyokuro green tea leaves and ice cubes
3. Brew
60 seconds
Brew without stirring or disturbing the tea leaves.
Small white porcelain Japanese kyusu teapot with blue logo on lid sitting beside orange stop watch timer on white table
4. Serve over plenty of ice
Pour out every last drop.
Enjoy in your favorite glass, teacup or mug.
Pouring green tea from ivory Tokoname-yaki ceramic kyusu teapot over ice in small glass
Prepare large amounts of tea with your everyday kyusu.
https://ippodotea.com/blogs/recipes-to-brew-japanese-tea/recipe-for-sharing-gyokuro-sencha

Prepare large amounts of tea with your everyday kyusu.

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
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
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
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
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