This tea is very refreshing and has a light body. This cultivar is usually shaded before harvest to enhance its flavor before processing as gyokuro but this one is unshaded and processed as sencha, It is good brewed both hot and cold and it can be enjoyed any time of the day.
Category: Sencha (cultivated without pesticides and chemical fertilizers)
Cultivar: Meiryoku
Origin: Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture
Harvest: May 2024
Net Weight: 50g
SKU: TS1024wh
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Brewing Guidelines
This is how we brew this tea at Tearoom Toka. We offer these guidelines as a reference. Variations in water (hard or soft), leaf and water quantity, water temperature, and steeping time will effect the final flavor. Feel free to experiment and find the brew that best suits your taste.
Leaves: 8g
Water: 60ml
Temperature: starting from 40°C
Time: 50 sec
Add the tea leaves to a pre-warmed teapot. When the boiled water has cooled to the desired temperature, add and steep for the selected time. When pouring, the key is to decant each infusion down to the last drop. From the second infusion on, gradually raise the temperature of the hot water and shorten the extraction time. You may increase the amount of water as well.
Profile
Leaves
Color〈dark yellowish green〉
Shape〈sword tip〉
Fragrance〈nori seasoning, sesame, soft rush, steamed cabbage, mayonnaise〉
Taste〈squid, beer, wheat, green pepper 〉
Tea
Color〈bright yellow〉
Fragrance (brewed tea)〈elusive as haze〉
Fragrance(steeped leaves)〈daisy, taro, carrot, pumpkin, soil feeling somewhere〉
Sweetness〈brown rice porridge, moisture, calm, lotus flower, lily nectar〉
Astringency〈rustic feeling from a far〉
Umami〈egg, squid, grilled cod, halfbeak, jerusalem artichoke〉
Bitterness〈crown daisy, celery〉
Acidity〈plum konbu feeling〉
Pairing
Time〈11:52 a.m.〉
Foods〈sardine and fennel pasta〉