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Yame Gyokuro

Consistently winning Japan's top tea competition awards. Yame's misty mountain valleys and clay-rich soil produce a gyokuro with exceptionally deep umami. Considered by many Japanese connoisseurs to be the finest.

Tasting Notes

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Origin

Yame, Fukuoka, Japan, Japan

Plant

Saemidori

Land

100–300m

Craft

Shade-grown 20+ days. Spring (ichibancha) harvest. Steamed, rolled.

Brewing

Teapot
95°Ctemp
5gper 400ml
3–5 minsteep
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