Teavana – Gyokuro Imperial
Name: Gyokuro Imperial
Company: Teavana
Type: Green, loose
Cost: $15.00 for 2oz
Gyokuro green tea is the type of green tea that is right up my alley. Too bad their expensive nature doesn’t allow me to make them a mainstay in my tea collection right now. No matter, I drink them when I can and plan out times to get more. Teavana’s Gyokuro isn’t actually all that bad but please note that I haven’t had the chance to try a Gyokuro from the places that everybody recommends one should get Gyokuro from.
The dry leaves of this Gyokuro have a thin, needle like appearance and have a nice sweet grassy aroma. I used water that was 145F and steeped 1 teaspoon of leaves in 8oz of water for 2 minutes. The color of the liquor was a pale but bright green and smelled quite vegetal. The taste was sweet, vegetal with a spinach note, and smooth with an ever so light astringency.
In my opinion, with limited experience of Gyokuro teas, it tastes good and I quite enjoyed this tea. It was not bitter and had good strong flavors that somehow still managed to be on the delicate side. I would definitely drink this when I’m in the mood for a Gyokuro and am anxious to try more from other brands.
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