Gyokuro

[olivierco]

COOL +2

[Chip]

Here is to cooler water and gyokuro leaf! Perfect together. Cheers!

[ryan]

You may want to also try a longer steep time. With such a low water temperature I often will steep gyokuru for 2.5m. Give it a shot.

[Shelob]

For a really premo gyokuro and a really premo session, I only brew 2 ounces in a tiny Korean pot that looks like it was made for gyokuro. So that is only 4 grams of leaf. This creates an ultra rich indulgence. Yes it is a special method.

Most gyokuro I brew at a more sane 1 gram per ounce, and There are many ways to brew gyokuro. I would be hesitant to say any one way is necessarily right or wrong.

Really premo should be purchased where - O- cha would yoiu suggest?

thanks

[Chip]

Really premo should be purchased where - O- cha would yoiu suggest?

thanks

O-Cha would top my list, but tbh, I have not had much of the premo stuff. I am hoping to correct this deficiancy this month.

[Pentox]

Really premo should be purchased where - O- cha would yoiu suggest?

thanks

I haven't tried o-cha gyokuro, although I have a pack of the Yame waiting to be opened. I've recently been on a quest to find some truly premo gyo. So far I've been looking at Yame Gyokuro vil Hoshino from Lupicia, Gyokuro the Ultimate from Zencha, possibly some o-cha choices, I haven't tried any of o-cha's, Kurudashi Pinnacle from hibiki-an. The best gyokuro that I've had so far though is a yame gyokuro from Bassaro, but they're a vendor exclusive to France. I'm somewhat still scouting around for where I'm going to find some great Gyokuro from. I use the Lupicia yame as a baseline for other gyokuros.

[Shelob]

Thanx Chip and Pentox for the quick replies. Guess when it comes rite down to it, I never had premo either!
But you guys have put me on the hunt...let ya know what I decide to try! Thanx again! I really do luv Japanese greens!

[olivierco]

You can buy good premo gyokuro from ippodo too!

I guess wih ippodo, zencha, o-cha, lupicia (why don't they send to France?) and hibiki-an, you will be able to find many excellent gyokuros!

[Pentox]

You can buy good premo gyokuro from ippodo too!

I guess wih ippodo, zencha, o-cha, lupicia (why don't they send to France?) and hibiki-an, you will be able to find many excellent gyokuros!

Hm, I haven't tried the gyo from ippodo yet. I haven't ordered ippodo tea due to the horrid shipping rates

[olivierco]

You can buy good premo gyokuro from ippodo too!

I guess wih ippodo, zencha, o-cha, lupicia (why don't they send to France?) and hibiki-an, you will be able to find many excellent gyokuros!

Hm, I haven't tried the gyo from ippodo yet. I haven't ordered ippodo tea due to the horrid shipping rates

If you order enough items the shipping cost are only about 300Y per item. As their prices aren't very expensive, it isn't so bad after all.

[Chip]

You really have to plan your order to make it cost effective since the minimum shipping cost is pretty high.

[chingwa]

Well I must say, I had no idea what Gyokuro was until I followed the advice further up in this post... 130 degrees, 100cc of water... etc. I've had Gyokuro at tea houses and have made it at home before following the tea farm instructions, but the advice here makes it a whole NEW tea. I am now forever indebted to you guys....

[Chip]

Well I must say, I had no idea what Gyokuro was until I followed the advice further up in this post... 130 degrees, 100cc of water... etc. I've had Gyokuro at tea houses and have made it at home before following the tea farm instructions, but the advice here makes it a whole NEW tea. I am now forever indebted to you guys....

Awesome!!! That is exciting to hear.

We sometimes get into just a chatter mode, but when we hear someone learned something new and applied it, and derived huge benefit from it ... well, that is incredibly exciting for us as well.

Thanks for sharing this with us, we share your excitement

[olivierco]

Well I must say, I had no idea what Gyokuro was until I followed the advice further up in this post... 130 degrees, 100cc of water... etc. I've had Gyokuro at tea houses and have made it at home before following the tea farm instructions, but the advice here makes it a whole NEW tea. I am now forever indebted to you guys....

Which gyokuro did you brew?

[murrius]

And to stress the preheated pots and cups!!! Crucial for gyokuro at low temps.

If anyone want to stress their teapots and cups, just sent them to me and I'll take them into the office where I work.