Organic Gyokuro

This tea is best sencha that I had, but expensive.

good genuine green tea

Despite reading reviews outside of Amazon, I didn’t enjoy this tea. Very insipid, banal taste to it. I’m sure some will love, but for me an expensive experiment.

So I admit, this is my first Gyokuro. I drink a ton of green teas and matcha. I always try to get higher end brands. I used to drink a lot of store bought teas, which could be $3 a bottle (and also loaded with sugar usually, which I don't want. But, unsweetened bottled tea tastes horrible). Since I am saving money not buying bottled, I figured I mine as well get high quality teas to make myself. There was some Gyokuro that was double this price. But, this brand has great reviews, is organic, and the price was acceptable to me. So, overall, this tea compared to 'normal' green tea, has a much better flavor to me. Almost no bitterness, nice earthy flavor, with a good mouth feel. Gives me a nice boost throughout morning and afternoon as well. I brew the leaves two times (usually for 2 cups in the morning). You may be able to brew even more than twice, but, because part of the reason I drink this is for the caffeine, I want to make sure I am getting the most of that I can. I can see this becoming one of my favorites for daily drinking. The vacuum sealed bag I got is dated for a year past when I received it. Came in fresh. Inside the bag is all perfectly rolled tea leaves. No overly dry 'dusty' pieces. Very good quality. The smell is amazing! If you want to setup up your green tea game, this Gyokuro may be great for you!

Schmeckt unnormal lecker. Erinnert voll an Edamame.

First time trying Gyokuro tea so I don't know how it compares to other brands, but this was an excellent and unique premium quality Green tea. Make sure you don't use too hot of water and drink it shortly after brewing for the best experience. Although the color is quite light, it actually is quite strong caffeine wise for a green tea, and has a very unique umami type of mild, nutty, grassy, leafy, almost floral taste but not like Jasmine this is like a seaweed type of flavor almost? Except not fishy. It's actually pretty good and this package lasted me quite a while because I would save it for special occasions, drinking less fancy tea most of the time. If you want to try fancy shade grown, uniquely flavored green tea, this is it. A lil too pricey for me to buy more right now but I will consider ordering more in the future!

Ich bin seit 20 Jahren Fan von Grüntee. Ich dringe jeden Morgen eine Kanne davon. Gerne trinke ich ganz einfachen ohne zusätzlichen Geschmackskomponenten. Dieser grüne Tee schmeckt hervorragend, hat eine helle Farbe und ein angenehmen milden Geschmack. Ich brühe bis zu viermal den Tee auf. 4 Punkte gebe ich wegen des Preises.

I've enjoyed tea and coffee my whole life. I drift back and forth for seasons between them. Recently, I've been on a new tea kick: rediscovering some, giving some a second try, and trying some for the first time. I'm new to reviewing teas, but I know what I like and do not. If you like the earthiness of green tea, this is an exceptional drink. It sounds like it would be bold, but it remains delicate with a fresh floral grass flavor. It's very approachable to borrow wine lingo. The color is brilliant, and the steeped tea reveals the fresh nature of this product. I've heard that better Gyokuro teas are available at higher prices, but this is a sublime tea for me, and I'm not sure I'd know the difference (yet, anyway). The tea was in a nice tight, vacuum-sealed foil bag with a beautiful aroma out of the gate. The expiration is clearly printed on the package, and I have almost 12 months to open and enjoy it, but I'm sure the tea will be gone long before then. This tea seems the very definition of umami. Well done. If I'm formulating a Top 10 of Teas, this is in it.