Gyokuro is one of the most prestigious names in Japanese green tea. The name is widely recognized in Japan and strongly associated with expensive, high-quality tea. Yet there is an unusual gap between that reputation and everyday experience. Gyokuro is not something most households brew casually every day. Someone may know the name for years, see it on premium gift boxes or bottled drinks, and still have little experience preparing traditional loose-leaf gyokuro. That distance is part of what makes the tea interesting. Gyokuro is not simply expensive sencha. The plants are grown differently, the flavor is unusually rich in ...
