Our first batch arrives in December 2026. Reserve tea now without paying and get a personal −10% code for your first order.

Gyokuro Uji

A tea shaded for three weeks before the harvest. Brewed at 50–60°C, it tastes like a delicate broth.

PLN 139

50 g resealable bag (PLN 278 / 100 g)

First batch: December 2026. Reserve now without paying and get a personal −10% code for your first order.

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Gyokuro Uji

Harvest
first harvest, spring 2026
Origin
Nagatani, Ujitawara, Uji, Kyoto, Japan
Cultivar
Gokō
Leaves
5 g
Water
60 ml
Temp.
50–60°C
Time
120 s
Infusions
4
50 g best before end: 12.2027

Infusion: pale, clear green

  • broth
  • seaweed
  • sweet cream

About three weeks before the harvest, the bushes are covered with mats. In the shade, the leaves build up more theanine and fewer catechins, which are what make tea bitter. The result is the strongest umami of all Japanese loose-leaf teas.

Gyokuro is brewed differently from sencha: lots of leaves, little water, a low temperature. The first cup is small and dense, and each one after it is lighter. After four infusions you can eat the leaves with a drop of soy sauce.

In the pack

50 g resealable bag, a brewing card with a QR code to a video, and a 5 g sample of another tea matched to your order.