{"id":4402,"date":"2026-03-24T03:06:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T03:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vigorhotelsolutions.com\/?p=4402"},"modified":"2026-03-24T03:10:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T03:10:16","slug":"7-gyokuro-jade-dew-uji-yame-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vigorhotelsolutions.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/7-gyokuro-jade-dew-uji-yame-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"7. Gyokuro (Jade Dew) \u2013 Uji &amp; Yame, Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4402\" class=\"elementor elementor-4402\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-607e565c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"607e565c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ba91564 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ba91564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Charles Tan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf36b69 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bf36b69\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-340d0a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"340d0a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Category:<\/strong>\u00a0Green Tea<br \/><strong>Global Reputation:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Japan\u2019s Ultimate Shade\u2011Grown Green Tea<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Gyokuro is shaded for 20\u201330 days before harvest, blocking 90\u201395% of sunlight. This forces the leaves to produce high levels of theanine, resulting in an intensely savory\u00a0<em>umami<\/em>\u00a0flavor, virtually no bitterness, and a sweet, full\u2011bodied liquor. It represents the pinnacle of Japanese tea craftsmanship.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Production Essence<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shading (kabuse):<\/strong>\u00a0Covered with reed screens or black cloth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Plucking:<\/strong>\u00a0Hand\u2011picked 3\u20134 leaves.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Steaming:<\/strong>\u00a0Immediate steaming to halt oxidation (slightly longer than standard green teas).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Drying &amp; Rolling:<\/strong>\u00a0Multiple drying and rolling steps to form needle\u2011like leaves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Professional Brewing<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Vessel:<\/strong>\u00a0Small Japanese kyusu teapot or\u00a0<em>gaiwan<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Leaf amount:<\/strong>\u00a05\u20136 g per 120 ml water (higher leaf ratio).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Water temperature:<\/strong>\u00a050\u201360\u00b0C.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Steep time:<\/strong>\u00a090\u2013120 seconds.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Re\u2011steeping:<\/strong>\u00a0Second steep at 60\u201365\u00b0C for 30\u201345 seconds; third steep at 70\u201375\u00b0C for 60\u201390 seconds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Taste Profile:<\/strong>\u00a0Cloudy green\u2011yellow liquor, fresh seaweed and grassy aroma, rich umami, creamy sweetness, no astringency.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Charles Tan Category:\u00a0Green TeaGlobal Reputation:\u00a0Japan\u2019s Ultimate Shade\u2011Grown Green Tea Gyokuro is shaded for 20\u201330 days before harvest, blocking 90\u201395% of sunlight. 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