Gyokuro - Tealuxe

The color of the leaves of this gyokuro from Tealuxe is noticeably darker than the leaves of Adagio's gyokuro. There is also a huge differnce in the flavors of the teas.


I brewed Tealuxe's gyokuro the exact same way as I brewed the tea from Adagio's. The resulting tea had a very light underlying 'seaweed' or 'vegetal' flavor. Instead, this tea is dominated by a pleasantly fragrant floral aroma. The color of the tea itself is a pale golden yellow with a slight hint of green rather than the brilliant blue green of most green teas. The saltiness of this tea is definately noticeable and the astringency of this tea is pucker inducing. I tried varying temperatures, steeping times, and amounts of tea to eliminate the astringency, but nothing I did was successful.


Besides the astringency, this gyokuro form Tealuxe has a very deep flavor with palate cleansing properties. I was especially surprised by the high amounts of umami in this tea. If you can stand a bit of bitterness, then this is one tea that you'll have to try at least once.


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