#0279.F2 Chiyonoen Tea Garden: 2026 Mountain-Grown Yame Gyokuro Shira-ore (Karigane Stem Tea) 玉露白折 Size:[2026] 10g / 0.35 oz / Yunomi bag no chemicals

#0279.F2 Chiyonoen Tea Garden: 2026 Mountain-Grown Yame Gyokuro Shira-ore (Karigane Stem Tea) 玉露白折 Size:[2026] 10g / 0.35 oz / Yunomi bag no chemicalsTo make gyokuro, tea bushes are shaded directly for about 3 weeks cutting out the sunlight increasing umami flavor and decreasing bitterness. The leaves are then harvested by machine and processed using sencha processing methods steaming, rolling, and drying. Finally, during the finishing process, stems of the leaves are separated. This makes a karigane, or high grade stem tea, called "shira ore" in the Kyushu region. The stems tend to have less

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