Spice Station Silverlake

Finest and rarest Japanese leaf / 2008 crop / this is the best tea Japan has to offer. The small Gyokuro leaf is harvested starting the end of May after being covered for 20 days in 90% shade (more chlorophyll / less tannin / darker leaf / sweeter taste). The chopped leaf becomes the ‘tencha’ that is grind into ‘matcha’, Japan’s ceremonial tea. Serve as special after dinner tea and a cleansing beverage.