Small porcelain kyusu with lid open showing tea inside beside two glasses of iced light green tea and silver plate of gyokuro
Green Tea | Gyokuro

Cold Brew Gyokuro

Cold brew with just ice and clean water to bring out gyokuro's full lushness, natural sweetness, and umami. Serve in a wine glass or snifter, and enjoy as a relaxing drink on your day off.
  1. 1. Measure the leaves
    2 tbsp. (10g / 0.35 oz)
    Add tea leaves to a kyusu or teapot.
    Silver tablespoon filled with dried rolled Ippodo Gyokuro premium Japanese green tea leaves with "x2" written beside - Cold Brew Gyokuro
  2. 2. Add ice water
    210 mL (7 oz) Chilled water
    Pour chilled water to cover tea leaves.
    Pouring water from glass carafe into white porcelain Hasami-yaki teapot containing Gyokuro green tea leaves and ice cubes - Cold Brew Gyokuro
  3. 3. Brew
    15 minutes
    Brew without stirring or disturbing the tea leaves.
    Small white porcelain Japanese kyusu teapot with blue logo on lid sitting beside orange stop watch timer on white table - Cold Brew Gyokuro
  4. 4. Serve
    Pour out every last drop.
    Enjoy in a wine glass or snifter to fully appreciate its elegance.
    Pouring light green tea from white porcelain Hasami-yaki kyusu teapot with blue logo into white porcelain Japanese teacup - Cold Brew Gyokuro
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L. B.

Tried this for the first time with Kanro. Wow! I was not expecting such a strong flavor. Happy I get to try this the traditional way.

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