Sencha Gyokuro Asahi Loose Leaf Green Tea
Shade-grown Gyokuro Asahi: a smooth, sweet Japanese green tea of exceptional refinement.- Free Shipping on UK orders over £30
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Our Sencha Gyokuro Asahi loose leaf green tea is an exceptional shade-grown Japanese green tea with a pale jade-green liquor, deep natural sweetness and a rich, savoury umami character. Smooth, elegant and remarkably low in astringency, it is a tea to brew slowly and savour properly — refined, aromatic and quietly extraordinary in every cup.
Sencha Gyokuro Asahi Loose Leaf Green Tea
Sencha Gyokuro Asahi is one of Japan’s most refined loose leaf green teas, produced from shade-grown spring leaf and finished in the elegant dark needle shape associated with premium Gyokuro. Specialist tea retailers consistently describe this tea as smooth, sweet, low in tannin and prized for its depth of flavour and aromatic finesse.
This is a green tea for moments when you want something genuinely special: softly intense, deeply satisfying and far removed from an everyday grassy green tea.
Sweet, Umami-Rich and Beautifully Smooth
In the cup, this Sencha Gyokuro Asahi loose leaf green tea brews to a pale, luminous jade-green liquor with remarkable clarity. The flavour is naturally sweet and rounded, with rich umami depth, a gentle vegetal softness and a long, clean finish that lingers without bitterness.
The shaded cultivation of Gyokuro is central to this character, creating a sweeter, more savoury tea with much less astringency than many sun-grown Japanese green teas.
A Premium Shade-Grown Japanese Green Tea
Gyokuro is widely regarded as one of Japan’s highest-grade green tea styles, and Asahi is a particularly prized name within that tradition. Similar specialist descriptions emphasise its spring harvest, shade growing, needle-shaped leaf and refined sweet-savoury cup.
The result is a tea that rewards attention: generous in depth, elegant in structure and especially suited to slower, more mindful brewing.
At a Glance
- Tea type: Loose leaf green tea
- Origin: Japan
- Style: Gyokuro Asahi
- Liquor: Pale luminous jade-green
- Flavour: Sweet, smooth, richly umami and softly vegetal
- Best enjoyed: Without milk
A Tea for Quiet, Considered Moments
Sencha Gyokuro Asahi is best suited to unhurried drinking, whether as a calm afternoon tea or a more contemplative morning brew. Its sweetness and umami character make it deeply satisfying in small, carefully prepared servings, and its delicacy is best appreciated without additions.
How to Brew Sencha Gyokuro Asahi
Use water cooled to around 60°C and add one heaped teaspoon per 100ml. Steep for 2 to 3 minutes for a rich, smooth first infusion.
A cooler temperature allows the tea’s sweetness and umami to develop without drawing out unwanted astringency. The leaves will reward at least two further infusions; raise the water temperature slightly with each brew and adjust the steep time to taste.
Cold brewing is also excellent: steep the leaves in cold filtered water in the fridge overnight for an exceptionally smooth, sweet and refreshing cup.
Ingredients
Green tea, Gyokuro Asahi.
About High Teas London
High Teas London has been sourcing distinctive loose leaf teas and infusions since 2008. With over 350 different teas in our collection, we are proud to offer exceptional teas with genuine provenance and drinking pleasure, including refined Japanese green teas such as Sencha Gyokuro Asahi.
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Tea Type |
Quantity |
Water Temp |
Brew Time |
| WHITE | 3-5g per cup | 70c | 5-6 mins |
| GREEN | 3-5g per cup | 75c | 2-5 mins |
| BLACK | 3-5g per cup | 95c | 4-6 mins |
| OOLONG | 3-5g per cup | 95c | 5-8 mins |
| PU-ERH | 3-5g per cup | 95c | 4-6 mins |
| UK Orders over £30 | FREE |
| UK Orders under £30 and below 250g | £1.97 |
| UK Orders under £30 and above 250g | £3.95 |
| International Orders | £15 |
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