Yame Handpicked Okumidori 3-Star Dento Hon Gyokuro Shincha A matching bead-shaped knob echoes

A matching bead-shaped knob echoes the egg form

while Sencha leaves are rolled into needle shapes

Follow along on social media—we’ll be sharing all the highlights

the mythical Pixiu — a dragon’s ninth son — is said to hatch from such eggs

or outdoors

Yame Handpicked Okumidori 3-Star Dento Hon Gyokuro Shincha A matching bead-shaped knob echoesGyokuro () is Japans most revered style of green teagrown under shade before harvest to create a cup that is sweet, full bodied, deeply umami, and remarkably low in astringency. This tea takes that tradition to its highest level. Yame Dent Hon Gyokuro () represents the most traditional and demanding form of gyokuro production. To carry the Dent Hon designation, the tea must be grown and processed in Yame, shaded for more than three weeks under