Gyokuro, Sencha and Matcha Differences
What is the difference between gyokuro, sencha, and matcha?
They vary in the way they are grown and harvested.
GyokuroGyokuro is slightly sweeter than sencha and has is famous for its crisp, clean taste.
Sencha
The most common green tea, about 75% of all teas harvested in Japan is sencha.
Healthy, aromatic, and delicious. Despite its reputation as a "common" tea sencha is highly variable in quality and price.
Matcha
Finely ground gyokuro leaves.
Matcha differs from gyokuro in that the leaves are not rolled at all.
After steaming, the leaves are thoroughly dried. This is tencha.
Tencha leaves are then ground into a super fine powder, and that powder is what is known as matcha. Matcha is the tea of chanoyu (Japanese Tea Ceremony) and whips into a thick, invigorating brew. An excellent morning tea, or an energizing beverage before any form of exercise.