Japanese Green Tea Stores In Chicago

Hello all,

I am visiting Chicago for a couple of days and wanted to pick up some Gyokoru. Does anyone know of tea stores (something other than a Teavana) in Chicago selling Japanese greens?

Thanks in advance,

Alton

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Alton B Wilson
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I like the Gyokuro from Teavana just as much as any other that I have. It is a quill like irradiance emerald green with typical sweet aroma and mild sour taste. I could point you to a Japanese commercial area where I live. You might find a high grade commercial Gyokuro put the pickins would be slim. Almost any place that calls themselves a tea shoppe carries a Gyokuro. The one from my local tea shoppe is OK.

Jim

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Space Cowboy

Jim,

I bought 2 ounces of Gyokuro from my local Teavana, where I live. The first cup of tea I made was excellent. Then I started playing around with brewing methods and haven't got back to where I started, and every cup since the first has not been good, or at least good to me. I think with the first cup, I used aabout 2 teaspoons of tea, water @

165- 170F and brewed for 45 - 50 seconds, that is in 310 ml of water. This is pretty close to the instructions on the Teavana bag, when I bought it. However, when I make a second, third or fourth cup, to me, it never tastes as good as the first cup. Also, how long do you keep the leaves around, after they have been infused? For example, if you make a couple of cups on a Monday, would you reuse those same leaves on the following Wednesday or Thursday? Do you make any special effort to dry the leaves or store them in between uses?

Thanks,

Alton

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Alton B Wilson

These are my brewing parameters: teaspoon/100ml/2m/off boil. Japanese teas can take the heat. They dont stand up to multiple infusions due to the typical sliver grading. The taste of the tea comes through when drank slightly less than hot. I purposely use a couple of sips to coat the tongue before the gulps. My local tea shoppes sells an Emperor Sencha Gyokuro grade. That covers the bases. It brews murky like a Sencha tasting more sour than sweet. I would put it a step behind the taste and clarity from Teavana.

Jim

PS As a general rule I d> > > I like the Gyokuro from Teavana just as much as any other that I > > have.

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Space Cowboy

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