Iced Gyokuro

From the Matthew Amster-Burton collection

Introduction

Gyokuro is the top echelon of Japanese leaf teas, always excellent and always expensive. Feel free to substitute a good-quality sencha (the most common type of Japanese tea), following the overnight brewing instructions.

Ingredients

Steps

1. Combine the tea leaves and water in a liquid measuring cup. Cover and steep 20 minutes to 1 hour at room temperature or overnight in the refrigerator. Strain and serve over ice.

Notes

The strained tea will keep up to four days in the refrigerator.

Read more about green tea in Matthew Amster-Burton’s “Green goddess.”

This content is from the Matthew Amster-Burton collection.