{"product_id":"kurihara-tea-farm-yame-gyokuro-shira-ore","title":"Kurihara Tea Farm: Yame Gyokuro Shira-ore","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eGyokuro Shiraore Kukicha (Karigane)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e50g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThis tea is created with the leaf stems of Kurihara Tea Garden's award willing gyokuro. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eShira-ore is a Kukicha - twig tea, also known as Karigane in the Kyoto region. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis gyokuro shiraore has been created from a blend of tea stems, stalks and twigs that have been removed during the production of Kurihara's high quality gyokuro. For this reason Shira-ore or Karigane is considered to be the highest quality kukicha. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSimilar to a gyokuro, this tea allows you to experience delicate umami flavours however as we are using the stems rather than the leaf there is more sweetness and a lovely balance of amami\/umami flavour. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteeping Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5g | 200ml | 70°C | 60sec\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eRe-steep multiple times \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients\u003c\/strong\u003e: Green tea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest\u003c\/strong\u003e: Spring 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCultivars:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e: Yabemura village, Yame, Fukuoka\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Kurihara Tea Farm:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecialists in gyokuro tea leaf cultivation and processing, the Kurihara family began in 1922 as a wholesaler. In 1942 the first master decided to move his wholesale business to the Yame region, famed for its Yamecha, and start growing tea himself. His son, Kippei Kurihara is now a respected member of the Yame City legislature while sons Yuji and Akio begin to take over the tea agriculture business.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kurihara Tea Farm","offers":[{"title":"50g Bag","offer_id":57274909884796,"sku":"66-BOX30","price":11.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0621\/2380\/2797\/files\/DSC_0385_6664fd80-db45-4103-befb-5839214edb60.jpg?v=1786626533","url":"https:\/\/www.tencha.co.uk\/products\/kurihara-tea-farm-yame-gyokuro-shira-ore","provider":"Tencha","version":"1.0","type":"link"}