LEICO
Description
2025 first harvest
An IKKYU exclusivity - for the first time available outside Japan!
Made in the town of Sechibaru, Nagasaki, LEICO is a mellow deep-steamed green tea. Its leaves are dark, glossy curls in the signature shape of tamaryokucha (also known as guricha and yonkoncha).
Great for multiple infusions, with a gentle profile and lingering sweetness, LEICO is made with the best leaves from the first harvest and finished with a rare charcoal flame technique to bring out as much flavor as possible.
The most prestigious tea of Kobayashi san, at low temperatures, it can be served like a gyokuro, with the same exceptional umami mouthfeel and soft fragrance. Still, contrary to a gyokuro, LEICO has low levels of caffeine, making it a great late afternoon treat.
To enjoy LEICO as a gyokuro, the producer recommends brewing at 50C for 1 to 2 minutes (5g per person, 8 to 10g for three people).
You can also prepare it as a regular tamaryokucha, so at 70-75C for 1 minute which will develop different notes with a subdued Umami and increase its sweetness. Enjoy a fragrant aftertaste with hints of muscat grapes.
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LEICO
LEICO
Description
2025 first harvest
An IKKYU exclusivity - for the first time available outside Japan!
Made in the town of Sechibaru, Nagasaki, LEICO is a mellow deep-steamed green tea. Its leaves are dark, glossy curls in the signature shape of tamaryokucha (also known as guricha and yonkoncha).
Great for multiple infusions, with a gentle profile and lingering sweetness, LEICO is made with the best leaves from the first harvest and finished with a rare charcoal flame technique to bring out as much flavor as possible.
The most prestigious tea of Kobayashi san, at low temperatures, it can be served like a gyokuro, with the same exceptional umami mouthfeel and soft fragrance. Still, contrary to a gyokuro, LEICO has low levels of caffeine, making it a great late afternoon treat.
To enjoy LEICO as a gyokuro, the producer recommends brewing at 50C for 1 to 2 minutes (5g per person, 8 to 10g for three people).
You can also prepare it as a regular tamaryokucha, so at 70-75C for 1 minute which will develop different notes with a subdued Umami and increase its sweetness. Enjoy a fragrant aftertaste with hints of muscat grapes.
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Description
Description
2025 first harvest
An IKKYU exclusivity - for the first time available outside Japan!
Made in the town of Sechibaru, Nagasaki, LEICO is a mellow deep-steamed green tea. Its leaves are dark, glossy curls in the signature shape of tamaryokucha (also known as guricha and yonkoncha).
Great for multiple infusions, with a gentle profile and lingering sweetness, LEICO is made with the best leaves from the first harvest and finished with a rare charcoal flame technique to bring out as much flavor as possible.
The most prestigious tea of Kobayashi san, at low temperatures, it can be served like a gyokuro, with the same exceptional umami mouthfeel and soft fragrance. Still, contrary to a gyokuro, LEICO has low levels of caffeine, making it a great late afternoon treat.
To enjoy LEICO as a gyokuro, the producer recommends brewing at 50C for 1 to 2 minutes (5g per person, 8 to 10g for three people).
You can also prepare it as a regular tamaryokucha, so at 70-75C for 1 minute which will develop different notes with a subdued Umami and increase its sweetness. Enjoy a fragrant aftertaste with hints of muscat grapes.
