We invite you to an exceptional tasting of Gyokuro teas, famous Japanese green tea, hosted by Jozef "Zajo" Zajac.

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Gyokuro: The Art of Shade in Japanese Tea

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Gyokuro is one of Japan’s most prestigious green teas. Its distinctive flavour profile is shaped, in part, by the careful shading of the tea plants before harvest.

During this tasting, we will explore different shading methods, from traditional rice-straw coverings to modern shading fabrics. We will discover how the duration of shading, the colour of the fabric and the materials used can influence the character of the finished tea.

We will taste three gyokuro teas made from different cultivars and compare them with a shaded sencha, exploring the differences in aroma, sweetness and, of course, umami.

Join us to discover how the precise art of shading shapes one of the most refined expressions of Japanese tea.

Venue: Čajový Dom, Povraznícka 2, Bratislava, Slovakia
Date and time: 24 November 2026 at 5:30 pm
Duration: Approximately 2 hours