What’s the difference between Gyokuro Powder and Matcha? Gyokuro Powder vs Matcha Powder Comparison

What’s the Difference between Gilurro Powder and Matcha. In this blog we’re gona find out we’ll be preparing a Gilkurl powder from Mr. Sakamoto’s tea farm and see how it compares to Premium matcha tea. We’ll also take a look at the type of tea used to make matcha powder and see what makes it different from Gilurro tea. Let’s Get started. So to understand the difference between Gilurro powder Visus matcha we have to take a look at these two sets of leaves. On the left side we have Gilquiol. Considered to be the highest quality leaf tea in Japan. You can easily identify this tea because of the long, dark leaves that are tightly rolled into needle shapes. The reason these leaves are so green is because they are shaded for three weeks before the harvest. When the leaves are cut off from sunlight, they produce more caffeine, chlorophyll, and threonine. The chlorophyll gives the leaves the darker green color, but what farmers are really interested in is the threonine, an amino acid that produces a sweet and savory flavor in the tea. The top leaves are selected in the springtime and the leaves are steamed, dried, and carefully rolled into these tight needle shapes. Gilurro actually goes through an additional rolling stage which separates it from Setia. This careful rolling allows the leaves to lock in their flavor until they’re infused into water. When the leaves unfurl and release their trademark sweet and savory flavor. This tea produces a denser texture and a richer flavor which has made it world famousous. Mr. Sakamoto specializes in producing these Gilda teas and he’s found a way to do it without using pesticides or chemicals. These flavorful Gurdon teas have made him a legend in his region of Kagoshima and allowed him to become president of the Organic Team Growinging Association. But recently he started making matcha as well. He purchased three large granite mills which are able to carefully grind the tea leaves into a fine powder without introducing heat which would destroy the flavor. But instead of making normal matcha, he decided to grind his famous Gilkurdo tea into a fine powder to produce Gilurdo powder. Which we’ll see is very similar to Premium Matcha, so there’s the story of the Gilkeal Powder, but what about the Matchacha? The leaves on the right side are called Tenscha and they are almost never sold like this. These leaves are specifically made for grinding and producers will keep the leaves in this form until they’re ready to be ground into Matcha. So what makes these leaves different than Gillurro. Not much really both leaves are shaded for roughly the same amount of time. The younger leaves are selected to be steamed and dried, but that is where the two begin to part ways while Gilkuro is rolled into these tight needles. Tenia actually goes through a unique process where the stems are removed from the leaf. These stems are harder to grind and they don’t produce as dark of a green color so they need to be removed. Once the stems are removed and the tension leaves are fully dried, they are ready to be ground into matcha. One final difference between tena and Gurro is the leaf selection. As I said before, both teas tend to be made from the younger leaves, and while that is true, tena can also include a couple of older leaves as well. Guru needs to be made from the top three leaves as these are the richest in nutrients and smoothest in flavor. Tension is made from these top three leaves, but it may also include the next one to two leaves down. These larger leaves are easier to de-stem and deveinne and they can still be ground well so these two leaves are very similar but what happens when we grind them into a powder. Before we get to that if you’re enjoying this blog so far, we would really appreciate it if you could like the blog and subscribe to learn more about green tea. Now let’s compare the two powders, so I sifted out the powdered versions of each of these leaves. So you can clearly see which is which you notice that the matcha powder is slightly darker than the gilurl powder, which could have to do with the stems being included to be fair. The matchacha I’m using for this experiment is the Chiang Premium Matcha, which is super green and super high quality. The Sakamoto by comparison is about half the price, but it can still hold its own in the color test, but it’s not just about color, it’s also about the flavor. I sifted some of the matcha powder into a bowl and prepared the two Ts as Usucha, or Thin matcha, creating a light green foam on top with a bamboo whisk. The foam is pretty much even on the two Ts. Both foam quite nicely, which will give them an aired consistency in the final taste test. So let’s pour these out and have a taste as you can see. The color is very similar. You could notice a color difference between the Gilodo powder versus matcha powder, but now that they are mixed into water, they look pretty much the same. I found the flavor of the Gilodo powder to be a bit stronger with more savoriness. This is to be expected because the Yomami flavor profile is a specialty of Mr. Sakamoto. There was, however, a little hint of bitterness with the Gilurdo powder. While the Shirvan Premium matcha was smooth all the way through, the matcha also tasted milky and smooth with a well-rounded taste profile. This is only one of Mr. Saamoto’s Gur powders. He also has the Sakamoto Pi, which is much smoother and greener in color. Overall, these two Gilurdo powders are a great value for the money and they can hold their own with a matchacha double their price. What you should definitely try out is the Giluro tea made by Mr. Sakamoto. It really is one of a kind. The Gilkado Chamasume is the most popular. But if you really want to get a luxurious tasting experience, you should go for the Gilkurdo Cha Me Gin. Made from the same Dhoti tea variety which is known for its light and sweet flavor. If you want a browser selection of the best pesticide-free green teas we found during our travels around Japan, you can find them all on our website buyontheway. Thank you all so much for reading. We’ll see you next time.