Gyokuro

About Gyokuro

Gyokuro is a Japanese green tea grown under cover during the development of its new leaves. Restricting sunlight helps produce a rich, savoury character and the distinctive covered-leaf aroma often compared with seaweed. As a fragrance subject, it offers a softer, fuller view of green tea than a simple impression of freshly cut grass.

Scent Profile

Tender foliage meets a damp, steamed-green quality, with a suggestion of nori and restrained sweetness. The character can feel rounded and supple rather than sharply leafy, while retaining the clarity associated with a cup of green tea. Umami itself belongs to taste; in a scent composition, a similar sense of richness can be conveyed through texture and the relationship between green, floral and softer elements.

Use in Perfumery

A gyokuro impression can give green or tea fragrances quiet depth without turning them heavily sweet. Jasmine can extend its delicate floral side, while cedarwood and musk suggest the calm air remaining after tea has been poured. Citrus introduces a brighter opening; galbanum draws a sharper edge around the foliage, allowing the softer tea character to remain perceptible within a more clearly defined green composition.