Why this word is great
GYOKURO — [Noun] A high-grade Japanese green tea whose leaves are grown in deep shade for weeks before harvest, producing a liquor of profound sweetness and savory umami. Its name is borrowed from Japanese 玉露 (gyokuro), from 玉 (gyoku, "jewel, jade") + 露 (ro, "dew"), literally meaning "jade dew" or "jewel dew." Unlike sencha—which basks in the sun, developing a bright, astringent grassiness—or matcha—which is pulverized into a frothy suspension—gyokuro is an infusion of whole, tender leaves, a slow extraction of shade. It is the deep marine green of the dry needles, the pour of water just cooler than a sigh, and the profound, brothy umami that fills the mouth. A lesson in how deprivation can concentrate essence, it is liquid shadow, patiently coaxed from the dark.