{"product_id":"emperor-shou-puerh-2008","title":"Emperor Shou Pu-erh 2008","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#\"\u003eBrewing Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody class=\"tea-description-container screen-large\"\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"tea-description\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 21.1122%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d6e6d;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e漢字 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b5121b;\"\u003e〇八年勐海宮廷普洱熟茶\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 29.2177%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d6e6d;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eorigin\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b5121b;\"\u003eMenghai, Yunnan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 19.2271%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d6e6d;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ecraft \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b5121b;\"\u003eshou (fermented)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 29.2177%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d6e6d;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eflavor notes \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b5121b;\" color=\"#b5121b\"\u003eearthy, chocolate \u003cspan style=\"caret-color: #b5121b;\"\u003emint, malty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003ctbody class=\"tea-description-container screen-small\"\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"tea-description\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 21.1122%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d6e6d;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e漢字 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b5121b;\"\u003e〇八年勐海宮廷普洱熟茶\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 29.2177%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d6e6d;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eorigin\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b5121b;\"\u003eMenghai, Yunnan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"tea-description\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 21.1122%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d6e6d;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ecraft \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b5121b;\"\u003eshou (fermented)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 29.2177%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d6e6d;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eflavor notes \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b5121b;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eearthy, chocolate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emint, malty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1563\/7149\/files\/Emperor_Shou_Pu-erh_2008_-_Flavor_Profile_Card.jpg?v=1781132041\" alt=\"A graphic that compares Emperor Shou Pu-erh 2008 to our other teas in the same style.\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ktitleright\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e0W0mAq4tX8?rel=0\" width=\"340\" height=\"191.25\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"kid\"\u003eThis Emperor Pu-erh is comprised of small hand-picked young leaves and buds, gathered in Spring of 2008 from Menghai County in Xishuangbanna, the lush tea growing region of Yunnan, China. It’s a region rich in history and in the unique environmental factors ideal for cultivating good quality pu-erh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePicked tea leaves are first sun withered, then rolled, twisted and finally roasted to create a “maocha”, the base green stage of a pu-erh. The maocha is then piled and composted in a controlled process that accelerates the aging of the tea, doing in a year what normally would take upwards of 10 years to achieve if the tea was allowed to age on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \"shou\" or \"cooked\" process introduces a mellow, malty character to Pu-erhs. In this example, the result is a rich texture in the mouth, balanced by a bright, luscious flavor with notes of chocolate mint or grass jelly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 284px; border-collapse: collapse; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody style=\"padding: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 50px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/brewing-guide\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" alt=\"tea\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1563\/7149\/t\/15\/assets\/Brew_Icon_Leaf.png?v=1646003702\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 28px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 50px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/brewing-guide\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px; float: none;\" alt=\"water\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1563\/7149\/t\/15\/assets\/Brew_Icon_Water.png?v=1646003742\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 28px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 56px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/brewing-guide\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px; float: none;\" alt=\"temp\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1563\/7149\/t\/15\/assets\/Brew_Icon_Temp.png?v=1646003721\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 28px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 50px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/brewing-guide\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px; float: none;\" alt=\"time\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1563\/7149\/t\/15\/assets\/Brew_Icon_Time.png?v=1646003730\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 50px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 28px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 50px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1oz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 28px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eat\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 56px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e212°F\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 28px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003efor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 50px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1m\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeavily aged or fermented teas like this are incredibly easy to brew, since they tend to have very little bitterness or astringency regardless of water temperature. We recommend starting with the instructions above, and then adjusting to your preference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLearn the fundamentals of tea brewing and master your technique \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Brewing Guide\" href=\"\/pages\/brewing-guide\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehere\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Red Blossom Tea Company","offers":[{"title":"56g (2 oz.)","offer_id":2075018428431,"sku":"p-316-2","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"113g (4 oz.)","offer_id":2075018461199,"sku":"p-316-4","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"226g (8 oz.)","offer_id":2075018493967,"sku":"p-316-8","price":104.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"453g (16 oz.)","offer_id":2075018526735,"sku":"p-316-16","price":208.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5g Sample (1 Serving)","offer_id":32415184060478,"sku":"spl-p-316","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1563\/7149\/products\/EmperorPu-erh2008_1.jpg?v=1590559559","url":"https:\/\/redblossomtea.live\/products\/emperor-shou-puerh-2008","provider":"Red Blossom Tea Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}