{"product_id":"native-cultivar-reserve","title":"Native Cultivar Reserve","description":"\u003c!--mi xiang mi xiang mi xiang mi xiang mi xiang teas--\u003e\n\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\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d6e6d;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e漢字 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b5121b;\"\u003e極品日月潭蜜香紅茶, 原種\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d6e6d;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eorigin\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b5121b;\"\u003eYuchi, Taiwan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d6e6d;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ecraft \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b5121b;\"\u003etwisted, mi xiang\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d6e6d;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eflavor notes \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b5121b;\"\u003ehoney, stone fruit, gingerbread\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\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d6e6d;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e漢字 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b5121b;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e極品日\u003c\/span\u003e月潭蜜香紅茶, 原種\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d6e6d;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eorigin\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b5121b;\"\u003eYuchi, Taiwan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"tea-description\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d6e6d;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ecraft \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b5121b;\"\u003etwisted, mi xiang\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d6e6d;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eflavor notes \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b5121b;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003estone fruit cobbler, honey, floral\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\/Native_Cultivar_Reserve_-_Flavor_Profile_Card.jpg?v=1781132007\" alt=\"A graphic that compares Native Cultivar Reserve 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\/UL0vjlx2Rbc?rel=0\" width=\"340\" height=\"191.25\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA reserve-grade harvest of one of our most popular teas, Native Cultivar Reserve is bright, fruity, and naturally sweet, with a honey-like finish that dances on the palate. It took us over four years of focused sourcing to find a crop that met our standards for quality and taste, eventually leading us to this very limited harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs its name suggests, Native Cultivar Reserve is harvested from a variety of tea plants that originally grew wild in Taiwan. In the early 1900s, the colonial Japanese administration identified the variety as a prime candidate for black tea production; thereafter, the cultivar was planted in the hills surrounding Nantou County’s Sun Moon Lake in Yuchi, Taiwan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNative Cultivar Reserve belongs to our \u003ca title=\"Mi Xiang Teas\" href=\"\/collections\/mi-xiang-teas\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMi Xiang\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e collection of teas, meaning that the leaves were bitten by leafhoppers prior to harvest. As a result, the crop has a remarkably sweet honey aroma. Controlled oxidation preserves these delicate aromas of honey and fruit, and gives this black tea a brilliant ruby-amber liquor.\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 src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1563\/7149\/t\/15\/assets\/Brew_Icon_Leaf.png?v=1646003702\" alt=\"tea\" style=\"width: 40px;height: 40px;\"\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 src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1563\/7149\/t\/15\/assets\/Brew_Icon_Water.png?v=1646003742\" alt=\"water\" style=\"width: 40px;height: 40px;float: none;\"\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 src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1563\/7149\/t\/15\/assets\/Brew_Icon_Temp.png?v=1646003721\" alt=\"temp\" style=\"width: 40px;height: 40px;float: none;\"\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 src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1563\/7149\/t\/15\/assets\/Brew_Icon_Time.png?v=1646003730\" alt=\"time\" style=\"width: 40px;height: 40px;float: none;\"\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\u003e180°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\u003e2m\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n        \u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is our favorite way to brew most black teas, since the moderate water temperature and brew time increase sweetness and texture while limiting astringency. If you prefer a more intense brew, try increasing your water temperature. To further highlight sweetness (particularly with our \u003cem\u003emi xiang\u003c\/em\u003e crops), reduce water temperature while increasing brew time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLearn the fundamentals of tea brewing and master your technique \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/brewing-guide\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Brewing Guide\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\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":31628077316,"sku":"b-115-2","price":51.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"113g (4 oz.)","offer_id":31872160004,"sku":"b-115-4","price":98.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3g Sample (1 Serving)","offer_id":32415176884286,"sku":"spl-b-115","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1563\/7149\/files\/BLK_Formosa_Red_Native_Cultivar_Mi_Xiang_1.1.jpg?v=1732754696","url":"https:\/\/redblossomtea.live\/products\/native-cultivar-reserve","provider":"Red Blossom Tea Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}