{"product_id":"unified-ferments-kettl-collaboration-hojicha-750ml","title":"Unified Ferments Kettl Collaboration Hojicha 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eUSA : NEW YORK : BROOKLYN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJou Yanagi Houjicha — Ryuouen, Uji\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMED-BODIED, ROASTED CHESTNUT, PINE, SALINE, CACAO\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnified Ferments is a Brooklyn-based producer of fermented teas founded in 2019 by Graham Pirtle and Young Stowe, two beverage industry veterans who spent years curating tea-based cocktail omakases before channeling that fluency into something new. Each bottle is built around a single-origin tea — fermented the way a natural winemaker ferments fruit, with house cultures and minimal intervention — and designed for a wine glass, not a can.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bottling is built on Jou Yanagi Houjicha from Ryuouen, a Kyoto-based tea shop founded in 1875 that sources exclusively from small farmers in Uji. Kettl — a Brooklyn-based Japanese tea importer with shops in Greenpoint and Los Angeles — is Ryuouen's only purveyor outside Japan. Late-harvest bancha, drum-roasted until deep brown over charcoal, yields a tea that smolders with soft smokiness and a maritime salinity the fermentation draws out and amplifies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePAIRINGS :\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eYakitori\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ethe grill's char mirrors the tea's roasted depth; natural carbonation resets the palate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eDark chocolate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ecacao in both directions; the salinity sharpens the finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eAged Gouda\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ecaramel and nutty sweetness echo the roasted chestnut core\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNON-ALCOHOLIC. \u0026lt;0.5% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Skurnik Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62650998096031,"sku":"8343","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0232\/3203\/files\/IMG-0933.jpg?v=1769650505","url":"https:\/\/eastsidecellars.com\/products\/unified-ferments-kettl-collaboration-hojicha-750ml","provider":"Eastside Cellars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}