Old Prometheus - Aged Liu Bao

Drinking great tea is revelatory in nature.  Accompanied by a sense of joy, wonderment and serenity, it's as if the tea maker, using stolen knowledge from the Gods, unlocks the leaf's secrets to create what otherwise could only be interpreted as alchemy. Each sip only serves to reaffirm this transformation and as the tea ingested begins to work its magic, it opens the drinker to seeing the world from an entirely new vantage point. Old Prometheus is a tea that plays to the subtler aspects of this experience.   It comes from Black Rock (Heishi) Mountain, one of the more famous areas that makes Liu Bao.  Known for its older tea trees at high elevation and for adhering to the traditional way of making this tea (before accelerated fermentation was established in 1959), it is packed into baskets and then allowed to age naturally.  27 years on, and now older than some of your friends, this tea has developed beautifully. Its classic betel nut aroma and flavor are accentuated by notes of warm