I received a sample of Old Warrior on one of my previous samples. Shame – that caused my wallet to suffer the expense of buying more of this tea.
At first, I was really surprised that this tea was from the year 2000 because the quality was superb. For a shou, especially such an old shou, this tea was insanely clean and pure. Hell, even most of the leaf and stem from the material was still intact!
This tea lasted multiple steepings and could withstand various temperatures and steeping times. Overall, this has got to be my (new) favorite aged shou.
Bravo Crimson Lotus!
Edit: I wrote a more in-depth review of it here!
https://www.theoolongdrunk.com/single-post/2017/04/12/Old-Warrior-Fights-for-Another-Day
Flavors: Earth, Sweet, Wood