dry leaf
Loosely compressed dark brown leaves, some golden tips visible. Aroma of aged camphor wood, old books, and a faint ripe fruit mustiness.
wet leaf
Leaves open to reveal a deep olive-brown, leathery and intact, releasing scents of damp forest floor and sweet prune.
liquor
Clear mahogany liquor with a crimson rim, thick enough to coat the cup.
aroma
Warm, layered: antique wood, camphor, a whisper of dried jujube, and a base note of clean cellar air.
taste
Rounded, weighty without heaviness. Old tree character comes through as a silty sweetness, then a building minerality. No bitterness remains, only a gentle astringency that resolves quickly into a sweet-broth sensation.
finish
Long and cooling — a saline, throat-coating huigan that lingers for minutes, followed by a sweet aftertaste at the back of the tongue.