dry leaf
Placed inside the warm shipiao, dry leaves release dark cherry, camphor, and old library scents — the narrow opening traps and concentrates the dry aroma.
wet leaf
After a flash rinse the leaves inside the pot open slowly; the pot’s heat retention draws out deep resin and petrichor.
liquor
Liquor pours a deep amber to copper, brilliantly clear, with a silky weight that coats the fairness cup.
aroma
Aroma rises in layered notes of antique wood, dried jujube, and a whisper of menthol — classic aged sheng markers.
taste
The shipiao softens the brittle edges of young bitterness and rounds the tea’s structure; the result is a creamy, forest-floor depth with a long, sweetening core.
finish
Finish lingers comfortably in the throat, slowly returning a cool, minty huigan that lasts several minutes.