- Dry Leaf Appearance
- Twisted-curved form (卷曲形); dense, finely twisted leaves of dark green color with oily luster (墨绿油润); tender green shoots show through in places; abundant white down covers the surface like snow coating.
- Dry Leaf Aroma
- High, clean and noble (清香高雅), with young corn tones from abundant down (毫香, háo xiāng); a "wild" mountain note is felt — trace of high-altitude ecological terroir (原野香, yuányě xiāng).
- Liquor Aroma
- Develops toward creamy sweetness and deeper chestnut register; cooled cup long retains subtle "cold" aroma — result of triple drying.
- Liquor Color
- Tender yellow, clear and bright (嫩黄透亮) for special grade; yellow-green and clean for first grade.
- Spent Leaves
- Yellow-green color, uniform; shoots elastic and intact.
- Taste
- Pronounced freshness (鲜爽, xiān shuǎng) thanks to high amino acid content; dense "body" with oily sensation (醇厚, chúnhòu) from high polyphenol level; quick and intense returning sweetness (huí gān) (回甘) — sweet aftertaste unfolding from tongue root.