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The little glass bottle arrived intact with a proper cork, and the liquid inside has that deep, aged color you'd expect from something this old. It's a strange thrill to hold a piece of 17th-century history in my hands, even if I'm just keeping it on the shelf as a conversation piece.

Opened the cork and the sharp, herbal tang hit me immediately—exactly the kind of time-capsule smell I was hoping for in a 17th-century recipe. The glass bottle feels sturdy enough to keep on a shelf as a conversation piece, and I love that it’s labeled for external use only, which makes it feel aut

The historical backstory sold me—this is the actual recipe documented in Toulouse during the 1628 plague, and that provenance alone makes it worth displaying on my shelf. The cork is snug and the liquid has a deep, dark hue that feels authentic to its 17th-century roots.