It was sold in limited quantity in the United States before high-end Asian fusion cuisine became popular.
In its original formulation, the liqueur's ingredients were advertised to include six varieties of ginger, ginseng, "gentle herbs," "finest spirits," brandy, and honey.
Its strength was 20 percent alcohol (40 proof), and it was sold in decorative faceted glass bottles of various sizes.
The new formula is 28 percent alcohol (56 proof), is golden in color, and is packaged in a bamboo-shaped bottle.
It contains syrup made from crystallized Chinese baby ginger, Grand Champagne cognac, neutral spirit, orange blossom honey from Provence, and vanilla.