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The Year of the Pig Moutai uses an elegant black cardboard box with a gold-rimmed black lid, presenting an overall understated design. Bottled in 2019, it's now exactly 7 years old. While there's still a good supply of bottles in excellent condition on the market, the gap between full-case and single-bottle prices has started to widen. If you want to get a good price, you can follow these five steps first.

Year of the Pig Moutai Inspection Guide – Black and Gold Design Identification Points

1. Black Cardboard Box Light Test: The Year of the Pig edition features an elegant black outer box. Authentic boxes will have subtle watermark patterns (anti-counterfeit patterns) under strong light. Most fakes are purely black with no patterns. The gold "Kweichow Moutai"gold (hot-stamped gold characters) on the box surface should be noticeably raised.

2. Han Meilin's Artwork Details: The zodiac pig design on the bottle is by Han Meilin. The lines are round and full, and with a macro lens, you can see the natural transition of ink shades. Counterfeit prints are usually flatter and lack depth and layering.

3. Gold-Rimmed Black Lid Seal: The 2019 edition uses an upgraded sealing ring on the lid. Authentic lids should offer uniform resistance when twisted. There's a micro-code at the bottom of the lid that needs to be checked with a magnifying glass. The gold rim should have a uniform luster and show no signs of oxidation or darkening.

4. Natural Evaporation of Liquid: After approximately 7 years of storage, the normal evaporation rate should be within 1-2%. The liquid level should be above the shoulder of the bottle. If it's noticeably lower, it might be due to accelerated evaporation caused by excessively high storage temperatures.

5. 2019 Exclusive Spray Code Features: The Year of the Pig edition began using a more refined spray coding technology. The font is thinner than earlier vintages but sharper. Verifying the three codes (lid, body, box) remains a fundamental step.

Key Variables Affecting Quotation

Year of the Pig Moutai Collecting Tips

The biggest feature of the Year of the Pig edition is Shi Guoliang's "Five Blessings Archway," symbolizing the arrival of five blessings. The liquor is smooth and suitable for long-term storage. The "Five Blessings Archway" theme of the Year of the Pig edition is particularly popular for Chinese New Year gifting, and market inquiries always surge towards the end of the year.