A firm, tidy press with a resinous face and a clean earthy nose. Wood and gentle spice fill in behind it without ever dominating. The effect is balanced and steady, which makes it easy to judge across a session rather than guessing where you are, and it breaks apart neatly with a little heat.

Texture is the most honest thing about a press. Hash that softens between the fingers without heat is resin rich and freshly pressed, while hash that stays hard and dusty has either dried out or was sieved from older material. Warming a corner briefly tells you almost everything before you light it.