The term "virtu" has been employed in literature with a remarkable flexibility, shifting in nuance according to context and authorial intent. In the works of Italian masters like Dante, "virtu" connotes a blend of divine excellence and human capability—a celebrated force that both inspires and judges, as seen in passages urging divine guidance and lamenting the loss of a transcendent quality ([1], [2], [3], [4]). This classical sense of nobility and power is juxtaposed with more modern, sometimes ironic, treatments in English literature; for instance, Edgar Allan Poe uses "virtu" in ways that suggest both an admirable quality and a subject of skepticism or mockery ([5], [6], [7]). Meanwhile, Milton’s poetic evocation hints at a blooming or flourishing excellence ([8]), and even Nietzsche’s philosophical discourse ties the term to a notion of natural order or intrinsic worth ([9]). In an intriguing departure from these lofty uses, "virtu" also appears in a more mundane context in William H. Ukers’ discussion of coffee culture ([10]), illustrating how the word has traversed genres and epochs to capture diverse aspects of excellence, be they aesthetic, moral, or cultural.