Jiannanchun Liquor
The ruin of liquor cellar, Mianzhu, Sichuan
Xifeng Liquor
Clay sculpture, Fengxiang, Shaanxi
Gujinggong Liquor
Bozhou, Anhui
Dong Liquor
Liquor with strong fragrance
• Liquors that are fermented in earth cellars(地窖) are affected by bacteria in the ground. This creates very special esters(酯), acids(酸) and oils which are highly aromatic. Such liquor is called nongxiang, a strong fragrance. The three best ones are considered to be Mianzhu Daqu, Wuliangye from Yibin and Luzhou Laojiao Daqu. The production process is absolutely unique. They have the characteristics including full-flavor after taste, freshness and light sweetness. Every one will never forget the good taste even he only tastes a sip of it.
Some famous Chinese liquors
• • • • • • • • • • Maotai Liquor（茅台酒） Fen Liquor（汾酒） Five Grain Liquor（五粮液） Luzhou Liquor（泸州老窖特曲） Jiannanchun Liquor（剑南春） Xifeng Liquor（西凤酒） Gujinggong Liquor （古井贡酒） Dong Liquor（董酒） Shaoxing Wine Dukang Wine
Liquor with sauce fragrance
• liquor with jiangxiang is made with yeasts(酵 母) that have been prepared under high temperatures, which also requires a larger amount of yeast than normally, ferments at a higher temperature. This yeast becomes very dark and gives the distillate a very special character that is comparable to the taste of sauce, and is consequently called, a sauce fragrance. A typical example of liquor with this taste is Maotai from Guizhou .
Jiuling Called in Chinese 酒令
white wine
medicated wine
yellow wine Beer fruit wine
Type of Fragrance
• While yellow liquors have a wide variety of classification methods, white liquors are grouped primarily by their type of fragrance. • There are three main groups of white liquors according to their characteristics due to the different fermentation methods. They are qingxiang(清香light fragrance), jiangxiang(酱香sauce fragrance) and nongxiang (浓香strong fragrance).
The Origin of Chinese Wine
• The origins of the alcoholic beverage from fermented(发 酵的) grain in China cannot be traced definitively. A legend said that Yidi(仪狄), the wife of the first dynasty‘s king Yu(禹) invented the method. Another legend says that liquor was invented by Du Kang (杜康). At that time millet(粟)( was the main grain, the so-called "yellow liquor (huáng jiǔ黄酒)", then rice became more popular. It was not until the 19th century that distilled(蒸馏) drinks become more popular. Traditionally, Chinese distilled liquors are consumed together with food rather than drunk on their own.
• Bamboo-Leaf Green Liquor
Maotai Liquor
Maotai town, Renhuai county, Guizhou
Fen Liquor
Fenyang,Βιβλιοθήκη ShanxiFive Grain Liquor
Yibin, Sichuan
Luzhou Liquor
Luzhou, Sichuan
Zunyi, Guizhou
Occasions & Customs of Wine Drinking in China
• Wedding wine • longevity wine • Welcome wine • Farewell Wine “Opening wine” and “dividend wine” • Realgar Wine(雄黄酒）On May 5th • Chrysanthemum Wine on September 9th • Wine drinking during Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival, the Mid- Autumn Festival and other happy occasions • …
Classification of Chinese Wine
• Grain-based Huangjiu and Choujiu (Fermented beverages) • Grain-based Baijiu (Distilled beverages) • Medicated Liquor • Fruit- based wines • Beer
Liquor with light fragrance
• Those that may ferment in clay vats(缸) obtain(获得) a light and transient(短暂的 ) aroma(芳香) and are called liquor with qingxiang, a light fragrance. A famous example of this is Fenjiu from Shanxi .
Legends of Origin of Brewing Alcoholic Beverages
the forefather of wine production in China
Yidi （仪狄）
A Legend of Du Kang
• It is said that Du Kang was also called Shaokang （少康） and lived in the Xia Dynasty about 3900 years ago. He lived on graze(放牧) when he was young, and often forgot to have meals which he brought and hung on the tree. Later, he found that the taste of meal he left on the tree had changed, and the juices were especially luscious(甘美的). This interested him and made him think and study again and again. Finally, he learned the principle of natural fermentation and tried to improve his method. At last, a complete method of wine production was invented. Although this is only a legend, Du Kang was still regarded by later people as the forefather of wine production in China. Furthermore, wines are named “Du Kang Wine” by some people.