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Baijiu is characterized by solid-state fermentation and distillation using a grain culture called qū, which allows for simultaneous saccharification and fermentation. This is a typical feature of liquors produced in East Asia. Chinese baijiu is always distilled from grain, produced in batches and blended. [10] [11]
It is a loanword from Chinese shāojiǔ (simplified Chinese: 烧酒; traditional Chinese: 燒酒), more commonly known as báijiǔ (白酒, "white alcohol"), and the Japanese shōchū (焼酎), with an altered second character meaning specifically "liquor", has the same Chinese etymological origin. [9]
Erguotou (Chinese: 二锅头; pinyin: èrguōtóu; lit. 'second pot head', 'i.e. second distillation') is a style of qingxiang baijiu originating in Beijing and primarily made in the region surrounding. [1] [2] The process of erguotou production is what sets it apart from other qingxiang baijiu's like Fenjiu.
Baijiu or shaojiu is a Chinese liquor. It is usually sorghum -based, but some varieties are distilled from huangjiu or other rice -based drinks. All typically have an alcohol content greater than 30% and are so similar in color and feel to vodka that baijiu is sometimes known as "Chinese vodka".
The first batch of erguotou was produced in September and named Hong Xing (红星;"Red Star") in honor of the founding of the republic. The soon to be iconic label was designed by a Japanese Red Army enlistee named Sakurai. [3] Hongxing became one of the first trademarks registered in the nation in 1951 and demand for the drink only grew.
Maotai, or Moutai (simplified Chinese: 茅台; traditional Chinese: 茅臺; pinyin: máotái), is a style of baijiu made in the Chinese town of Maotai in Guizhou province. . Maotai is made from sorghum, a wheat-based qū, and water from the Chishui River, and it uses traditional Chinese techniques of fermentation, distillation, and aging, to produce a spirit with a nutty, grainy, and savory ...
Jiuqu, also simply known as qu, [a] is a type of dried fermentation starter used in the production of traditional Chinese alcoholic beverages. [2] The word jiuqu specifically refers to a type of yeast (曲; 麴; qū) used to make alcohol (酒; jiǔ) such as huangjiu (cereal wine), baijiu (distilled spirits) and jiuniang (alcoholic rice pudding).
byejoe is a baijiu (Chinese: 白酒; pinyin: báijiǔ) brand produced and marketed by byejoe USA, headquartered in Houston, Texas. Baijiu is the national spirit of China. It literally means "white spirit" or "white wine", and is the most consumed spirit in the world by volume.