vodka and Laobaigan can be called the two major spirits in the world. One is the representative of foreign wine and the other is the representative of traditional Chinese shochu.
Why is it called traditional soju? Because the word baijiu was used in a standardized way after the founding of the People's Republic of China. There was no term for baijiu before. Shaojiu, spicy wine, baigan, and shaodaozi were the original names for baijiu.
International 6 major distilled spirits
Foreign liquor is actually a general term for foreign spirits. In addition to vodka, there are also brandy, whiskey, rum, gin, and Chinese liquor, collectively known as "the world". "The 6 major distilled spirits" are also the 6 major spirits.
The foreign wines we can see now, whether vodka, brandy, or whiskey, ranging from Louis XIII worth tens of thousands of yuan to vodka as low as tens of yuan, usually have an alcohol concentration of 40 degrees.
Domestic liquor is divided into high, medium and low alcohol, with 50% and above being high-alcohol wine, 40-50% being medium-alcohol wine, and below 40% being low-alcohol wine.
For wine lovers across the country, there is a strange and strange phenomenon: medium and low-alcohol liquors are usually despised and looked down upon. Maotai liquor is a very typical example, with 53% alcohol for nearly 3,000 yuan. It’s hard to find a bottle of real wine on the market, but no one cares about 38 degrees.
40-proof foreign wine is processed by reducing the alcohol content.
But no one says anything about 40-proof foreign wine. Instead, it is regarded as an imported product, worshiped and enshrined. Is it because the servility of worshiping foreigners has not faded away, or is there another reason?
The reason why foreign wine is unified to 40 degrees is mainly based on the European and EU standards, which uniformly reduce the alcohol content and standardize it at 40 degrees. In fact, the foreign wine before reducing the alcohol content can be as high as 96 degrees, taking into account health , taxes and other comprehensive reasons, it was unified to 40 degrees.
The difference between foreign wine and liquor
From a technical point of view, foreign wine and liquor are both distilled spirits. Apart from the different raw materials, the biggest difference lies in the main flavor components.
The reason why many foreign wines are brown or amber is because they are aged in oak barrels . The color and aroma given by the oak barrels have no effect on the body of the wine even if it is reduced with water or drunk with ice.
Liquor is rich in esters and alcohols. When water is added to reduce the alcohol content, or in a low temperature environment, it will become turbid or even flocculent. Therefore, when reducing liquor, some higher alcohols need to be separated, so after the alcohol is reduced, The flavor of the liquor will become bland.
The reason why low-alcohol liquor is not as popular as low-alcohol foreign liquor is not only due to the mentality of some consumers who "worship foreigners and favor foreigners", but also has something to do with its own wage characteristics.
Currently, the strong-flavor and light-flavor liquors on the market, even those with a high alcohol content of over 50 degrees, need to be reduced in alcohol content. Only the 53-degree Maotai-flavor liquor has not been processed in any alcohol reduction process. This is also One of the reasons why Maotai-flavor wine can rise rapidly.
If you want to try Maotai-flavor wine but don’t have a high budget, I recommend Daqu Kunsha Maotai-flavor wine ~ Guokang 1935. The price is only a little over a hundred yuan. It is not only a popular Maotai-flavor wine, but also A representative of traditional Maotai-flavored Maotai-flavor wine.
The winery is located in Maotai Town, Renhuai City, Guizhou Province, the core production area of Maotai-flavor wine. It is also an old winery with a century of wine-making experience. It has transformed from basic wine brewing to launching its own brand products. It is positioned for those who love wine and understand wine. Liquor Man provides a kind of Laojiang wine at an affordable price.
The technology, procedures and raw materials are all from the ancient craftsmanship of Maotai Town, commonly known as 12987. After being stored in pottery jars, the color of the wine will turn slightly yellow, but it is not as dark as that of foreign wine. esters are rich in ingredients, so they are slightly sticky. The wine is poured into a line, and the splashed hops are dense and dense.
The entrance is mellow and fragrant, which is obviously different from foreign wines and other flavored liquors. It has outstanding sauce aroma and fresh sauce, which is also the origin of the name of Maotai-flavor liquor. It is also accompanied by the fruity honey aroma brought by grain fermentation, and has a long aftertaste. Long-lasting, the fragrance stays in the empty cup overnight.
Good Maotai-flavor wine is many times better than foreign wine in terms of flavor and texture. You can also drink it with ice cubes, but be prepared for the wine to become muddy.
