Sichuan liquor famous brands introduction

At the present time the wine production is the main part of the local food industry in Sichuan. Distilleries in Sichuan produce varieties of liquors, which sell everywhere in China. In China certain concerned government department often hold commodity fairs at a national level. During the fair top famous liquors are chosen through judges and experts appraisal. Traditionally there are ten top famous liquors, which always come out first among thousands of liquor candidates across China. Of the ten top ones, five liquors come from Sichuan. They are WuLiangye, Luzhou Laojiao Tequ, Jian Nanchun, Quanxing Dachu and Gulin Langjiu below:

Wu Liangye liquor is produced in Yibin areas, Sichuan Province. Wu Liang means five different food grains. Its original name was the Food Grains Liquor. Based on the secrete recipe preserved by a well-known distillery by the name of Wen Defeng, the liquor is made from good-quality rice, glutinous rice, sorghum, wheat and corn.

As early as in the Ming Dynasty, the Food Grains Liquor became famous in Sichuan. In 1915, the Food Grains Liquor won a golden medal when the Zhang Wanhe Distillery exhibited the liquor at the Panama International Exposition. In 1929 Wu Liangye replaced the name of the Food Grains Liquor. Since then, the liquor has won dozens of the prizes both at home and abroad, including a top medal: the Golden Dragon Reward in the Sixth International Food Exposition in 1988. Also in 1989 and 1990 another two golden medals went separately to the liquor during the International Food Expositions held in Japan and Thailand.

Wu Liangye is a kind of translucent liquor, which has heavy fragrance. It tastes mellow, sweet and refreshing. In 1952 the local government established a state-owned Wu Liangye Distillery with better facilities. The annual output of the liquor grows each year to cater to the demand of Chinese and foreign customers.

Luzhou Laojiao Tequ is produced in Luzhou area in Sichuan Province. The liquor distillery started as early as in the Ming Dynasty, and now it has lasted over 400 years. Traditionally distillers use solid-state yeast fermentation and the special Longquan water. The water tastes slightly sweet and is a bit acidic, the liquor from each distillery is usually stored in cellars for many years before being blended into Luzhou Liaojiao.

Luzhou Laojiao has a heavy fragrance. It tastes mellow and a bit sweet. After drinking, you soon refreshed and enjoy a long better aftertaste. In 1915 the liquor amazed the world with a golden medal it won at the Panama International Exposition. Since then the liquor has won dozens of other prizes at home and abroad whenever it is on show at expositions or fairs. At present Luzhou Liaojiao stands as the top famous Chinese liquor side by side with Maotai liquor made in the town of Maotai in the north-western part of Renhuai County, Guizhou Province.

Jiannanchun liquor is produced in Mianzhu County, Sichuan Procince. The liquor became famous in the Song Dynasty with the names of Mijiu and Edan. During the Qing Dynasty it was called Mianzhu Daqu in 1958 it was formally named as Jiannanchun. In 1979 it joined the list of Chinas Ten Top Famous Liquors.

The liquor is made from grains and the water from the Wangji Spring the grains include sorghum, rice, glutinous rice, wheat and corn. The ready-made liquor looks trandlucent,has fragrance and tastes mellow, and offers a lasting and agreeable aftertaste.

Quanxing Daqu Liquor literally means prosperity in an all-round way. It is produced in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province. During the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, the Fushengquan Distillery produced the liquor with the water from the Xuetao well. In 1951 the Chengdu Distillery was set up on the same spot of the ancient Quanxing Distillery. In 1963 the liquor was put on the list of the top ten famous liquors in China. In 1984, the liquor won a golden medal again conferred by the Chinese authoritative department concerned. Since then, the liquor has won a numbers of prizes at the international food expositions or national wine appraisal meetings.

Made from sorghum and wheat, the liquor has a heavy fragrance with mellow and sweet tastes. It makes drinkers feel utterly refreshed soon after tastes. No wonder that Guo Moruo, one of the contemporary top scholars praised the liquor as a longevity wine.

In 1989 the Quanxing Distillery displayed a series of the liquor at the Fifth National Wine Appraisal Meeting. Its alcoholic contents respectively include 38, 52 and 60 proofs. All of its series of the liquor expectedly won golden medals. At present the liquor sells not only in China, but also in other countries and regions.

Gulin Langjiu Liquor is produced in Guilin County, Sichuan Province. Guilin Langjiu is a unique liquor in Sichuan, which enjoys the similar heavy fragrance and tastes with the Maotai Liquor. By the end of the Qing Dynasty a local distillery in the Erlang Town, Gulin County produced a liquor named the Huisha Langjiu Liquor, which gained considerable name bot in Sichuan and Guizhou at that time. The Erlang Town is 70 km away froma village, the birthplace of the Maotai Liquor, and a river called Chishui flows between the two places. Due to the location nnear the Maotai Liquor Distillery, the Gulin Langjiu Liquor has the similar brew techniques of Maotai with top quality raw materials like sorghum and wheat. Accordingly all the technical requirements must be strictly carried out in terms of solid-state open-air fermentation, specific proportion of sorghum and wheat, and the duration of formation.

In 1984 the liquor obtained a golden medal and was put on the list of the top Chinese famous awards during the annual National Wine Appraisal Meeting.