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InancientChina,sincealcoholwasregardedasasacredliquidonlywhenpeoplemadesacrificialofferingstoHeavenandtheEarthorancestorswasitused.AftertheZhoudynasty,alcoholwasdeemedasoneoftheNineRites,andeverydynastyputgreatemphasisonalcoholadministrationtosetupspecialministriestomanagealcoholproductionandbanqueting.Later,alongwiththedevelopmentofzymotechnicsandbrewery,alcoholbecameanordinarydrink.Thus,manycustomsconcerningalcoholformedandevolvedwhichhadandhavevariousrelationshipswithChinesedailylife.
LiquoranditsbrewingtechnologywereonceintroducedfromneighboringregionsduringtheHan,TangandYuanDynasties.DuringtheTangdynasty,liquorwaspopularandwashighlypraisedbymanyfamouspoets.ItwasservedasadesignatedofferingfortheRoyalAncestralTempleduringtheYuanDynasty.
Inthebeginning,milletwasthemaingraintomakealcohol,theso-called“yellowwine.”Thenricebecamemorepopular.Itwasnotuntilthe19thcenturythatdistilleddrinksbecamemorepopular.Afterthefermentationprocess,Chinesealcoholhasabalmyfragranceandissweet-tasting,withnosharpness.Traditionally,Chinesedistilledliquorsareconsumedtogetherwithfoodratherthandrunkontheirown.Alcoholalwaysaccompaniesdeliciousdishes,eitherwhenpeoplefirstmeetorwhenoldfriendshaveareunion.
AlcoholispartofChinesefolklore.InmodernChina,alcoholretainsitsimportantroleinfolkloredespitemanysocialvicissitudes.Itstillappearsinalmostallsocialactivities,andthemostcommoncircumstancesarebirthdaypartiesforseniors,weddingfeastsandsacrificialceremoniesinwhichliquoristhemaindrinktoshowhappinessorrespect.
Categories
Chineseliquorcanbegenerallyclassifiedintotwotypes,namelyyellowliquors(huangjiu)orclear(white)liquors(baijiu).
Baijiu,or“shaojiu”isaChinesedistilledalcoholicbeverage.Thenamebaijiuliterallymeans"
whiteliquor,"
"
whitealcohol"
or"
whitespirits.”Baijiuisoftenmistakenlytranslatedas"
wine"
whitewine,"
butitisactuallyadistilledliquor,generallyabout80to120proof,or40-60%alcoholbyvolume.Itisusuallyservedonthetableoffamiliesandrestaurantseitherforget-togethers,celebrations,orsimplyforfunandrelaxation
History
AtthetimethatancestorsoftheChinesepeoplestartedlivingincommunitiesalongtheYellowRivervalley,theplantingofvariouskindsofgrainlaidthefoundationformakingwinesandalcohol.
SomescholarsbelievethatthetechniqueformakingChineseliquororiginatedintheXiaDynasty(c.2100BC-c.1600BC).HistoricalrecordscreditYiDiandDuKangasthefoundingfathersofmakingliquorprofessionally.
Accordingtohistoricalrecords,YiDimadegreateffortstomakemellowwinewithfermentedglutinousrice.DuKang,wholivedintheXiaDyanasty,iscreditedwithmakingtop-notchliquorwithChinesesorghumbeans.Asthestorygoes,"
DuKangstoredsomecookedChinesesorghumseedsinsideahollowtreestumponawinterday.Inthespringofthefollowingyear,afragrantaromawaftedfromthetreestumpintothenostrilsofDuKang.Afterwards,DuKangfoundthatitwasthefermentedsorghumseedswhichgaveoffthealluringfragrance."
Thisaccidentaldiscoveryinspiredhimtomakeliquorfromfermentedsorghumseeds.
Taste
ThereareanumberofpopulardescriptionsinEnglishwhichcommentunfavorablyonthetasteofbaijiu,comparingitwithrubbingalcoholordieselfuel.TheauthorTimClissold,whowritesfrequentlyonChina,notedthathe'
d"
nevermetanybody,evenattheheightsofalcoholicderangement,preparedtoadmitthattheyactuallylikedthetaste,”andthat"
afterdrinkingit,mostpeoplescrewuptheirfacesinaninvoluntaryexpressionofpainandsomeevenyellout..”
Classification
Accordingtoitsfragrance,Baijiucanbeclassifiedinto6differentcategories.
"
Sauce"
fragrance:
Ahighlyfragrantdistilledliquorofboldcharacter.TotheWesternpalate,saucefragrancebaijiucanbequitechallengingtothesenses.Ithassolventandbarnyardaromas,withtheformer,incombinationwiththeethanolintheliquor,impartingasharpammonia-likenote.Itssmellhasbeendescribedasstinkytofucrossedwithgrappa.Totheinitiated,itisquitedeliciousandisconsideredtheperfectcomplementforfinepreservedandpickledfoods.Thisclassisalsoreferredtoas"
Maoxiang,"
afterthebestknownwineofthisclass,Maotai.
Heavy/thickfragrance:
Aclassofdistilledliquorthatissweettasting,unctuousintexture,andmellow,withagentlelastingfragrancecontributedbythehighlevelsofesters,primarilyethylacetate.MostliquorsofthisclassaremadeusingAspergillus-typestarters.OneexampleofthistypeofliquoristheFiveGrainsLiquidofYibin.
Lightfragrance:
Delicate,dry,andlight,leavingadelectablemellowandcleanfeelinginthemouth.Theflavorofthisdistilledliquoriscontributedprimarilybyethylacetateandethyllactate.AnexampleofthiskindofliquorisFenjiuofShanxi.
Ricefragrance:
Thecharacterofthisclassofwineisexemplifiedbybaijiudistilledfromrice,suchasTri-FlowerLiquorofGuilin.ThistypeofwinehaslonghistoryandismadeusingRhizopusspp.typestarters("
Smallstarter"
).Ithasacleanfeelinginthemouthandisslightlyaromaticaroma,dominatedbyethyllactatewithlesserflavorcontributionsbyethylacetate.
Honeyfragrance:
Aclassofdistilledliquorwiththefragranceofhoney.Liquorsofthisclassaresubtleinflavorandsweetintaste.
Layeredfragrance:
Aclassofdistilledliquorsthatcontainthecharacteristicsof“Sauce,”Heavy,andLightFragrancedistilledliquors.Assuch,liquorsofthisclassvarywidelyintheiraroma,feelinginthemouth,anddryness.AnexampleofthistypeofliquorisXifengJiu,producedinFengxiangCountyofShaanxi.
FamousBaijiu
HereisalistofsomefamousvarietiesofbaijiuinChina,whichyoucanbuyinliquorstoresororderinarestaurant.
Fenjiu-thiswinedatesbacktotheNorthernandSouthernDynasties(550A.D.).ItistheoriginalChinesewhitewinemadefromsorghum.Alcoholcontentbyvolume:
63-65%.
ZhuYeQingjiu-thiswineisFenjiubrewedwithadozenormoreselectedChineseherbalmedicines.Oneoftheingredientsisbambooleaves,whichgivethewineitsnameanditsgreenishcolor.Alcoholcontentbyvolume:
46%.
MaoTaijiu-thiswinehasahistoryofover200years.ItisnamedafteritsorigininMaoTaitowninGuizhouprovince.Itismadefromwheatandsorghumthroughauniquedistillingprocessthatinvolvesseveniterationsofthebrewingcycle.ThiswinewasmadefamoustothewesternworldwhentheChinesegovernmentserveditinstatebanquetsentertainingUSpresidents.Alcoholcontentbyvolume:
54-55%.
GaoLiangjiu-GoaLiangistheChinesenameforsorghum.Besidessorghum,thebrewingprocessalsousesbarley,wheat,andotheringredients.ThewineoriginatedfromDaZhiGuintheMingDynasty.Today,Taiwanisalargeproducerofgaoliangjiu.Alcoholcontentbyvolume:
61-63%.MeiGuiLujiu(roseessencewine)-avarietyofgaoliangjiuwithdistillfromaspecialspeciesofroseandcrystalsugar.Alcoholcontentbyvolume:
WuJiaPijiu-avarietyofgaoliangjiuwithauniqueselectionofChineseherbalmedicinesaddedtothebrew.Alcoholcontentbyvolume:
DaGujiu-OriginatefromSichuanwith300yearofhistory.Thiswineismadeofsorghumandwheatbyfermentinginauniqueprocessforalongperiodinthecellar.Alcoholcontentbyvolume:
52%.
YukBingShiujiu-aricewinewithover100yearhistory.Itismadeofsteamedrice.Itisstoredalongperiodafterdistillation.Alcoholcontentbyvolumne:
30%.
SheungJing(doubledistill)andSanJing(tripledistill)Jiu-twovarietiesofricewinebydistillingtwiceandthreetimesrespectively.Alcoholcontentbyvolume:
32%and38-39%respectively.
SanHua(threeflowers)jiu-aricewinemadeinGuilinwithallegedlyoverathousandyearhistory.ItisfamousforthefragrantherbaladditionandtheuseofspringwaterfromMountElephantintheregion.Alcoholcontentbyvolumne:
55-57%.
HuangjiuofChineseLiquor(YellowLiquor)
Don'
tbefooledbyitsname.YellowWineisnotreallyyellow.It'
susuallybrewedwithrice,milletorwheat,andisoftenusedasakindofChinesetraditionalmedicine.
Huangjiu(literally"
yellowwine"
yellowliquor"
)isatypeofChinesealcoholicbeveragebreweddirectlyfromgrainssuchasrice,millet,orwheat.Unlikebaijiu,suchliquorsarenotdistilled,andcontainlessthan20%alcohol,duetotheinhibitionoffermentationbyethanolatthatconcentration.Thesewinesaretraditionallypasteurized,aged,andfilteredbeforetheirfinalbottlingforsaletoconsumers.Thevariousstylesofhuangjiumayvaryincolorfromcleartobeige,yellowish-brown,orreddish-brown
ChineseLiquorHuangjiuisclassifiedbasedonvariousfactors.Amongthemaretheliquor'
sdryness,thestarterusedinitsproduction,anditsproductionmethod.
Dryness/Sweetness
ThisistheformalclassificationforallChinesewines.Therearefivecategories:
dry,semi-dry,semi-sweet,sweet,andextra-sweet:
Dry:
withsugarcontentnogreaterthan1%.Thistypeofyellowwinehasthelowestfermentati
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