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#005

香

xiāng · fragrant, aroma

Grain above, sweetness below: the smell of cooked grain.

In baijiu, 香 is the key word: every bottle declares its aroma type (香型), such as 酱香 sauce aroma or 清香 light aroma.

Ganbei!

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