- Category
- Baijiu
- Aroma type
- Sauce Aroma
- Region
- Guizhou
- Distillery
- Kweichow Moutai
- ABV
- 53%
- Raw materials
- Red sorghum,Wheat (for the qu starter)
Aromas
- soy sauce
- roasted grain
- flowers
- dried fruit
- umami
Overview
The classic Moutai, and the most famous bottle of baijiu in the world: the 53% Feitian, or Flying Fairy, served at Chinese state banquets for decades. It is the benchmark of sauce aroma baijiu.
Tasting
- Nose
- Layered and savoury: soy-sauce notes, roasted grain, flowers, herbs and dried fruit.
- Palate
- Full and mellow, with umami depth and a very long, lingering finish.
Production
- Type
- Sauce aroma baijiu
- Fermentation
- Solid-state fermentation of red sorghum with a wheat-based daqu starter; nine steamings, eight fermentations and seven distillations over about a year
- Ageing vessel
- Earthenware jars
- Ageing time
- The whole production, including ageing and blending, takes about five years
- Volume
- 500 ml
Serving
- Temperature
- Room temperature
- Glass
- Small baijiu cup or a small tulip glass
Pairing
- Braised pork belly
- Peking duck
- Guizhou sour fish soup
Its savoury depth stands up to rich, slow-cooked and umami-heavy dishes.
Sources
- Moutai: China’s national liquor — China Daily, 2016
- Guizhou Moutai, toast to Sino-Finland friendship — China Daily, 2024