Chinese Sake?
I have been given this bottle of plonk from China with the description that it is Chinese Sake. It doesn’t taste or smell like sake as I know it. It’s alcohol content is 38% and it is as clear as can be. It came in a beautiful box of startling red and gold and it looks spectacular. All I can read is the word Jinliufu on the neck.
Can anyone help me? I’d love to learn a bit more about this sort of drink. What is it made of, and how is it best drunk?
Does anyone have any clues?
If I had to guess I would guess it’s made out of rice. But, I’ve only had the Japanese kind.
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The logo on the bottle is the Wuliangye Group’s…
http://www.wuliangye.com.cn/en/pages/index.xml
What you have there is a bottle of Chinese white wine, better known as Baijiu. Your particular bottle was made in Sichuan province.
As far as how it is made, I am unclear on the details of the province, but I have heard that it is an undistilled grain liquor. The most common grain in use, to my knowledge, is sorghum.
To me, it is not nearly as pleasing or complex as say, sake. As to how it is best drunk, I would suggest in big gulps, with friends, and some good Chinese food to accompany it.
Actually, baijiu is distilled. My source on that was wrong.