Xishui County, Guizhou
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Xishui County is a county in the north of Guizhou province, China, bordering Sichuan province to the southwest. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zunyi.
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Baijiu
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Baijiu, or shaojiu, is a colorless Chinese liquor typically coming in between 35% and 60% alcohol by volume. Each type of baijiu uses its own type of starter for fermentation to create a distinct and
Xishui County, Guizhou
…习水森林小火车) which allows for sightseeing through forests and lakes near the city of Xishui (Chinese: 习水县). Xishui county is a home of Chinese liquor (baijiu) xijiu…
A glass and bottle of “Jiugui” (酒鬼) brand baijiu
A Guojiao distillery, featuring apparatus for traditional baijiu distillation.
Shuijing Fang (水井坊) distillery remains in Chengdu, Sichuan. Each baijiu distillery has its own qu which contains a specific microbiome that would develop their branded flavor profile. The troughs in which qu is cultured are traditionally an inseparable part of the distillery.
A set of 20 bottles of Maotai (Moutai) produced in 1998 has an estimated price range of HK$195,000–293,000 (US$25,000–37,600) in an auction in Hong Kong in 2017.