Maotai
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Maotai, or Moutai (), is a style of baijiu made in the Chinese town of Maotai in Guizhou province. Maotai is made from sorghum, a wheat-based qū, and water from the Chishui River. It uses traditional Chinese techniques of fermentation, distillation, and aging, to produce a spirit with a nutty, grainy, and savory aroma and flavor.
Key facts
- Beverage.name
- Maotai茅台
- Beverage.image
- Kweichow Moutai 2023 Part 1.jpg
- Beverage.type
- Baijiu, Jiangxiang
- Beverage.manufacturer
- Kweichow Moutai, and others
- Beverage.origin
- China
- Beverage.region
- Guizhou
- Beverage.introduced
- Qing Dynasty
- Beverage.abv
- 38%–53%
- Beverage.colour
- Clear
- Beverage.ingredients
- Sorghum
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- baijiu
- Subclass of
- baijiu
- Headquarters
- Renhuai
- Manufacturer
- Kweichow Moutai Company
- Image
- HK Wan Chai North 灣仔北 Grand Hyatt Hotel 保利集團 Poly Auction preview exhibits 拍賣 Moutai 貴州茅台酒 Maotai 大麯白酒 Sept 2017 IX1 07 label.jpg
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- Maotai
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Maotai, or Moutai (), is a style of baijiu made in the Chinese town of Maotai in Guizhou province. Maotai is made from sorghum, a wheat-based qū, and water from the Chishui River. It uses traditional Chinese techniques of fermentation, distillation, and aging, to produce a spirit with a nutty, grainy, and savory aroma and flavor.
The most famous and best-selling brand of Maotai is produced by Kweichow Moutai, which has become the most valuable spirits brand worldwide. However, despite common misconceptions, Kweichow Moutai is not the only producer of Maotai, nor do they own any exclusive right to the name. To be classified as Maotai, it must be produced in the eponymous town and follow regulated production guidelines.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Maotai” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.