Tanggou Baijiu (a specialty of Guannan, Jiangsu)

Basic Introduction of Tanggou Baijiu

Depending on the special regional ecological environment, high-quality raw materials and auxiliary materials as well as its unique technology, Tanggou Baijiu is soft, sweet, mellow, full-bodied, harmonious and clean after taste. The raw materials for Tanggou liquor koji production are barley, wheat, and peas. The sulfonamine in peas undergoes Maillard reaction to produce heterocyclic compounds, which are precursors of liquor aroma

Tanggou Fine Wine is brewed with the legendary and mystical "Fragrant Spring" water, harvested from the clear waters of the Water Valley, and crafted with exquisite and unique craftsmanship. The cost of sorghum is relatively high compared to rice and corn, and most Chinese liquor companies have begun to use compound brewing. Tanggou still adheres to single grain brewing and traditional formulas, which has created the characteristics of Tanggou liquor, such as mellow sweetness, rich aroma, long-lasting aftertaste, and no thirst after drinking

Tanggou liquor currently has more than 10 series of products, including Tanggou series, Tanggou cellar series, two-phase sum series, and Xiangquan series. They use medium temperature and high temperature koji production processes to produce finished koji of different qualities. Then, according to the requirements of the brewing process, the medium and high temperature koji with different storage periods are blended and used in a certain proportion. In cultivation management, the controlled temperature is 2 to 5 degrees higher than that of low-temperature koji drying and 10 to 15 degrees lower than that of high-temperature koji, in between, with tight coverage and mainly focused on insulation and moisture retention

At the same time, Tanggou Town is surrounded by water on three sides. It belonged to the the Nanling Mountain River System in ancient times, and has extremely rich groundwater resources. It is a structural system of Quaternary alluvial loose deposits. The water has a clear and transparent color, a slightly sweet and refreshing taste, low hardness, and is rich in beneficial trace elements and minerals that are essential for the human body. It has been identified by the Jiangsu Provincial Natural Mineral Water Technical Evaluation and Appraisal Committee and named as a strontium and silicic acid composite natural mineral water for drinking. It is an important factor in the characteristics of Tanggou liquor, such as "not getting drunk, not stinging the throat, and not thirsty after drinking"

What nutritional value does Tanggou Baijiu have

Tanggou wine originates from a century old cellar and original essence, with elegant aroma, mellow harmony, full and perfect wine body, and unique style since ancient times. It is made from high-quality sorghum as raw material, high-temperature koji made from wheat, barley, and peas as fermentation agent, and finely brewed with local high-quality source water. This wine is colorless and transparent, with a rich cellar aroma, mellow and sweet taste, and a long aftertaste. Drinking it without feeling dizzy or thirsty has the effect of nourishing qi and refreshing the spirit

What are the product characteristics of Tanggou Baijiu

Specially selected high-quality raw materials, using a miraculous and unique craftsmanship passed down from generation to generation, combined with high technology, are aged and matured in pottery jars for 5 years. This product originates from Shuigu Qinghua, with an elegant aroma, mellow and harmonious taste, smooth and sweet, and a long aftertaste. The style is elegant and unique, and the body is full and perfect. Since ancient times, the strong aroma has been unparalleled, and the style is unparalleled. It cannot be easily replicated, and it is truly a masterpiece of heaven. It is a precious nectar, a national color and fragrance

How did the history of Tanggou Baijiu originate

In the Ming Dynasty, the great playwright Hong Sheng, after tasting the fine wine of Tanggou, became full of poetry and ink, leaving behind a famous line: "Tanggou wine from the south is fragrant for ten miles when opened", which became a popular story and made Jiangsu Tanggou wine famous all over the world

Emperor Kangxi praised Tanggou liquor as a "national treasure and famous liquor". Emperor Qianlong passed by Tanggou during his visit to Jiangnan and praised its fine wine, saying, "When you smell the fragrance, get off your horse and drink without getting drunk. The great playwright Hong Sheng wrote with his brush: "Southern Tanggou wine, ten miles of fragrance after opening the jar. In 1911, at the Leipzig International Expo, Dr. Hunter, a famous French wine critic, turned to the storage of Tanggou Daqu, and suddenly heard a strange fragrance. He opened and tasted on the spot, drank three cups full, and said, "Good wine! Good wine!" So he rated Tanggou Daqu as a silver medal, just a little inferior to Kweichow Moutai. It is said that former Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka once drank Tanggou Daqu in China when he was young. Thirty years later, when he visited China as Japanese Prime Minister, he still proposed to drink Tanggou liquor. After Tanaka's visit to China, Tanggou Daqu was exported to many countries such as Japan and Southeast Asia

Awards of Tanggou Baijiu

In the fourth year of the Republic of China (1915), Tanggou Daqu won the silver medal at the Leipzig International Expo

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Tanggou Baijiu has successively won the Gold and Silver Cup Award of the Ministry of Light Industry of the People's Republic of China, the Silver Award of the National Baijiu Competition, the Most Satisfied Award of Chinese Product Consumers, the Gold Award of the Brussels International Expo and other redundant awards. In successive national, ministerial and provincial quality evaluations, it has won 8 national gold and silver awards, 15 ministerial gold and silver awards, successive provincial excellence awards, and 4 international gold awards. It is a national famous liquor, one of the top ten innovative brands of Chinese liquor, a key protected product of Chinese Baijiu Province, and a famous brand product of Jiangsu Province

On September 9, 2010, the former AQSIQ approved the implementation of geographical indication product protection for "Tanggou Baijiu"

On January 15, 2011, Tanggou Baijiu was selected as one of the 300 most valuable geographical indication products in China