Liuyang Xiaoqu [Hunan Liuyang Specialty]

What is Liuyang Xiaoqu? Authentic Hunan Liuyang specialty: Liuyang Xiaoqu

Content summary:Do you want to know what Liuyang Xiaoqu is? This article is a detailed introduction toHunan Liuyang specialty - Liuyang Xiaoqu. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information about Liuyang Xiaoqu. The full text takes about 7 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Liuyang Xiaoqu and its nutritional value? What are the product features of Liuyang Xiaoqu? How did the history of Liuyang Xiaoqu come about? The production method of Liuyang Xiaoqu and the awards and honors of Liuyang Xiaoqu

Basic Introduction to Liuyang Xiaoqu

Liuyang Brewing, originated in the Ming Dynasty. The earliest record of the brewing industry in Liuyang County Annals dates back to the first year of the Zhengde reign of Emperor Wu of the Ming Dynasty (1506 AD). Today, the folk story of "Liuyang Lang, a woman from Jiangxi, steamed sorghum with medicinal herbs from Zhejiang. The water in Liuyang is sweet and bright, and the wine is fragrant for hundreds of miles" is widely spread

"Water is the blood of wine, and yeast is the skeleton of wine." Due to the good taste and moderate price of "Liuyanghe" brand Xiaoqu wine, it is popular in various parts of the province and has become a famous wine in Hunan Province

Baijiu is different from rice wine, beer and fruit wine. In addition to a very small amount of sodium, copper and zinc, it contains almost no vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron, etc., but only water and ethanol (alcohol). Traditionally, Baijiu is believed to have the functions of promoting blood circulation, promoting medicine, increasing appetite, eliminating fatigue, cultivating sentiment, making people light and refreshing from cold. Drinking a small amount of low alcohol Baijiu can expand small blood vessels, promote blood circulation, delay the deposition of cholesterol and other lipids in the blood vessel wall, which is beneficial to the circulatory system and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems

Its liquor is clear and refreshing, with a sweet and mellow taste, a mellow rice aroma, a thick and mellow body, and a pleasant aftertaste, earning widespread praise

How did the history of Liuyang Xiaoqu come about

There has always been a custom among the people of Liuyang to brew Shaojiu with small koji, known as "Liuyang Shaojiu". It is operated and brewed by private small distilleries, renowned for its mellow aroma, elegant taste, and imported softness. At the beginning of the 20th century, Liuyang was already one of the 23 important wine producing counties in the province, with Liuyang Shaojiu brewed by "Meilichang" and "Wanliyuan" workshops being the most famous. Pot after pot of Shaojiu entered Jiangxi, Hubei and other places with the loud sound of the boatman's trumpet. In 1935, there were about 15 distilleries in Liuyang County, which had become one of the typical wine producing areas in China

The production method of Liuyang Xiaoqu

As a carefully blended rice flavor Xiaoqu Baijiu, it uses the clear Liuyang River water, uses special herbal Xiaoqu as the sugar fermentation agent, and forms a unique Xiaoqu liquor production system based on the traditional liquor making technology

Awards and honors of Liuyang Xiaoqu

"Liuyang River" brand Xiaoqu liquor has won numerous awards:

In 1966, it was rated as a high-quality liquor in Hunan Province;

From 1985 to 1988, it was continuously rated as a high-quality product in Hunan Province