Xijiu [Guizhou Zunyi Specialty]

What is Xi Jiu? Authentic Guizhou Zunyi specialty: Xijiu

Content summary:Do you want to know what Xijiu is? This article is a detailed introduction to the specialty of Guizhou Zunyi - Xijiu. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information about Xijiu. The full text takes about 8 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Xijiu and the product characteristics of Xijiu? How did the history of drinking wine come about? The production method of Xijiu, Xijiu's awards and honors, etc

Introduction to Xijiu

Xijiu is named after the ancient country of Xijiu. At the Erlangtan ferry crossing, 50 kilometers away from Maotai, Xijiu has a clear and sweet mountain spring inside the factory. Using this spring to brew fine wine has a unique flavor. Xijiu is made from high-quality glutinous sorghum from the local area, high-temperature koji made from wheat, stacked and saccharified, fed twice, fermented eight times, distilled nine times, sealed and stored, and carefully blended. It completely has the flavor of Maotai liquor. Experts call it an important achievement in the history of brewing

Colorless and transparent, clear and crystalline; The sauce aroma is prominent, elegant and delicate, coordinated and full, with a long aftertaste, and the fragrance lingers in an empty cup

In 1952, the ancestors of liquor practice produced Maotai flavor Baijiu at Jianguoying Langmiao Distillery in Huangjinping. In 1966, Luzhou flavor Baijiu was successfully trial produced. In the eighties and nineties of the 20th century, the products mainly Xishui Daqu and Xijiu sold well across the country. The products were repeatedly rated as the industry and famous Baijiu in Guizhou, and became a large local taxpayer. In terms of production capacity, through the "Seventh Five Year Plan" and "Eighth Five Year Plan" technological transformation, the annual production of Luzhou flavor Baijiu and Maotai flavor Baijiu is 8000 tons and 5000 tons, and relatively complete supporting facilities are established. In 1992, Xishui Distillery had over 4000 employees and total assets of 580 million yuan, making it a second tier national enterprise. In 1998, Maotai Group merged with Xijiu Corporation, opening a new chapter in Xijiu's history. Since 2010, the sales, taxes and profits and other indicators of Xi Liquor Company have reached a record high, the tension of Xi Liquor brand has been further released, and the enterprise has maintained a good momentum of rapid development, ranking the second in the industrial enterprises of Baijiu in Guizhou

The production method of Xijiu

Xijiu uses high-quality local sorghum as raw material, and high-temperature Daqu is made from wheat. The traditional sauce aroma process is used, which involves two feeding steps (bottom sand and rough sand), open field saccharification, stone cellar fermentation, clear steaming and reheating, seven times of wine extraction, eight times of fermentation, nine times of steaming and boiling, packaging according to quality, aging and storage for at least three years, and careful blending

Awards and honors of Xijiu

Xijiu is a product of Xishui Distillery in Guizhou Province

Won the Golden Goblet Award for High Quality Products from the Ministry of Commerce in 1988

Won the Gold Award at the Hong Kong Chinese Culture Famous Liquor Expo in December 1989

Won the Baijiu Special Award of the International Famous Wine Hong Kong Expo in 1993

Won the 1993 Brussels World Quality Product Gold Award in August 1993

In October 1993, it was rated as "China's Famous Baijiu Boutique"

In September 1994, after inspection by the China Fangyuan Mark Certification Committee, it met the certification requirements and was allowed to use the Fangyuan Qualified Certification Mark

In December 1994, the fifth National Liquor Evaluation Committee and quality supervision and inspection institutions monitored and confirmed that the product quality maintained the national level of high-quality liquor