I am Lao Xu, and I will reveal to you the secret of the mellow aroma of Maotai-flavor wine

Hello, fellow wine lovers, I am Lao Xu, the winemaker of Guizhou Anyimen Liquor Co., Ltd. I have been focusing on the brewing of Maotai-flavor wine for more than 20 years. During this period, I have met many wine lovers from all over the world. They are very interested in the culture of Maotai-flavor wine and often ask me about the brewing process of Maotai-flavor wine. . Now, let’s take this opportunity to uncover the secret of the mellow aroma of Maotai-flavor wine!

Laoxu Sauce Liquor: “12987” Technology

All wines have alcohol content, and Laoxu Sauce Liquor is no exception, but it is not about mixing alcohol and water. Can become a mellow wine. Compared with other flavored liquors, the production cycle of Laoxu Jiangjiu is extremely long, taking about a year. Moreover, the koji is made during the Dragon Boat Festival every year and the ingredients are added during the Double Ninth Festival. After nine times of cooking, eight times of fermentation, and seven times of wine extraction, it needs to be stored in the cellar for more than three years, and then blended and aged for one year before it can be packaged and sold. It takes five years of hard work to brew a bottle of good Laoxu sauce wine.

Laoxu Jiangjiu: How to make koji?

After grinding the wheat, mix in a certain amount of koji (Chen koji), and then the workers will step out the "turtle-shaped" koji pieces that are tight on the four sides and loose in the middle, which will help complete the fermentation. The formed curved block needs to be wrapped with straw and placed in a closed warehouse. After ten days, the curved block is turned over. The curved block will be ready in about thirty or forty days.

Laoxu Sauce Wine: How to Brew it?

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[if !supportLists] 2. [endif] Steamer: After moistening the grain, add the mother tank to the steamer for cooking. It does not need to be steamed thoroughly. It can be cooked to about 70 degrees. The fermentation time and wine extraction process are deliberately prolonged so that more good wine can be distilled in the 3-4-5 times (middle section)!

[if !supportLists] 3. [endif] Spread the steamed sorghum on the ground to let it cool, and sprinkle water to replenish the evaporated moisture.

[if !supportLists] 4. [endif] Accumulation: The temperature of the dried sorghum drops to about 32 degrees Celsius, add finely ground koji powder, stir, and then accumulate it into a cone for fermentation.

5. Entering the cellar: Stack the fermented sorghum and mix well, then sprinkle with a thin layer of rice husk, seal the cellar about 4cm with mud, and ferment for 30-33 days. At this point, the first feeding of Laoxu sauce wine is completed. Afterwards, the fermentation and distillation of the koji medicine is continued, and the above operations are repeated.

Laoxu Sauce Wine: How to Cellar

Use earthen pottery jars with excellent air permeability to store them for more than 3 years, allowing the air and the wine to form a "micro-oxygen circulation" similar to respiration. ”, which promotes the evaporation of irritating substances such as alcohols and aldehydes, and the wine body continues to age and mature. This results in a Laoxu sauce wine with rich aroma, unique style, smooth and non-spicy throat, elegant and delicate.

Laoxu Jiangjiu: How to mix it?

The wines in the 1st and 2nd rounds tend to be sour and heavy, while the wines in the 6th and 7th rounds are dry and bitter. Although the wines in the middle rounds are delicious, the taste is too simple and the mouthfeel is not full enough. Therefore, it is necessary to slightly add some of the wine from the 1-2-6-7 rounds to match the wine from the 3-4-5 rounds to create a white wine with a fuller taste and a longer-lasting aroma! When it comes to mixing wine with wine, different wineries have their own secret recipes, and Laoxu Jiangjiu is no exception!