How to preserve and collect liquor

How to preserve and collect liquor. Nowadays, more and more friends like to "save liquor", which is also called "liquor storage" in the circle; Boxes, dozens of boxes, or even dozens of boxes of your favorite liquor are stored and consumed again after a few years. "Ginger is spicy when old, and wine is fragrant when old." Here is how to preserve and collect liquor. How to preserve and collect liquor 1

Try to avoid moving it frequently

The aging and maturation process of liquor is a relatively stable and slow process. Frequent moving and moving of stored liquor is not conducive to the aging of liquor. Mature. Therefore, the place we choose to store liquor should be relatively fixed, preferably a leisure place at home, where we do not need to move the liquor frequently.

Make sure the bottle mouth is facing up

Careful friends may find that the boxes of liquor we buy will have a "keep up" arrow sign. Especially when storing boxes of liquor, be sure to look for this sign and make sure the bottle mouth is facing up. Liquor bottles should be placed with the mouth down or on their side. No matter how tightly the bottle is packaged, a small amount of wine will leak out, which is not worth the gain.

Check the sealing of the bottle mouth

Before storing liquor, it is best to check the sealing of the bottle mouth for each bottle to see if there is any leakage. If the bottle mouth is turned upside down, a small amount of liquor will leak from the bottle mouth if the sealing is not good. Some trace amounts of wine leakage are difficult to detect. If you smell the mouth of the bottle after inverting it and there is a strong aroma of wine, it is a trace amount of wine leakage. Both situations must be handled accordingly. If the bottle cap is not tightened, the handling is relatively simple. If it still cannot be solved after tightening, it is best to add plastic wrap or seal it tightly with wax.

Stay away from items with strong odors

Some people like to store wine in a wine cabinet, which is also an ideal way to store wine; however, be careful to keep away from odors Heavy items. If you are afraid of being infested by insects in the wine cabinet, put a few mothballs; mix women's perfumes and cosmetics with stored liquor; these are all wrong ways to store wine, so be careful.

Pay attention to moisture-proofing

When storing liquor, especially the kind of liquor that comes in boxes, pay attention to moisture-proofing and try not to store it in humid places such as basements and garages. Being too humid can easily cause mold in wine boxes and bottles, especially Aspergillus aflatoxin, which is very harmful to the human body. Also pay attention to keeping a certain distance from the walls and the floor. It is best to use a wooden shelf to raise the floor by more than 10 centimeters to facilitate air circulation and prevent mildew.

Avoid radiators in winter

In northern areas, it is necessary to keep warm in winter, and store liquor away from radiators. If it is floor heating, pay attention to adding wooden frames and raising them. from more than 10 centimeters to increase circulation. Especially when the heater is very hot, it is easy to cause the cork to swell and crack, which in turn may cause the seal to be loose and cause wine to leak.

How to store liquor correctly at home? Keeping in mind the "6 details and 2 conditions", the liquor will become more delicious as it is stored. To store liquor, it is best to choose a high-quality puree wine, such as this Hengshui Laobaigan 72-degree sealing wine: it adopts solid-state fermentation of pure grains, adheres to the ancient winemaking method for thousands of years, and empowers with ingenuity and craftsmanship. The collection value of high-quality puree wine is higher . How to preserve and collect liquor 2

1. When storing liquor, it is best to use a jar to hold the wine. The jar itself contains a variety of minerals. Using it to hold the wine can maintain the aroma of the wine for a long time and will make the wine It is more fragrant and mellow, promoting the aging of wine. The best storage location is underground, because the underground is an environment where the temperature does not change much and basically maintains normal temperature.

2. Alcohol is volatile and will escape a lot over time. It is best to seal the mouth of the bottle with wax. This will provide better sealing and can be stored for a long time.

Ways to collect liquor

1. Subjective collection, also called active collection. Collectors buy wines they like and keep them. Generally buy famous liquor, brand wine and wine with unique packaging.

2. Objective collection, also called passive collection.

For example, if you give good wine as a gift from relatives and friends, or if you have not drunk the wine in high-end packaging, it will be stored at home for a long time. Almost all collectors are directly or indirectly influenced by the concept of "the longer the liquor is stored, the better, that is, the longer the time, the better".

We often see media reports: "So-and-so collects hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands of bottles of wine, which is worth so much." So, how to correctly understand "the longer the liquor is stored, the longer it will be." What about the concept of "the longer it grows, the better"? How to collect bottled liquor correctly?

1. The bottled liquor collected has become empty. In this case, there are wine bottles made of various materials, mostly purple clay bottles, followed by pottery bottles, and there are also many porcelain bottles and bamboo tube bottles.

Main reason: bottle leakage.

2. The capacity of the collected bottled wine is reduced. The wine body undergoes physical changes. If the original capacity is 500mL, there is now 300mL left. Different capacities are reduced proportionally, ranging from 10 to 80. In this case, bottles of wine are available in various materials, including glass bottles.

The main reason: the bottle mouth is not tightly sealed, causing volatilization.

3. The quality of the collected bottled wine has undergone chemical changes. For example: the aroma substances of the wine volatilize, causing the quality of the liquor inside to deteriorate; the material of the bottle reacts chemically with the liquid wine, causing the wine to change color (such as turning red, black, or mixed).

The main reason: It may be that the bottle material (purple sand) is discolored, or the tannin in the cork cap reacts with the trace nitrogen compounds in the liquor to form a black precipitate, etc. . For example, a bamboo tube wine bottle has a better seal and is sealed with wax. However, because there are gaps between the bamboo filaments in the bamboo tube, the wine liquid will slowly leak and become darker in color. This situation usually occurs in about 2 years.

The change of taste is due to improper use of the inner stopper material. For example, the rubber inner stopper gives the wine a rubbery smell, or the cork has a woody aroma.

Things to note when collecting liquor

1. Collect high-end famous liquors and premium brand liquors. This type of wine has excellent quality and high brand awareness. If the packaging meets the precision requirements, there is a large room for appreciation in long-term storage.

2. Collect liquor products that are filled with high-density material bottles and have high-precision bottle mouths and good sealing. For example, wine in stainless steel bottles and wine in glass bottles (sealing requires technical processing) can be stored for a long time without affecting product quality.

3. Collect bottled wine with high alcohol content.

Above 50 degrees is considered high, and high-alcohol wines are more suitable for collection. High-alcohol wines are generally brewed from pure grains; while many low-alcohol wines below 50 degrees are blended, and the ethanol in them is easy to evaporate. It cannot be stored for a long time. In particular, light-flavor liquor is not suitable for long-term storage, as it easily loses its original aroma characteristics and even develops a bitter taste. From a drinking point of view, high-alcohol wine generally tastes more mellow.

4. Pay attention to bottled wines with different flavors in your collection. Different aroma types of wine have different effects. Maotai aroma has a high content of high boiling point components, so the quality of Maotai aroma bottled wine is relatively easy to maintain stable. Other aroma types will also produce stale flavor and change the aroma without leakage. In addition to the alcohol content, the aroma of liquor is also closely related to collection.

At present, the aroma of Chinese liquor can be roughly divided into five categories: sauce aroma, strong aroma, light aroma, rice aroma and other aromas. Industry insiders said that the collection should mainly focus on sauce and strong aroma. Because these two flavors cover most famous wines.

It is also the result of Chinese people’s drinking preferences for thousands of years. Moreover, from a technical point of view, the sauce-flavored and strong-flavored types are more complex, while the light-flavored type has a very low process threshold.

Which kind of liquor is suitable for long-term storage

There are many ways to classify liquor. Some are classified according to aroma, some are classified according to the alcohol content, and some are classified according to the brewing process. , as well as pure grain wine and alcoholic wine. Therefore, when we decide to collect a certain kind of wine, we must clearly see what kind of wine it is.

For example, if divided according to the brewing process, there are liquid method, solid-liquid blending method and solid-state method.

Liquid liquor: Grains are used as raw materials to ferment into edible alcohol, and then blended and prepared.

Such liquor has low investment, large output, and low price, and has no collection value.

Solid-liquid blending method liquor: It is easy to understand according to the literal meaning. Liquid method liquor and solid method liquor are prepared in a certain proportion.

Solid-state liquor: This kind of liquor is produced by traditional techniques and brewed from pure grains. No liquid alcohol is added during the process.

The brewing cost of this type of wine is high, and the price is naturally high. And because it is brewed with pure grains, the aroma of grains becomes stronger with age, and the taste of the wine becomes extraordinarily mellow. . And because its circulation share in the market is small, its collection potential is very large.

Among the wines brewed by solid-state technology, 53° Maotai-flavor liquor is the most suitable. Maotai-flavor liquor will become more and more mature over time and the wine body will become perfect. It is recommended to store in a place with constant temperature and humidity, away from light, dry and ventilated, and needs to be stored for more than 3 years. How to preserve and collect liquor 3

First, seal. The mouth of the bottle should be wrapped with raw material tape to prevent evaporation without damaging its appearance. Raw tape can be easily purchased at hardware stores, and is the kind used to waterproof pipes that leak. Be careful not to seal with wax or medical tape, as this will destroy the original bottle cap and fail to prevent evaporation.

Second, environment. Be careful to avoid direct sunlight. Especially in summer when the sun is strong. If liquor is exposed to sunlight for a long time, even if the temperature and humidity are appropriate, the wine label may become discolored and blurred, and may even affect the molecular structure of the wine, changing its quality and taste.

Third, during the saving process, unnecessary movement, shaking and other behaviors should be minimized.

How to confirm that the preservation level is good? Here is a tip for everyone. Before storing, weigh the wine using a precision electronic scale and record it. Weigh it again after a period of time (4-6 months). If you find that there is no change in the weight or only a very small change, it means that the storage measures are appropriate and you can safely store it for a long time. If the weight is significantly reduced, the sealing condition and storage environment need to be carefully checked to eliminate hidden dangers.

For collectors, what matters most about collections is their condition. When collecting liquor, you need to pay attention to the label to prevent wear and tear, the complete protection of the bottle cap to prevent the evaporation of the wine, and the storage environment and temperature. It can be seen that there are many things that need to be paid attention to when collecting, and it takes a lot of thought, so the most important thing to remember is not to break it, otherwise all the hard work will be in vain.

What kind of liquor is worth collecting?

Scarcity

Scarcity is the most valuable thing. The scarcity of liquor is mainly reflected in the limited quantity. Therefore, whether it is investment or drinking, the first choice for collecting liquor is treasures and orphans.

First, you should choose old wine. At present, most liquor collections are no more than 100 years old, and more are concentrated within 60 years. Even so, no matter what brand it is, as long as it is older and the inventory is smaller, its price will be higher and the room for appreciation will be greater. Like some lesser-known old wines, the wineries have long ceased production, but the value of their old wines is no worse than that of famous high-quality old wines.

In terms of the age range of liquor collection, the old liquors from after the founding of the People’s Republic of China to before the 1990s are the most valuable to collect, because it was the period of planned economy at that time, and the wineries were not mainly focused on economic benefits, or even The production does not consider the output or cost, and it is brewed using traditional techniques. Therefore, the old wine that remains today has become a first-class wine.

Second, it is advisable to choose commemorative wine. Commemorative wines are generally produced to commemorate national historical events and corporate events. They are limited edition and of excellent quality.

There are currently two types of commemorative wines on the market: one is "zodiac commemorative wine", which is a commemorative product named after the zodiac sign of the year; the other is commemorative wine for major events, mostly named after the zodiac sign of the year. Important historical events of the country or enterprise are commemorative objects, such as "Olympic commemorative wine", "World Expo commemorative wine", "Sealing Ceremony commemorative wine", "Factory anniversary commemorative wine", etc.

In comparison, commemorative cocktail parties for national historical events receive more attention from companies and the market, and are of higher quality and more valuable.

Brand awareness

When collecting liquor, you should choose well-known brands. Because famous wine itself is very precious, if a bottle of famous wine has a long history and comes from a famous wine manufacturer, it is even more valuable. After many years of aging, the value will be even higher.

From 1952 to 2019-89, the State Council organized 5 nationwide wine evaluation meetings, and successively selected 17 kinds of national famous liquors, covering what we often call the "four famous liquors". "Famous Wines", "Eight Famous Wines" and "Seventeen Famous Wines". These national famous wines have a long history and stable and reliable quality, and are at the forefront of old wine collection.

In addition, some national high-quality wines that won the second prize that year, as well as "provincial excellence", "ministerial excellence", and local famous wines from all over the country can also be collected. These wines have strong historical and cultural conservatism and unique regional characteristics. The production technology and raw materials have unique local characteristics. It is difficult to brew the same taste elsewhere.

Storage capacity

Of course, this is more focused on drinking after collection, which requires the quality of the wine to withstand the test of time. Therefore, it is advisable to choose some wines that are suitable for long-term storage and are not suitable for deterioration.

In terms of aroma type, generally sauce-flavored, strong-flavored and light-flavored wines are the first choice for wine storage. Other aromatic types should be screened based on the actual situation. However, there are also differences in the order of the three flavors of sauce, light and strong, because their flavors change differently after being stored for the same time. If it is stored for 3-5 years, the first choice is the sauce aroma, followed by the strong aroma, and the third is the light aroma, because in 3-5 years, the change in the sauce aroma is the largest, followed by the strong aroma, and the third place is the light aroma.

After the fragrance, you also need to consider the alcohol content. Only wine with 50°C or above has collection value. For liquor with 50°C or below, the ethanol in the wine is easy to volatilize. If the time is too long, the flavor substances in the wine will be easily lost. If you want to taste different wine states, you can choose to collect high, medium or low alcohol wines, but medium and low alcohol liquors should not be stored for more than 3 years. If you prefer the mellow, soft and thick changes of wine, high-quality wine can better show its style characteristics after time.

In addition, the packaging material also needs to be taken into consideration. It is advisable to collect white wine in ceramic bottles. Because glass bottles are airtight and not light-proof, they are not conducive to the preservation of liquor, while ceramic containers are relatively loose in texture and have small holes invisible to the naked eye, which can allow oxygen in the air to enter and promote the aging of liquor. In addition to physical functions, the packaging of liquor can also consider aesthetic functions, and you can also choose some bottle designs with unique and cultural atmosphere.