Farmhouse traditional home-brewed liquor: only after drinking it do you know what real Chinese liquor is

When people talk about Chinese liquor, many think of Moutai and Wuliangye. In fact, in the eyes of Xiaowu Jun, a rural person, the best Chinese liquor is none other than farmhouse traditional home-brewed liquor. Don't believe it? With Moutai you drink price; with traditional home-brewed liquor you drink nostalgia.

In many rural areas, the custom of brewing one's own liquor is still kept to this day. What farming families brew is mostly rice wine, which, as the name suggests, is made from rice. This kind of liquor has a pure taste and a rich aroma. The original rice fragrance does not have the throat-burning sensation of baijiu, and it is most fresh and delicious to drink.

Villager Fu Aiguo, who has brewed liquor his whole life, told Xiaowu Jun that to tell whether rice wine is pure, you just need to touch it with a lighter. Normally ordinary liquor needs to be 60 degrees to light, but pure rice wine can be lit at just around fifty degrees. As he spoke, Old Fu sprinkled a little liquor on the ground, and when it met the flame, sure enough, a blue flame flared up.

Brewing rice wine is actually not that simple. To brew pure rice wine, you need solid brewing skills and a strict procedure. Old Fu said, "First you steam the glutinous rice at home, then add jiuqu and ferment it for 1 to 2 months before you can distill it. A longer time doesn't matter; if it isn't fully fermented, the liquor distilled will not only be less in quantity but also poor in taste."

Moreover, the water used for brewing cannot be chosen carelessly. Good water makes fragrant liquor; water is one of the key factors determining the quality of rice wine. Mountain spring water in rural areas is clean and pure, making it most suitable for brewing. Old Fu told us, "Jiuqu is the essence of traditional brewing. The jiuqu I use is all blended by myself based on years of experience. Whether the brew turns out well or not, jiuqu is the key."

It is clear that brewing farmhouse rice wine is truly not simple.

I remember once reading a report saying that baijiu under 50 yuan should not be bought, as it may be blended. I will tell you, the cost of rural home-brewed rice wine is about a little over three yuan per jin.

No matter how internationally famous liquors such as Moutai and Wuliangye are, in the eyes of rural people like Xiaowu Jun, the traditional home-brewed liquor they make themselves is the real Chinese liquor, and the nostalgia that never changes through the ages.

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