What kind of fragrant wine is Erguotou?

Erguotou is a fragrant wine.

Erguotou is a fragrant liquor, which is a traditional liquor in Beijing. As can be seen from the name, Erguotou refers to the wine produced when the raw materials are fired in the second pot. The wine produced by this production process is fen-flavor liquor. Erguotou liquor is pure, mellow and fragrant, without peculiar smell, and its concentration is high but not strong.

Erguotou liquor is clear and transparent, fragrant, mellow, sweet and refreshing at the entrance, strong in strength, long in stamina and long in aftertaste, so it is widely praised in China. Inspired by Erguotou technology, some methods of pinching the head and removing the tail and taking wine according to quality were born. Erguotou is a characteristic of Beijing, just like a special snack, it has a great influence in the whole country.

The origin of Erguotou

The Jin Dynasty designated Beijing as "Zhongdu", and a distiller was sent to brew soju. In the mid-Qing Dynasty, in order to improve the quality of shochu, the Jingshi shochu workshop carried out technological reform. When steaming wine, it is called a tin pot. Because the wine cooled in the first pot and the third pot contains a variety of substances with low boiling points and boiling points, only the wine cooled by the cold water changed into the tin pot for the second time is picked, so it is called "Erguotou". It is a very pure wine and the best quality wine.

At the end of Qing Dynasty, the craft of Erguotou had spread all over Beijing, which was highly praised by literati. Wu Yanqi praised in his poem, "Since ancient times, talents have hated for thousands of years, and so far they have been willing to make Erguotou."

above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Erguotou