Why is Erguotou called Erguotou? What is the origin of this name?

This name is "Erguotou", which is the first liquor named after the brewing process in the history of China. According to historical records, Beijing has a long history of brewing liquor. When the Jin Dynasty designated Beijing as "Zhongdu", a winemaker came and began to brew shochu. In the mid-Qing Dynasty, in order to improve the quality of shochu, Shi Jing shochu workshop underwent technical transformation.

According to the winemaker, what is used as a cooler when steaming wine is called tin pot, also called sky pot. When steaming wine, the alcohol obtained by distillation needs to be cooled by cold water put into tin cans for the first time, which is called "wine head"; The third time I switched to the cold water in the tin pot, it was called "wine tail" when it cooled down. The "wine head" and "wine tail" are put forward for other treatment, because the wine cooled in the first pot and the third pot contains a variety of low boiling points and boiling points.

Therefore, only the wine cooled by cold water put into the tin can for the second time is adopted, so it is called "Erguotou". This is a very pure wine with very good quality. It is said that the methods of "pinching the head and removing the tail" and "taking wine by quality" adopted by liquor factories all over the country are based on the technological principle of "Erguotou".

Extended data:

Erguotou liquor takes sorghum as raw material, or bran koji and yeast as saccharifying and fermenting agents, and adopts the traditional "Laowu retort" process, in which the raw materials are steamed, the auxiliary materials are steamed, put into the pool at low temperature and fermented properly.

Distilled with fire, cut off the head and tail, aged and refined. Because the liquor of Erguotou liquor is clear and transparent, fragrant and mellow, sweet and refreshing, strong in energy, long in stamina and long in aftertaste, it has been recognized by consumers, and the brand family of Erguotou is increasingly rich.

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