Maotai or Moutai (茅台酒) is a brand of baijiu, a distilled Chinese liquor (spirit), made in the town of Maotai in China's Guizhou province. Produced by the state-owned Kweichow Moutai Company, the beverage is distilled from fermented sorghum and now comes in several different varieties.
Sorghum is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family Poaceae. Seventeen of the 25 species are native to Australia, with the range of some extending to Africa, Asia, Mesoamerica, and certain islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. One species is grown for grain, while many others are used as fodder plants, either cultivated in warm climates worldwide or naturalized, in pasture lands.
Moutai originated during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912), when northern Chinese distillers introduced advanced techniques to local processes to create a distinctive type of baijiu.
Maotai was named a national liquor in 1951, two years after the founding of People's Republic of China. Maotai also claimed two gold medals separately at the Paris International Exposition in 1985 and 1986. Maotai has won 14 international awards and 20 domestic awards since the Chinese Revolution.
In a good Moutai, ie Kweichow, due to their sophisticated liquor making processes, we can smell and taste around 1,200 different aroma and flavors within one sip. Today, Moutai has become one of the most popular part of any events, business functions, and celebrations. Almost all successful business will go well with Moutai on the table in China. Chinese people love discussing about business and foster friendships with Moutai because that's when people let their guards down the most and are extremely happy and friendly.
In today's practices, Moutai is also very popularly used in making some of the most delicious cocktails. The aroma and taste of Moutai will enhance the taste of many different types of cocktails. Apart from that, many creative chefs, both western and eastern, are also adapting using Moutai in their culinary creations. Even by simple adding a few drops into soups makes a whole world of difference.
In spite of all the modern creative ways to enjoy Moutai from cocktail to culinary. The best way to enjoy Moutai is in it's purest form.
Apart from being a very delicious drink. Moutai has been well known for centuries since the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1912) to be the elixir of life. It has various medicinal and life prolonging properties. In China, you'll often find very healthy seniors above the age of 80 sipping on their favorite Moutai.
In Malaysia, now we are very lucky that we can finally get the most sought after Kweichow Moutai at very good prices as their official distributor has finally arrive in our shores.
For those who are interested, here's their point of contact for Malaysia :
Lai Kuan +6019 332 6506
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