Shaojiu redirects here. Not to be confused with other 燒酒: Japanese shōchū (焼酎) and Korean soju (소주/燒酒).
For wine, see White wine.
Baijiu
A glass and bottle of “Jiugui” (酒鬼) brand baijiu
Type
Distilled beverage
Country of origin
China
Region of origin
East Asia
Alcohol by volume
35–65%
Proof (US)
56–130
Color
Clear
Variants
light aroma, strong aroma, sauce aroma, rice aroma, phoenix aroma, mixed aroma, chi aroma, sesame aroma, medicine aroma, extra-strong aroma, special aroma, laobaigan, small qu baijiu
Related products
shōchū, soju, huangjiu, mijiu, sake
Baijiu
Chinese
白酒
Literal meaning
"white (clear) liquor"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
báijiǔ
Wade–Giles
pai2-chiu3
IPA
[pǎɪ.tɕjòʊ]
Wu
Romanization
baq cieu
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
baahk-jáu
Jyutping
Baak6 Zau2
IPA
[paːk̚˨.tsɐu˧˥]
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
烧酒
Traditional Chinese
燒酒
Literal meaning
to heat (distilled) liquor
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
shāojiǔ
Wu
Romanization
sau-cieu
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
Siu1 Zau2
Southern Min
Tâi-lô
sio-tsiú
Baijiu (Chinese: 白酒; pinyin: báijiǔ; lit. 'white (clear) liquor'), or shaojiu (烧酒/燒酒), is a colorless Chinese liquor typically coming in between 35% and 60% alcohol by volume (ABV).[1][2] Each type of baijiu uses its own type of qū for fermentation to create a distinct and characteristic flavor profile.
Baijiu is a clear liquid usually distilled from fermented sorghum, although other grains may be used; some southeastern Chinese styles may employ rice or glutinous rice, while other Chinese varieties may use wheat, barley, millet, or Job's tears (Chinese: 薏苡; pinyin: yìyǐ) in their mash bills. The qū starter culture used in the production of baijiu is usually made from pulverized wheat grain or steamed rice.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Because of its clarity, baijiu can appear similar to several other East Asian liquors, e.g. Japanese shōchū (25%) or Korean soju (20–45%), but it often has a significantly higher alcohol content (35–60%).
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^Xiaoqing Mu et al. Solid-State Fermented Alcoholic Beverages, in Chen, Jian, and Yang Zhu, eds. Solid State Fermentation for Foods and Beverages. CRC Press, 2013.
^Wang, H-Y.; et al. (2011). "Characterization and comparison of microbial community of different typical Chinese liquor Daqus by PCR–DGGE". Letters in Applied Microbiology. 53 (2): 134–140. doi:10.1111/j.1472-765x.2011.03076.x. PMID 21554340.
^Zheng, Xiao-Wei, et al. "Complex microbiota of a Chinese " Fen" liquor fermentation starter ( Fen- Daqu), revealed by culture-dependent and culture-independent methods." Food microbiology 31.2 (2012): 293–300.
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