Ji'an Duihua Tequ

Ji'an Duihua Tequ

　　Ji'an Duihua Tequ (originally named Ji'an Duihua Wine) has a brewing history spanning several hundred years. Legend has it that during the late Southern Song Dynasty, Prime Minister Wen Tianxiang, while studying at the Bailuzhou Academy in Ji'an, once drank with classmates at a tavern across the river. When the lid was lifted and the wine poured, they noticed that the clear rice liquor, instead of sticking to the edge of the cup, produced billowing bubbles that quickly filled the glass without spilling. Impressed, Wen Tianxiang exclaimed, "What fine wine—layer upon layer of foam, with such an aromatic bouquet!" The tavern owner continued to preserve these unique qualities, and the wine eventually became one of Jiangxi’s premium liquors, enjoying popularity both within and beyond the province.

　　Duihua Tequ is made from sorghum and glutinous rice. It uses a self-made Daqu (a type of fermentation starter) as the saccharifying and fermenting agent, and is brewed through processes such as back-steaming mixed firing, mixed mash, and mixed steaming fermentation. The alcohol content comes in two varieties: 38° and 60°. The wine is clear in color, sweet and mellow in taste, and rich in quality. In recent years, after multiple improvements in production techniques, the wine’s quality has further improved, and its output has expanded from the original 300,000 kilograms to over 1 million kilograms. In 1980, it was recognized as a high-quality liquor in Jiangxi, and the following year, at a national liquor evaluation conference held by the Ministry of Light Industry on Mount Lu, experts praised it as "crystal clear, richly fragrant with a hint of medicinal aroma, bold on the palate, and clean on the finish."