Jiugui Liquor

Jiugui Liquor

Jiugui Liquor is a protected geographical indication product.

　　Jiugui Liquor is made from high-quality glutinous sorghum and brewed with water from three springs—Long, Feng, and Shou—in Shoutangka, on the outskirts of Jishou City. The spring water is of excellent quality, pure and sweet, with physical properties and ionic composition that surpass national standards. The production process uses traditional folk medicinal fermentation starters as saccharifying agents, employs aged Daqu in old pits for continued fermentation with spent grains, and is aged for over three years. This liquor is a mixed-aroma type, with an alcohol content of 54%, and has been produced since 1988, with an annual output of 1,000 tons.

　　Jiugui Liquor is clear and transparent, with an elegant aroma, a mellow body, and a long-lasting aftertaste. It is particularly noted for its smooth sweetness, clean freshness, and pleasant finish. Its packaging—a purple clay pottery bottle shaped like a tied gunny sack—was exquisitely designed by the renowned artist Huang Yongyu. The design is unique, dignified, rustic, and elegant, while the name of the liquor is witty and novel, making it a rare and treasured spirit.

　　The liquor is widely renowned for its unique quality, bottle design, and name. It has received high praise from political figures, liquor industry experts, and international friends, becoming a premium choice for banquets in high-end hotels, as well as an excellent gift for fostering friendships both in China and abroad.

　　Jiugui Liquor won the Gold Award at the First China Food Expo in 1988; the Silver Award at the First Beijing International Expo in 1989; the Highest Honor Gold Award at the 7th Bordeaux World Wine Professional Expo in France in 1993; the Gold Award at the Brussels International Expo in Belgium and the Gold Award at the Beijing Asia-Pacific International Trade Expo in 1994; and was certified as a "World Famous Consumer Product" by the World Famous Consumer Products Certification Committee in 1995.

　　The protected geographical indication area for Jiugui Liquor is defined according to the "Letter on Delineating the Original Production Area Protection Scope of Xiangxi Jiugui Liquor" (No. 69 [2005] of the State Government Letter) issued by the People's Government of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province, covering the current administrative region of the Jiugui Xiangquan City in Zhenwuying, Jishou City, Hunan Province.