An Liquor

An Liquor

　　An Liquor is produced in Anshun City, Guizhou Province, which is just fifty kilometers away from the world-famous Huangguoshu Waterfall. As a result, its registered trademark is Huangguoshu. The production of fine liquor in Anshun can be traced back to rice wine made five hundred years ago. Today’s An Liquor production began in the 1930s at the Zhouji Distillery, known as “Zui Qunfang,” using a fermentation process involving both large and small qu. On the eve of liberation, the distillery closed down. Production resumed in 1953, and trial sales in Southeast Asia and other regions in 1958 received positive reviews. Since 1963, it has consecutively won the title of Famous Liquor of Guizhou. In the 1970s, the production of An Liquor adopted an eclectic approach, learning and introducing the production techniques of strong-aroma liquors, thereby further improving the quality of the liquor. This liquor is a strong-aroma type of Baijiu with an alcohol content of 54%. Its style characteristics are: colorless and transparent, with a rich cellar aroma, mellow and refreshing taste, smooth on the palate without harshness. (Anshun)