Kweichow Moutai Baijiu, a distilled Chinese liquor, comes from Maotai, Guizhou province. Produced by Kweichow Moutai Company, it’s made from fermented sorghum and bottled at 53% ABV. Priced at around $299 per bottle, Moutai is considered the leading luxury brand in China and the second most valuable spirit brand globally.
Is there any harshness that “Chinese firewater” are notorious for? I don’t detect any. The palate is warm and actually very mellow compared to many cask strength whiskies or rums of similar ABV (53%). I find the crispness and heat here quite comparable to a cask strength Irish whiskey, the likes of Redbreast 12 Cask Strength.
