Alcohol · drink
Moutai (Maotai)
茅台 · Máotái
Sauce-aroma sorghum baijiu from Guizhou. The flagship Chinese spirit; standard issue at state dinners.
Moutai (Kweichow Moutai) is the most famous Chinese baijiu — a sauce-aroma sorghum spirit from Guizhou's Maotai town. ABV typically 53%. Complex, savoury, with a deep caramel-and-soy sauce-like aroma. The standard 500ml bottle (Flying Fairy label) retails ¥1,499 official price; counterfeits are common; auction prices run higher. Drunk at toasts in formal banquets; the unwashed taste is distinctively Maotai once you know it.
Where to try
Anywhere baijiu is served, but the flagship bottle is best from licensed sellers; counterfeits are widespread.
Dietary notes
53% ABV alcohol.
Cities to try Moutai (Maotai)
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