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Wine is one of the oldest drinks in the world. As early as the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the Chinese invented the double fermentation method of distiller’s yeast and began to make large quantities of wine. Today, wine culture has long A five-thousand-year inheritance. Whether it's a holiday celebration, a gathering with family and friends, or a drink alone, wine has become an inseparable part.

Among them, baijiu is the representative of Chinese alcoholic beverages. In important business occasions, baijiu is usually served as the standard. Many friends also like to collect baijiu at home. But many people don’t know what kind of liquor is suitable for long-term storage. Let’s talk about it in detail today. Liquor Suitable for Long-term Storage

Although wine has a long-lasting aroma, not all of the various liquors sold on the market are suitable for long-term storage. If you store the wrong liquor, as time goes by, the liquor will not only not change in aroma, but will change in taste and be wasted.

Liquor suitable for long-term storage basically has the following three characteristics: 1. Pure grain brewing

Liquor can be divided into three categories, namely solid fermented liquor, liquid fermented liquor, Solid and liquid combined with liquor. Solid-state fermentation refers to pure grain-fermented wine, liquid fermentation refers to pure edible alcohol-blended wine, and solid-liquid combination is made by blending the first two kinds of liquor.

There is a principle behind the saying "the longer the wine is, the more fragrant it becomes". Because liquor contains many organic acids and alcohols, during storage, they will undergo chemical reactions to produce a substance called "ester". The aroma of aged liquor comes from this substance. This process is also called esterification reaction. But this reaction will only occur in white wine brewed from pure grains, that is, solid-state fermented white wine.

For liquid fermented liquor and solid-liquid combined liquor, the main raw material is edible alcohol, most of which have nothing to do with grain. As time goes by, not only will no esterification reaction occur, The alcohol inside will also slowly evaporate, producing a strange smell.

Therefore, the first condition that liquor suitable for long-term storage must meet is liquor brewed from pure grains. 2. High alcohol content

Different liquors have different alcohol content. During the long-term storage of liquor, a hydrolysis reaction will occur, that is, the acid content will be high and the fat content will be low, resulting in the loss of flavor. Liquor with a low alcohol content will gradually lose its flavor during this process until it becomes tasteless and even harder to drink. Therefore, low-alcohol liquor is not suitable for long-term storage.

If you want to store liquor for a long time, you must choose liquor with a high alcohol concentration, that is, liquor with an alcohol content above 53 degrees. 3. Maotai-flavor liquor is more suitable for long-term storage

According to different aroma types, liquor can also be divided into sauce-flavor liquor, strong-flavor liquor, light-flavor liquor and so on. If you want to store liquor for a long time, it is recommended to choose Maotai-flavor liquor. This is because the brewing process of Maotai-flavor liquor is more complex and the aroma is rich in layers. Over time, the aroma will become more and more mellow. Secondly, it is a strong-flavor liquor with a high alcohol content, preferably above 60 degrees. Other aromatic liquors such as light-flavor liquor are not suitable for long-term storage, because the aroma in the liquor is easily lost, and long-term storage is of little significance.

If you want to store liquor for a long time, it is best to store Maotai-flavor liquor. Tips for storing liquor

After understanding what kind of liquor is suitable for long-term storage, here are two tips for storing liquor:

1. Keep the packaging intact save. Because once the package is opened, the smell of the wine inside is easy to evaporate, and the opened liquor is not suitable for long-term storage;

2. Try to keep it in an environment without direct sunlight and with constant temperature and humidity. If you have a wine cellar, wine jar, wine cabinet, etc. at home, try to store it in it. Conclusion

As can be seen from the above, liquor suitable for long-term storage must meet three characteristics. They are: liquor brewed from pure grains, liquor with an alcohol content higher than 53 degrees, and Maotai-flavor liquor.

When you store liquor next time, you can choose liquor that meets the above three characteristics.