On May 18th, on the occasion of the 2nd anniversary of the establishment of 009 Liquor, the 009 brewing process system was announced for the first time, with the unique technique of "223" double body compounding, Seiko slow brewing, and carved quality medium liquor works, bringing consumers both physical and psychological pleasure.
009 liquor is based on the 39 processes of ancient liquor
A new era of 009 alcoholic 45 processes
128 operating standards
298 quality touch points
From raw material selection, koji making, wine making, fermentation, distillation, liquor body design, blending and tasting, storage, packaging, quality control and inspection, logistics and transportation and other more than 10 links to implement all-round and refined process control.
In addition, 009 Liquor has also carried out independent research and development and new upgrading of brewing equipment and brewing technology, facing the future, and is determined to become a "world-class benchmark for high-quality liquor".
009 Liquor selects high-quality glutinous rice with a long growth cycle and 98% amylopectin ≥ as the raw grain for liquor, selects natural weak alkaline water rich in trace elements under the Danxia landform, and inherits the thousand-year-old herbal qu of liquor, and creates a unique technique of "223" double body compound with 2 rounds of fermentation, 2 distillations and 3 times of aging.
Why is 009 alcohol 27.5 proof?
009 inherits the brewing process of 3,000 years of ancient liquor, and combines the trend of liquor design in the new era and the drinking preferences of consumers to carry out liquor design and development. During this period, 009 liquor underwent hundreds of modeling experiments, adjustment and optimization, and finally found that the 27.5 degree liquor showed the best state in terms of flavor, aroma and taste in the range of medium liquor. Through meticulous brewing and blending techniques, 009 Liquor combines the essence of glutinous rice, natural weak alkaline water, and herbal koji to finally present a unique flavor system.
The 27.5 degree 009 liquor is made of a combination of purified distilled liquor and fragrant fermented liquor, which removes the harmful substances in the liquor to the greatest extent in the whole production cycle, so that 009 liquor can not only meet the taste needs of consumers, but also will not bring physical burden to consumers, so that the taste and body feeling in the tasting process are very relaxed, and finally bring consumers physical and psychological pleasure.
Where does the aroma of 009 alcohol come from?
009 liquor smells of a rich and pure rice fragrance, the entrance is sweet and refreshing, and there is no burning sensation and spicy throat of high wine; It has a warmth similar to rice wine, but after swallowing, there will be some elegant floral and fruity aromas in the throat and nasal cavity, similar to the fragrance of acacia flowers, apples, pears, and even some lychees. After a careful aftertaste, you will notice that the base of the tongue exudes a nutty aroma similar to whiskey, and the various aromas are very rich. At the same time, 009 is very palatable, but it also retains a strong sense of wine, and it enters a slightly drunk state very quickly.
009 liquor is brewed with pure grains, refuses to add any additives such as flavors and fragrances, and can taste the aroma in the liquor, which is the natural aroma in the fermentation and brewing process.
In addition to the aroma of the rice in the brewing ingredients and the aroma of various aromatic substances produced by fermentation, the aroma of 009 Liquor is so colorful because of the use of unique herbal koji.
What is Koji? Koji is known as China's "fifth greatest invention". Koji is the habitat of microorganisms and enzymes, also known as "saccharification starter culture", it is precisely because of koji that the starch in the grain can be decomposed into sugar, and finally brew wine.
The koji used in the brewing of 009 liquor is a thousand-year-old herbal koji, which is specially added with herbaceous plants such as kudzu root, citrus aurantium, gong chrysanthemum, light bamboo leaves, etc., after a unique fermentation process, 009 liquor will not only have various compounds produced by normal brewing, but also have the aroma of natural plant herbal koji, and at the same time, complex reactions will occur between herbaceous substances and various microorganisms, resulting in more abundant and high-dimensional flavor substances, including herbaceous aroma, woody fragrance, tea aroma and other aromas. According to rough statistics, 009 contains more than 30 different levels and types of aromas.
009 adopts low-temperature fermentation technology, which can be used to cultivate various microorganisms suitable for winemaking, and with the help of temperature control equipment, the flavor is locked while brewing.
At the same time, the 009 liquor brewing process adopts a segmented fermentation process, the pre-fermentation is aerobic fermentation for aroma production, and the post-fermentation is used for anaerobic fermentation for wine production, and the overall fermentation time can reach several times that of traditional rice wine. The combination of low-temperature fermentation and ultra-long-term staged fermentation allows the brewing of 009 liquor to produce aromatic substances, nutrients and active substances that far exceed those of conventional liquor.
009 Why is it said that alcohol is pure
In the brewing process of 009 liquor, a very meticulous process has been carried out from various aspects such as raw material selection, fermentation and filtration, distillation and purification, so as to adsorb and filter the impurities harmful to the human body contained in the liquor as much as possible.
009 liquor adopts a segmented distillation process, which is purified through 2 distillations to obtain 2 liquor bodies, and purifies the 2 liquor bodies one by one, so as to obtain pure distilled base liquor for the use of liquor compounding.
After the first distillation, we will pinch the head and remove the tail to extract the liquor, and only about 40% of the liquor will be retained for the second distillation process; The second distillation is again pinched and the tail removed, retaining about 60% of the wine. After two rounds of distillation, only 24% of the high-quality distilled liquor is retained, and the substances harmful to the human body such as higher alcohols and higher fatty acid ethyl esters are removed to the greatest extent. From the very beginning, 009 insisted on choosing the secondary distillation process, which also means that the cost of picking 009 is about 1.7 times that of the same type of liquor in the distillation process alone.
After the distillation process, we will also purify the liquor, and carry out 5 rounds of purification treatment of each round of base liquor and finished liquor, in this process, we introduce adsorption and filtration equipment and technologies such as "molecular sieve" and "nano membrane", and solve the harmful substances such as methanol, fusel oil, sulfide and aldehydes in the traditional high liquor to the greatest extent through "nano titanium technology" and "bioengineering technology", and at the same time retain a considerable part of the protein, amino acids and other nutrients in the liquor. Moreover, it ensures the purity of the appearance of the wine itself, and even if you add water and ice to mix it, the wine will not become cloudy. Through purification, 009 liquor has a softer mouth, a more refreshing mouth, and a variety of aromas that are very harmonious.
In the future, the development trend of Chinese wine must be: high-alcohol wine should be healthy, and low-alcohol wine should be fuller. In a sense, it is inherently contradictory to want a wine that is both clean and full of flavor, but 009 has done it through excellent craftsmanship!