Shui Jing Fang-Red Fortune Baijiu

Description

From a producer that has been crafting baijiu for more than 600 years, Shui Jing Fang-Red Fortune baijiu is a top-quality, notably balanced, refined expression of the style.

Baijiu (pronounced “bye-joe”) is China’s national spirit. Shui Jing Fang Red Fortune is released by spirits giant Diageo. The red bottle is said to be marked with the Gingko sign, the symbol of Chengdu, which is an ancient capital of China.

Tasting Notes

Nose: The bouquet on this powerhouse is as aromatic and pungent as they come, with loads of sweet anise seed, licorice, hard plum candy, and sickly sweet herbal cough syrup with the smell of a farmyard, mixed aged cheeses and old vegetables tainting what is otherwise a sweet smelling spirit. The glass, once empty, smells of smoked tea, old cheddar and stale tobacco.

Taste: Intense. The over the top anise seed sickly sweet character is almost too much to bear. Then more of the grain shines through with a hay-like farmyard earthy taste. There is some peach and pickled onions. This is seriously complex spirit. Is that a waxed box with decaying fruit I taste?