Sorghum liquor produced by Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor Inc has won recognition at several international spirits competitions, with one of the distillery’s products being selected as “Best Baijiu” at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
Although the distillery has been around for several decades, it only began participating in international competitions in recent months.
A 39-person panel at the annual San Francisco competition judged 1,899 entries.
Both the company’s 38% Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor and Baoyue Spring Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor won gold medals, while the Treasure Collection of Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor and 58% Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor were awarded double gold medals.
The firm’s 58% Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor was named “Best Baijiu.”
Other winning Taiwanese products included whisky made by Yilan County’s King Car distillery. The distillery’s Kavalan Solist Moscatel Sherry Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky was chosen as “Best Other Whisky.”
Six of the Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor products also won recognition at the Monde Selection in Belgium, including “V.S.O Kaoliang Liquor,” which received a top award.
At New York’s Ultimate Spirits Challenge, the judges also described the V.S.O Kaoliang Liquor as “extraordinary” and recommended it for those interested in baijiu (white liquor).
Winning international recognition and awards would help the company to expand its global presence, company chairman Chen Yung-ming (陳永明) said.
In the face of competition from Chinese Baijiu brands, Kinmen Kaoliang distinguishes itself by offering a lighter flavor than Chinese spirits, which usually taste richer, the firm’s general manager Che Cheng-kuo (車正國) said.
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