The Legislative Yuan yesterday unveiled a new commemorative liquor and bottle design which would be used for public relations and parliamentary exchanges.
The commemorative liquor is used as a gift in official affairs and for feasts, with the liquor bottle redesigned every two terms, a source in the legislature said.
The new glass bottle, which replaces the ceramic bottle, is stamped with the words “Legislative Yuan, Republic of China” and a motif of the Legislative Yuan building delineated in an elegant golden outline. The lid features a handmade crystal plum blossom outlined in gold, the floral emblem of Taiwan, which stands for purity and strength.
Photo courtesy of the Legislative Yuan via CNA Warning: Excessive consumption of alcohol can damage your health
It is a Kinmen kaoliang liquor that was produced via pure-grain solid state fermentation and aged over five years in a granite tunnel before being bottled, and bears a rich fragrance and sweet taste, the statement said.
The use of a clear bottle symbolizes “public opinion being embraced” by the “pure heart” of lawmakers, while the combination of the plum blossom and the liquor is the connection between the world and people, it said.
It is available for lawmakers to buy, with a maximum limit of 30 boxes — six bottles per box — per person every year.
The first batch of 1,200 bottles is to be released before the Mid-Autumn Festival on Tuesday next week, and more would be mass-produced starting next month for use as a special gift for official legislative exchanges.
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