Osmanthus Rice Wine (Gui Hua Mi Jiu)
金木犀の香りが咲く！中国の若者が愛する「低アルコール米酒」
Description
The aforementioned 'Mi Jiu' infused with autumn Osmanthus (Gui Hua) petals, finished sweet and highly aromatic. ABV is extremely low (around 0.5-5%), closer to 'juice' or 'Amazake dessert' than alcohol. Recently a massive boom among Chinese youth and women as 'Di Du Jiu' (Low alcohol liquor) with cute packaging.
Classification: Everyone, Alcohol, Rice Wine, Gui Hua, Osmanthus, Dessert Wine, Sweet, Popular among women, Low Alcohol
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How to use
Ingredients
- Glutinous rice
- Gui Hua(Osmanthus flowers)
- Water
- Distiller's yeast
- Sugar
Instructions
- [Typical Uses]
- [Girls' Night Out / Relaxation]: Because alcohol is very weak, sip it chilled (or warmed) at parties with non-drinking women or during night relaxation.
- As a 'fire extinguisher' for the mouth after eating spicy Sichuan food.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
From behind the melting sweetness of fermented rice、the gorgeous peach-like Osmanthus aroma softly escapes
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Mix JP 'Amazake' with a dash of 'Kuei Hua Chen Jiu' or Osmanthus syrup
Pairing
Fruits / Spicy Hot Pot / All Sweets
Trivia
On Chinese TikTok (Douyin), videos of making personalized 'Instagrammable cocktails' by adding sparkling water or fruits to this Gui Hua Mi Jiu go viral daily.
Eating tips & etiquette
You can see tiny yellow Osmanthus petals floating inside the bottle. Because the ABV is low, it's a cute, dangerous liquor you can chug with the mentality of JP 'Horoyoi' (low-malt Chu-hi).
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