The Must-Buy List for Sauce-Aroma Baijiu: 13 Sauce Liquors You Can't Miss
The Must-Buy List for Sauce-Aroma Baijiu: 13 Sauce Liquors You Can't Miss
In recent years, with the popularity of Moutai, sauce-flavor baijiu has also caught fire. It's often seen being sold in various live streams, where it's highly praised, sometimes overshadowing less-known brands. Faced with so many options, which ones are actually worth buying? The best choices are those that have stood the test of the market, and it's best to purchase them when they're at a good price.
1. Moutai Purple Welcoming Guest
E-commerce regular price: 208 yuan
Good price: 160-180 yuan
Welcoming Guest liquor is part of the low-end line of Moutai Group, suitable for general consumption.
Old Welcoming Guest liquor has been discontinued, replaced by Purple Welcoming Guest which has improvements in both quality and packaging.
As an entry-level Moutai sauce baijiu, it is very cost-effective.
2. Moutai Golden Prince
E-commerce regular price: 258 yuan
Good price: 200-220 yuan
Golden Prince is a middle-to-lower end product direct from Moutai.
It was introduced at the end of 2017 and is a good entry-level sauce baijiu.
3. Moutai Prince Classic Sauce Flavor
E-commerce regular price: 278 yuan
Good price: 200-220 yuan
Prince Classic Sauce Flavor, released by Moutai in 2018, is an upgraded version of the Classic Sauce, with both the quality and packaging enhanced, offering high value for money with a taste similar to the Precious Prince.
4. Lai Mao Inheritance Blue
E-commerce regular price: 508 yuan
Good price: 300-340 yuan
Lai Mao is a mid-range direct line from Moutai, offering great value for money.
Inheritance Blue features elegant sauce-aroma, with a fresh, harmonious composite scent, sweet and slightly sour entrance, rich and full-bodied; long aftertaste, subtly elegant at the end.
Inheritance Brown has the same liquor body, and is about 20 yuan cheaper, available exclusively at Sinopec gas station convenience stores.
5. Lai Mao Golden Zun
E-commerce regular price: 468 yuan
Good price: 350-400 yuan
Golden Zun is Lai Mao's sub-premium product, with good quality.
The overall spirit features a prominent pit sauce-aroma (pure sauce flavor), concentrated in the fore and mid-palate.
6. Lai Mao Master Craftsman
E-commerce regular price: 1368 yuan
Good price: 750-820 yuan
Master Craftsman is a premium product from Lai Mao, highly rated.
Recognized as a superb drink, it's suitable for gifts and hospitality purposes.
7. Han Jiang 3.0
E-commerce regular price: 378 yuan
Good price: 320-350 yuan
Han Jiang, a brand under Moutai, is also one of the few 51-degree sauce baijiu.
This is the base model for Han Jiang.
Compared to the 2.0 version, Han Jiang 3.0's aroma is more intense in the middle and rear sections, with prominent sauce aroma, burnt and grain scents.
8. Guizhou Daqu 70s series
E-commerce regular price: 358 yuan
Good price: 260-300 yuan
Guizhou Daqu was previously an internal welfare and self-supply liquor for employees of Moutai.
Re-released in 2007, their product line is quite limited.
The 70s series is their high-end product, also reasonably priced.
9. Honghua Lang 10
E-commerce regular price: 398 yuan
Good price: 250-280 yuan
Langjiu, a representative of Sichuan sauce baijiu.
Honghua Lang 10 is their entry-level product, commonly seen at weddings and banquets.
And it often has a good price.
10. Honghua Lang 15
E-commerce regular price: 588 yuan
Good price: 400-450 yuan
Honghua Lang is a classic sub-premium sauce-aroma product from the Langjiu series, a typical Sichuan sauce aroma.
It is a core product of Langjiu with a consistently high reputation.
11. Xi Jiub 1988
E-commerce regular price: 692 yuan
Good price: 430-480 yuan
Xi Liquor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Moutai Group, a well-known premium Chinese baijiu enterprise.
This product is a high-end sauce baijiu that holds its own in the respective price range.
Frequently found at a good price, it's suitable for mid-range tastings, display cabinets, and festive gifts.
12. Xi Liquor Gold Diamond
E-commerce regular price: 339 yuan
Good price: 200-230 yuan
Xi Liquor Gold Diamond is their mid-range product, slightly more expensive than Gold Quality Xi Liquor.
Entering with a slight spiciness, it has a rich sauce and burnt aroma with a long-lasting aftertaste.
13. Zhen Liquor Zhen 15
E-commerce regular price: 450 yuan
Good price: 300-340 yuan
Zhen Liquor is also a Baijiu brand from Guizhou.
Selected 15-year-old high-quality aged spirits are carefully blended.
It is a mid-to-high-end product, highly cost-effective.
Above is the must-buy list for sauce baijiu. Of course, there are many other great spirits not mentioned here. Which sauce baijiu is your favorite?
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