The two producing areas are different. Liquor is also called Jiu Shao, Laobaigan and Shaodao. It has a long history in China. Its producing areas are mainly concentrated in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the triangle of Renhuai in Guizhou, Yibin in Sichuan and Mianzhu in Chishui River in China. This is a special distilled liquor in China.
Vodka is the national wine of Russia and Poland. Its main production areas are Russia, Germany, Finland, Poland, the United States, Japan and other countries. It is very popular with consumers in western markets.
Different brewing materials. Traditional vodka was originally made from wheat, barley, corn, potato and other cereal crops. Now, due to the increase of market demand, the main raw materials for brewing are corn and potatoes.
Liquor brewing is rich in raw materials. Generally speaking, cereals, potatoes and fruits containing various vitamins and inorganic elements can be used as raw materials, with high sugar or starch content, appropriate protein content and less fat content.
Brewing techniques are also different. Vodka is made by distillation, and the liquor semen with alcohol content as high as 96% flows through a container filled with a large amount of charcoal to adsorb impurities in the liquor, and finally it is diluted with distilled water until the alcohol content is 40-50%.
Liquor is cooked, saccharified, fermented, distilled, aged and blended. The brewing process is complex and diverse, and the brewing method has its own characteristics. The types of liquor brewed by different methods will be different. Such as Daqu liquor, Xiaoqu liquor, bran liquor, mixed liquor, etc. It is brewed by traditional solid-state saccharification, fermentation and distillation.
Different tastes. Vodka pays attention to purity, while liquor is relatively complicated.
Vodka is repeatedly distilled, refined and filtered to remove toxins and other impurities from the wine to the greatest extent. The purity of the wine is relatively high, the color is clear, and there is almost no other fragrance except the bouquet.
Generally speaking, vodka tastes light and refreshing, not sweet, bitter and astringent, but it also has a fiery feeling, hot and warm. Compared with other wines, it has the purest taste, which is one of the main reasons why it can be widely used in various cocktail-based wines.
Liquor is made from distiller's yeast. It is usually produced in an open way and naturally fermented. Involving many microorganisms.
Therefore, relatively speaking, besides alcohol and water, there are a lot of other compounds in liquor. Compared with other distilled spirits, liquor contains a lot of aldehydes. When aldehydes and alcohols are esterified, various complex and rich aroma types will be formed, resulting in different wine flavors. For example, Maotai-flavor liquor has elegant and delicate taste, mellow body and lasting aroma. Luzhou-flavor liquor tastes soft, sweet and mellow, and the wine cellar has rich flavor and harmonious flavor. There is also a fragrant white wine with pure aroma and fresh aftertaste.