The distinction between shochu and liquor is generally the same, and grain distilled liquor is also transparent and colorless.

Liquor is distilled liquor with grain as the main raw material, Daqu, Xiaoqu, bran koji and distiller's yeast as saccharifying and fermenting agents, which is cooked, saccharified, fermented and distilled. Also known as shochu, testing fate, burning knives. The wine is colorless (or yellowish) transparent, pure in aroma, sweet and clean in mouth and high in alcohol content. After storage and aging, it has a compound aroma with esters as the main body.