The difference between Flying Five Star and Flying Moutai is manifested in the following: origin and brand identity, cellar aging time, and price difference.
1, origin and brand identity
Five-star Moutai and Flying Moutai are both produced in the town of Moutai in Guizhou Province, but they have different brand logos. The Five Star Moutai logo is five stars, while the Flying Moutai logo is a flying swan. The two logos also represent the characteristics and identity of their respective products.
2, cellar aging time
Five-star Moutai refers to Moutai wines that have been aged for more than five years, while Flying Moutai refers to Moutai wines that have been aged for more than three years. Therefore, five-star Maotai is relatively more aged and mellow.
3. Price difference
Because of the difference in aging time and brand identity, Five Star Moutai is usually more expensive than Flying Moutai. Five-star Maotai is considered to be a higher quality and rarer Maotai, hence the price difference.
Taste characteristics:
1. Sauce flavor: Moutai is made from sorghum as the main raw material, and is made through multiple fermentation, distillation, storage and other processes, and its sauce flavor is one of the most prominent features of Moutai. The sauce flavor is composed of a variety of complex compounds, including ethyl acetate, isoamyl acetate, isobutyl acetate, etc. These compounds *** with constitute the unique aroma of Moutai wine.
2. Mellow taste: Moutai wine has a very mellow taste, with a strong wine flavor that can be felt in the mouth, and a soft taste with a certain sweetness and fragrance. This is due to the fact that Moutai wine has been distilled and stored for many times, which makes the alcohol content higher and the wine body denser.
3, refreshing taste: despite the mellow taste of Maotai, the rest of the flavor is refreshing and does not make people feel dull. Moutai wine also needs to be filtered and blended during the production process, which makes the taste of Moutai wine more refreshing and memorable.
4, lasting aftertaste: the taste quality of Maotai wine is also expressed in its lasting aftertaste. After entering the mouth, the fragrance and flavor of Moutai wine will be slowly released in the mouth, so that people can feel the long-lasting fragrance and flavor of the wine, which is unforgettable.
Reference for the above: Baidu Encyclopedia - Flying Moutai Liquor