Maotai-flavor liquor, also known as Maoxiang liquor, is represented by dozens of famous Chinese and foreign liquors such as Maotai, Langjiu, Guotai Liquor, Guijiu and Wangyitai Liquor, and belongs to Daqu liquor. Its sauce flavor is outstanding, elegant and meticulous, mellow, with a long aftertaste, clear and transparent, and its color is yellowish.

Mainly maotai flavor, slightly burnt (but not prominent), delicate, complex, supple, without prominent aroma, the ester flavor is soft, elegant and harmonious, and the ester flavor is first followed by the sauce, and the sauce flavor is long, leaving fragrance in the cup, leaving fragrance in the empty cup (Moutai has the saying of "deducting cups every other day"), which is stronger than fragrance, moderate in bitterness and low in alcohol content. The standard evaluation of Maotai-flavor liquor is: colorless (or yellowish) transparent, without suspended matter and precipitation, with outstanding sauce flavor, elegant and delicate, elegant and lasting fragrance in an empty cup, soft and mellow entrance, long aftertaste and acceptable style.