Our Singapore Baijiu Fan Exchange team has arrived at the China City of Wine – Lu Zhou, which is the birthplace of Guojiao 1573. This morning, we visited the national 4A-level tourist attraction which is the Guojiao 1573 Square’s [Guojiao 1573 National Cellar], [Luzhou Laojiao Museum] and [Chun Yang Cave].
Guojiao 1573, indeed a history that you can taste. The 1573 National Cellar was built during the Ming Dynasty (AD 1573), historically it was built the earliest, it was the best-preserved and used baijiu cellar in the country. It was recognized as the “China’s no.1” by the National Cultural Relics Department. Under the explanations by the guides, our Singapore China Baijiu Fans gained a deeper understanding of this long-standing baijiu culture of the Luzhou Laojiao.
Chun Yang Cave – natural storage cave that has gathered hundreds of years of masterpieces from Luzhou Laojiao. This place is not open to the public. We were only allowed to visit because we gained a special approval from Luzhou Laojiao’s higher management and we were lucky to witness this piece of history and as well as having a chance to taste the 62° original puree. Later in the day we arrived at the headquarters of the Luzhou Laojiao and attended the “Baijiu DIY” course, where we made our very own personalized Guojiao 1573.