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Baijiu is traditionally centuries old is a tradition that centuries old and full of secrets.
Sichuan Province is famous for its fiery food, but the city of Luzhou is also home to strong aroma Baijiu.
Pure water from the surrounding Phenix Phoenix Mountains has long been the key part of the distilling process here.
I come to the country’s longest continually running distillery here in Luzhou Laojiao. Here they’ve been making Baijiu for nearly 450 years.
The Baijiu here is famous for its fierce, licorice flavours.
licorice: N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词（用于制糖的）甘草精 Licorice is a firm black substance with a strong taste. It is used for making sweets.
Letting me on the secret is Anna Chen.
This is our workshop. Well what an amazing space.
It's a real hive of activity. It's like a fiery inferno bursting with fumes.
inferno: a very large uncontrolled fire 火海
fumes: N-PLURAL 复数名词(难闻且常为有害的)烟,气体 Fumes are the unpleasant and often unhealthy smoke and gases that are produced by fires or by things such as chemicals, fuel, or cooking.
Laojiao Baijiu is made of **out of **grain and called sorghum which is constantly recycling recycled.
**New sorghum is mixed with fresh grain for each batch, meaning the drink has been flavoured with grains that are centuries old. **
Water, yeast and microbes begin the fermentation process.
yeast: N-MASS 物质名词酵母;酵母菌 Yeast is a kind of fungus which is used to make bread rise, and in making alcoholic drinks such as beer.
microbe: N-COUNT 可数名词微生物 A microbe is a very small living thing, which you can only see if you use a microscope.
That's microbes, grain, yeast and it gets put into the pit and it ferments? Yes.
How long does that take? Three to six months.
Some of these ancient pits have been continually using since 1573 and have passed through centuries of China’s remote tumultuous history, from imperial dynasties to Chairman Mao’s little red book Little Red Book.
tumultuous:（事件，时期）动乱的骚乱的，动荡的 A tumultuous event or period of time involves many exciting and confusing events or feelings.
以后就用这个来表达“动荡不安的历史”
After fermentation, the powering blend is transferred into large distillng vats.
vat: a large container used for mixing or storing liquid substances, especially in a factory （尤指工业用）大桶，大盆，缸
•a vat of wine/oil一桶酒／油
So basically, you are spreading it out over here and then this gets heated up and boiled?
How long will it be in the boiler for?
About 30 minutes. Just 30 minutes? Yes.
Steam rises up from the ferment sorghum and finally condemns into this mighty drink.
[√ 2018.07.27] 加油！
