Story of Taiwan Shaohsing Chiew
To Taiwan Monopoly Bureau staffs, Shaohsing Chiew was their glory; it was named “Guo Jiu” (the nice wine in our country). When between president Chiang, Jie-Shi and Chiang, Jiang-Guo, each time it was assign to entertain foreign visitors or guests at a state banquet, every guests never forgot its nice aroma. Compatriots like use Shaohsing Chiew to entertain their guests in a joyous time, they think that is a courtesy to entertain guests, than guests will have the feeling of be esteemed and feel honorable.
In 1949, Kuomintang government was removed to Taiwan, the new ruler for example Chiang, Jai-Shek、Chiang, Jiang-Kuo、Yu, Kuo-Hua and so on who came from China Chekiang province, and millioned corps evacuated to Taiwan almost campaigner and family members. Shaohsing Chiew therefore became their indispensable wine when they miss their hometown.
During Japanese Occupied Taiwan (1895-1945), Taiwan Monopoly Bureau that ever made Shaohsing Chiew in 1929, but flames of war blow up equipment, and Japan artificer was repatriated, than Taiwan Shaohsing Chiew that brew method fail to be handed down from past generations. Taiwan Monopoly Bureau had tried to recover and make it at Taiwan Banciao factory, but it did not any developed. Afterward had broken through by birth at Chekiang province Shaohsing, the two brothers Chou, Ching- Shan、Chou, Ping- Wen who came to Puli in the great evacuated from Mainland China, and into Puli Brewery factory, they researched and developed Shaohsing Chiew that began to have a big advance. Chou family is a great liquor supplier in hometown Shaohsing , often invited some distillers came to their home where make wine. When they were young the two brothers know Shaohsing Chiew brew method already, than they hardly researched and developed, they successful made Shaohsing Chiew in 1952. Although they knew the method but less the reality experience, Shaohsing Chiew bargain-basement at the moment. In 1955, Da Chen island residents evacuated to Taiwan, too. A number of people were ensconced to Puli, among Chang, Chin-Yu and so on several distillers joined brew wine work, than Shaohsing Chiew brew technique gradually mature, it taste aged, eventually churn out in 1956.
Puli Brewery high noon in 1981, Shaohsing Chiew has two style that “ average Shaohsing Chiew ” and “beeswing S Shaohsing Chiew”, the output of year reaches more than 230 ten thousand dozen, the output value of year surpass in 25 hundred million NT.
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