During my trip back to Canada this year, I asked me friends if they'd be willing to try some of Taiwan's best kaoliang liquor. Well... here are the results :)
I think it is absolutely terrible. From my family back home in Austria only one person liked it. But she grew up with liquor distilled from white beet :D:D
As a Taiwanese, I'm not really into KaoLiang .... Especially while having dinner with elders.... but after I had a relative who served his military service in Matsu. The winter is cold during the midnight sentry duty. Almost all of the soldiers who served more than a year (we called it "破冬“) will have "Tong Yung X'Old KaoLiang". Cuz it's more testy than other "Chinese Kind White Liquor" and more important is, it may not get you hangover the next morning. Still be good to joint the the morning roll calls. So I tried Tong Yung XOld, I'm totally changed the way I think of KaoLiang, smells good and much more smooth. It is not easy to find, specially months before and after the CNY. One of their distribution ship is with the post office system. Some friend of mine used to have Kinmen KaoLiang every night before sleep, now he loves the Tong Yung....
粱 means high-quality millet, not face. (But modern Chinese no longer use the meaning of this word, and I also became interested in this word after watching your video.😂) Millet is 粟 / 小米, It is a native species in China. Sorghum was introduced to China around 900 AD. Maybe the ancient Chinese thought that sorghum looked like 粱, but it was taller, so they called it 高粱.🤣
Wes, there’s two famous whisky made by Taiwan Which is “ The naked Grouse “ （裸雀蘇格蘭威士忌）and “Kavalan Whiskey “(葛瑪蘭威士忌）。 I expect that you will give us different shots about that. Whiskey flavors
Thanks for the opportunity to taste these fine liquors! Always good to meet a new friend and share some experiences! Can’t wait to see Wes again someday!
I remembered drinking it with the apple cider when I was a kid like maybe 9 or 10. My uncles just told me that it was a pop like coke. I passed out after drinking it. Lol
8:20 HAAAAAAAAAAAAA HAHAHAHAHA. I can't believe I understood what he just said, lol! By the way, did Mark purposely wear that lumberjack top and the cap with Canadian flag on it for this shooting? Canada represent !
