Handi (漢帝) Maotai

Handi (漢帝) Maotai

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[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dong-hyun] The starting auction price for a bottle of Maotai, known as China's "national liquor," has been revealed to be approximately 7.5 billion KRW.


According to Chinese media such as Wangyi on the 16th, the recent starting price for a 30-year-old bottle of Maotai in an online auction in China was 39.99 million yuan (about 7.5 billion KRW). The Maotai bottle up for auction is a product under the brand "Handi (Hanzi) Maotai," limited to only 10 bottles sold in October 1992. It has an alcohol content of 53 degrees and a volume of 500 ml. The bottle cap is wrapped in pure gold.



Maotai is a traditional distilled liquor produced in the village of Maotaizhen in Renhuai City, Guizhou Province, southern China. It is said to have been favored by politicians such as former Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong.


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