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Is glutinous rice wine the same as rice wine?
Glutinous rice wine is made by steaming glutinous rice and adding malt for fermentation. Rice wine, also called grain wine, is made by steaming, fermenting and heating rice without shelling. It has a high alcohol content and is a white wine.

Difference:

1, glutinous rice wine is turbid, slightly milky white or yellowish in color, with suspended glutinous rice grains inside. Liquor is very clear and clean.

2. Glutinous rice wine is sweet, slightly sour, with a light taste and a strong bad smell, and there will be no spicy feeling at the entrance and no obvious burning feeling; Liquor is rich in flavor, spicy in the mouth, hot in the throat and cold when poured on the skin.

3. The alcohol content of glutinous rice wine is low; Liquor has a high alcohol content and is easy to get drunk.

4. Generally, the fermentation time of glutinous rice wine is short; The longer the fermentation time of liquor, the longer the fermentation time, and the higher the alcohol concentration.

5. Glutinous rice wine is rich in amino acids and vitamins, while liquor is low in nutrients and high in calories.