Greener than orchid and jade, drunken so long and taste lingers on and on.
This is the poem awarded by Emperor Taizong of Tang to official Wei Zheng, which depicts the Hengyang liquor inheritance. Traced back to the western Jin Dynasty, Lu liquor had been listed as the imperial tribute liquor with high respect. The Hengyang liquor was also highly praised in Chinese ancient books such as the Commentary on the Waterways Classics, Book of Jin Dynasty, and History As A Mirror, saying: “Lu liquor taken with the fresh food is such a feast.” Thousand years have passed. The good water, ancient liquor-making methods, and Hengyang people’s pursuit of superior liquor have never been stopped. In the late Qing Dynasty and the Early Republic of China, there were 179 distilleries in Hengyang City to produce 32,600 dan of liquor yearly. The liquor stores could be seen everywhere and there was praise saying “hundred liquor stores are in the grass bridge”. In 1958, the Hengyang Huiyanfeng Liquor Making Factory, the predecessor of Hunan Yanfeng Liquor Co., Ltd., integrated the original folk liquor workshops, inherited Yancheng’s ancient liquor veins, carefully selected the mature sorghum and wheat, fermented in aged cellars and stored in pottery jars and underground cellars. From then on, the Huiyanfeng Liquor became famous.
50-Year Yangfeng Jiaoxin Series: 50-Year Yangfeng Jiaoxin Treasure, 50-Year Yangfeng Jiaoxin, and 50-Year Jiaoxin Intimate Liquor
Yangfeng 1958 Series: Yangfeng Treasure 1958, Yangfeng 1958, and Yangfeng Gold Award 1958
Yangfeng King Series: Yangfeng King-Monarch, Yangfeng King-Kinglet, Yangfeng King-V Start, and Yangfeng King-Prince
Huiyangfeng Series: Huiyangfeng III, Huiyangfeng VI, and Huiyangfeng Daqu
Other Products: Yangfeng Daqu and Yangfeng Minor
Hunan Yanfeng Liquor Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Yanfeng Liquor) formerly known as Hengyang Huiyanfeng Liquor Making Factory was established in 1958. It is a leading enterprise of liquor production in Hunan Province, a famous brand enterprise in China, and has won many provincial and national awards. In 2015, products of 50-Year Yangfeng Jiaoxin and Yangfeng Wangxiaowang won Silver Award in Spirits Selection by Concours Mondialde Bruxelles.
Yanfeng Liquor has three treasures of “Aged Cellar Pool”, “Ancient Methods of Liquor Making”, and “Underground Liquor Cellar”. The 126 aged cellar pools owned by Yanfeng Liquor was founded in 1958, are the only cluster of cellar pools in Hengyang City and the most complete one preserved in Hunan Province, and are the only modern industrial heritage protection unit in Hengyang City. Yanfeng’s liquor-making process is a folk traditional skill, which originated in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. After several generations of practices and explorations, the process has been carried forward. In 2009, Yanfeng’s liquor-making process was listed into intangible cultural heritage in Hengyang City. Built in the 1950s, Yanfeng’s underground liquor cellar is an unduplicated natural liquor reservoir. With constant temperature and humidity, the underground liquor cellar sealed for 50 years has been turned into the “No.1 Underground Liquor Cellar in South Central China” under the care of Yanfeng liquor makers.
Yanfeng Liquor adheres to Jindong Group’s cultural concept of “firm belief, tough will, step by step, and constant efforts to bring success”; inherits the traditional liquor-making technology and implements ISO9001 and HACCP22000 system operation in a standard manner; promotes the 6s management, focuses on quality technology fundamentals, innovates in liquor-making process, focuses on food safety in production; its product quality and brand image win the attention from all walks of life and widespread praise, and becomes a shining city name card of Hengyang – “Yancheng”. In September 2008, Ma Yong, Executive Vice President and Secretary General of Professional Liquor Committee of China Food Industry Association, led the liquor expert group to Hengyang City and organized a national Appraisal Meeting of expert group on high-grade Yanfeng liquor. At the Appraisal Meeting, the national-level experts decided: Yanfeng series of liquor had a special style and belonged to the superior product in the high-quality liquor.
Main sales products: 50-Year Yangfeng Jiaoxin Series, Yangfeng 1958 Series, Yangfeng King Series, and Huiyanfeng Series.
