Employees spread out steamed sorghum to cool ahead of fermentation at the Kweichow Moutai Co. liquor factory in the town of Maotai in Renhuai. First favoured and promoted by former Chinese premier Zhou Enlai, Moutai Baijiu's fiery flavour has a huge fan following among the country's wealthy elite which has helped raise its price making the Moutai Baijiu the most valuable public traded company on the Chinese stock exchange.
