Beijing Red Star Sake

This product is a sake (rice wine) bottled by Beijing Red Star Co., Ltd. While sake is traditionally a Japanese beverage, this specific bottle is produced in China. The label features the characters '清酒' (Qingjiu), which is the Chinese and Japanese term for sake or clear liquor. Despite the 'Japan Flavor' marketing on the label, it is a product of Chinese industrial manufacturing targeted at international markets.

The brand is owned by Beijing Red Star, a historic Chinese distillery famous for its Erguotou (baijiu). Red Star was founded in 1949 as one of the first state-owned distilleries in the People's Republic of China. Today, it remains a significant player in the Chinese spirits market, operating under the management of Beijing Yi Qing Holding Co., Ltd., which oversees various food and beverage state-owned enterprises in the Beijing region.