Beijing: A half-litre bottle of Wuliangye, a famed Chinese liquor has, been auctioned for a record price of $108,508.
The liquor also known as baijiu came from a vat that had been stored for 90 years. The vat itself has been used since the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
The buyer refused to be identified, an organiser of the auction said in Shenzhen, a town near Hong Kong.
China has a long tradition of serving this unique liquor in small shot glass that are often consumed in one go especially at the dinner table. As clear as vodka, baijiu has a taste all unto itself.
Wuliangye and Maotai, both produced in Guizhou Province, in southwest China, are the two most famous brands of baijiu.
The Wuliangye brand known literally as 'five-crop' brand is made by distilling two types of rice, wheat, corn and sorghum.
The auctioned bottle has an alcohol content of 60 per cent. Western spirit is usually 40 per cent. According to reports, the money from the auctioned bottle will be used to finance the construction of three primary schools in China's poor areas.
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