The ingredients of Xiongzheng Fragrant Liquor are extremely meticulous, using red glutinous sorghum grown by the Gelao people in Renhuai as the raw material. This kind of sorghum can only be grown under the unique water, soil and climate conditions of the Chishui River Basin, which is also one of the reasons why Xiongzheng Fragrant Liquor is irreplaceable. The unique soil and climate conditions of Maotai Town have formed the morphological characteristics of local sorghum, which is small in size, thick in skin, flat and round, and firm. Its amylopectin content is much higher than that of ordinary sorghum, accounting for 90% of the total starch. Its low water absorption, tolerance to steaming and cooking, and resistance to gelatinization are conducive to meeting the multi-round steaming, turning and fermentation process requirements of Xiongzheng fragrant liquor.