People's dream of drinking authentic American Whiskey in Changsha will come true as LS Moonshine --an American company has set up a joint venture of whiskey distillery in mainland China. By the end of this month, HunanMoonshine Liquor Co. Ltd will be put into operation in Huarong with the brewing methods of American whiskey introduced in China for the first time.

"As far as I know, this is the first time that American whiskey is produced in mainland China." a Chinese-American, head of the LS MOONSHINE Company in the United States Tong Li said. He also pointed out that the water of high quality in Huarong reservoir attracted LS MOONSHINE Company to set up a distillery in Huarong of Hunan province other than in the metropolis such as Beijing and Shanghai. Besides, he said that the climate in Huarong, similar to that of Appalachians, was suitable for brewing liquor. The Sino-American joint venture project will be put into operation by the end of October, 2008. The total investment of Phase I project will be about 5 million Yuan and the annual output is estimated to be 150,000 bottles. The output of Phase II project will be 1,500,000 bottles with a total investment of 20 million Yuan.

"We hope that cultural exchange between China and the United States can be promoted through the spreading of American moonshine whiskey. At present, novels, movies and television programs about American moonshine whiskey are about to be published in China" Tong Li said, "As a symbol of folk culture in the United States, the moonshine whiskey will not only intensify competition in the market, but also result in Chinese people's better understanding of white liquor culture in the United States."