PROCESSING METHOD FOR THE ALCOHOL USING GASTRODIA ELATA

摘要

A method for preparing an alcoholic beverage using Gastrodia elata is provided to be able to obtain an off-flavor free extract liquor of the Gastrodia elata by leaching and ripening steamed and dried Gastrodia elata. A method for preparing an alcoholic beverage using Gastrodia elata comprises the steps of: (a) after steaming Gastrodia elata with vapor for 10-30 minutes, drying it in a dryer at a temperature of 50-80 deg.C to have the moisture content of 5-20%; and (b) mixing the steamed and dried Gastrodia elata with ethanol or alcohol to leach it at a temperature of 15-25 deg.C for 50-150 days. The method further comprises a step of ripening the liquor obtained from the step(b) at a temperature of 5-25 deg.C for 20-100 days.