Chen Chun-che, a practitioner of Chinese medicine who loves shaojiuji and who tried preparing some with mainland rice wine while he was studying there, states: "No wine can replace red label in the flavor of shaojiuji."
本身喜歡吃燒酒雞，在大陸唸書期間也嘗試用大陸米酒做燒酒雞的中醫師陳俊哲斬釘截鐵地表示：「燒酒雞的味道，任何米酒都無法替代紅標米酒。」