Looking back over the history of distilling in Taiwan, cane spirit was at one time during the Japanese colonial era the most common alcoholic drink of ordinary citizens. It was also one of the main ingredients in Japanese-era rice wine.
翻開臺灣的造酒史，日據時代，來自甘蔗的糖蜜酒曾經是民眾最初級、普遍的飲用酒，也是紅標米酒的主要成分之一。