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Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation (TTL; ) is a state-owned manufacturer and distributor of cigarettes and alcohol in Taiwan. Its most famous product is Taiwan Beer. Other products include wine, Japanese-style liqueurs, Chinese herb liqueurs, and various distilled spirits.〔http://en.ttl.com.tw/〕 TTL was established as a government agency during Japanese colonial rule and was renamed the Taiwan Tobacco and Wine Monopoly Bureau (菸酒公賣局) in 1947. Between 1947 and 1968 the Bureau exercised a monopoly over all alcohol, tobacco, and camphor products sold in Taiwan. It retained tobacco and alcohol monopolies until Taiwan's entry into the WTO in 2002. TTL sponsors a semi-professional basketball team, the Taiwan Beer of Super Basketball League. ==History== The company today known as TTL had its origins in a government agency established by Taiwan's Japanese rulers in 1901. The Monopoly Bureau of the Taiwan Governor's Office was responsible for all liquor and tobacco products in Taiwan as well as opium, salt, and camphor. The Bureau began brewing ''Takasago Beer'' in 1922 through the Takasago Malted Beer Company. Light and dark varieties were offered, though the price of Takasago Beer varied widely over the course of its manufacture depending on the availability of imported Japanese beers and the contingencies of the economy.〔http://en.ttl.com.tw/Taipei/index.asp〕 As World War II reached its conclusion in the 1940s matches, petroleum, and standard weights and measures also came under the Monopoly Bureau's authority. After the end of World War II the incoming Chinese Nationalists preserved the monopoly system for alcohol and tobacco. Production of beer was assigned in 1945 to the Taiwan Provincial Monopoly Bureau(臺灣省專賣局). Takasago Beer was renamed ''Taiwan Beer'' in 1946. The following year, production of Taiwan Beer was assigned to the Taiwan Tobacco and Wine Monopoly Bureau(臺灣省菸酒公賣局). In the 1960s locally produced ponlai rice ("Formosa rice" 蓬萊米) was added to the fermentation process, resulting in the distinctive local flavour for which the beer is known today. Taiwan entered its modern period of pluralistic democracy in the 1990s. Laws went into force in 2002 as Taiwan prepared for admission to the World Trade Organization (WTO) that opened the Taiwan market to competing products. In 2002 the Monopoly Bureau gave way to its successor, the Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation (TTL, 台灣菸酒公司). Since coming into existence TTL has introduced four new Taiwan Beer brews: Gold Medal, Draft, Mine Amber and Mine Dark. Taiwan Beer remains the island's best-selling brew and is one of the most recognized brands in Taiwan's business world. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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