Ali Qi - Ariki

Japanese: 阿里乞 - ありき

… The names of famous local liquors during the Tang Dynasty are listed in the “Tang Guoji Fu” (The History of the Tang Dynasty), and with the exception of some such as grape wine, they are all from the ancient Chinese yellow wine family. Today, the baijiu family of liquors, of which “Maotai” is considered the best, is said to have originated from the Yuan Dynasty, when its production method was introduced from the Southern Barbarians and it was called “Aliki” or “Araki” and was popular (Araku). The techniques of brewing are described in the “Qi Min Yaoshu” (The Min of Qi) by Jia Sixie of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the “Ju Jing” (The Classic of Wine) by Zhu Huo of the Northern Song Dynasty, and the “Tian Gong Kaiwu” (The Divine Creation) by Song Yingxing of the Ming Dynasty, and in the Ming Dynasty, biographies of liquor enthusiasts such as “History of Wine” and “Ju Yin” (The History of Wine) also appeared. …

From [Shochu]

… The origin of shochu, like that of Western distilled alcoholic beverages, can be traced back to Hellenistic culture. It was introduced to China during the Yuan Dynasty (1260-1368) from what is now the Yunnan region, where it was called Araki or Ariki. There are two theories about the route by which it was introduced to Japan: the Korean Peninsula and the southern sea route. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Aliqi" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…　唐代における各地方の銘酒の名は《唐国史補》にあげられ，ブドウ酒など一部のものをのぞいて中国古来の黄酒系の酒でしめられている。今日，〈茅台酒〉をもって最高とされる白酒系の酒は，元代にその製法が南蕃（なんばん）から伝来し，〈阿里乞（アリキ）〉ないし〈阿剌吉（アラキ）〉とよばれて愛飲されたものに由来するという(アラク)。酒造の技術にかんしては北魏の賈思勰（かしきよう）の《斉民要術》，北宋の朱肱（しゆこう）の《酒経》，明の宋応星の《天工開物》などに記述があり，また明代には《酒史》や《酒顚（しゆてん）》などの酒徒の列伝も現れた。…