I heard a baijiu bar opened in Sanlitun Soho, close to my apartment, so I moseyed over last night and found it in the same space that housed, well, another baijiu bar, Oriental Lounge, that closed about six months ago.… Continue Reading
Chocolate. Mussels. Wings. Panna Cotta. DoubleTree by Hilton in Guangzhou is getting into the spirit and going all out on baijiu and food combinations on August 8. Plus, there will be baijiu cocktails. The highlight of the day be white Valrhona chocolate balls made with… Continue Reading
People of Paris! Partake in World Baijiu Day on August 8 at your fair city’s Moutai Showroom. Enjoy a two-hour session that covers the history of Moutai, a chance to smell and touch the raw materials that go into this spirit, including that… Continue Reading
The first baijiu master class by the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) was held two weeks ago at company headquarters in London. Paul Mathew, who co-owns three bars in the city–The Hide, The Arbitrager and Demon, Wise & Partners–and spent… Continue Reading
Adam Ong and Michael Chen at Golden Monkey, which has served Asian-inspired cocktails for nearly a decade in Melbourne, were among the first to join the World Baijiu Day mission. And the team at this establishment plans to draw on not… Continue Reading
The two-week World Baijiu Day countdown is underway and venues in 17 cities are slated to have events, with more to come. Some highlights from the past few days: Singapore bar L’Aiglon (see photo above) will have baijiu-inspired cocktails on that day.… Continue Reading
The finishing touches are being put on the World Baijiu Day poster and everything should be ready to go by tomorrow. I’ll be emailing the big file to participating venues in case they want to print a few copies. Thanks… Continue Reading
While we aim to have our World Baijiu Day poster ready by Saturday, which marks the two-week countdown, Beijing craft beer operation Jing-A is already promoting its ‘qu brew‘. If the poster above looks a bit crooked, and blurry, that’s… Continue Reading
Enjoy baijiu-inspired drinks and dishes, plus terrific rooftop terrace views, at Shen on The Bund in Shanghai on August 8. Shen co-owner Michael Ohlsson says the cocktail options will include menu regular Chinglish (pictured above), a concoction with lemon, lychee… Continue Reading
Alex Jennings has been getting creative in the kitchen with gummies lately so I asked her to give a baijiu version a shot. To help facilitate that, I handed over some partial bottles of the baijiu-based liqueurs I got from The… Continue Reading