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
Month: July 2015
Events | Baijiu-inspired chocolate, mussels, wings and more at DoubleTree By Hilton Guangzhou
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
Events | Get the Moutai Experience in Paris on August 8
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
Events | WSET Holds First Baijiu Master Class
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
Events | Chill Out with Baijiu Iced Teas at Golden Monkey in Melbourne
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
World Baijiu Day | Two-Week Countdown Updates!
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
World Baijiu Day | The Poster Is Almost Ready to Go!
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
Venues | Jing-A Has a Very Cool ‘Qu Brew’ Poster
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
Events | Get Baijiu-Inspired Cocktails and Dishes at Shen in Shanghai
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),
Food | Lemon Baijiu Gummies in Beijing
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