Jim Boyce | The recent Tales of the Cocktail festival, held in New Orleans this month, included a baijiu session titled Bai-Curious. Presenters Derek Sandhaus, Paul Mathew and Clay Risen provided attendees with the lowdown on China’s national spirit. The… Continue Reading
By Jim Boyce | Richard Auffrey of the blog Passionate Foodie has been a big supporter of World Baijiu Day, by writing about the event, sharing info on happenings in his state of Massachusetts and simply offering encouragement. This week… Continue Reading
The third annual World Baijiu Day is August 9. Here are some of the happenings! WAIKOLOA VILLAGE Hawaii is on board for World Baijiu Day thanks to hotel manager Simon Amos, whose resume includes a long stint in Beijing. The Hilton… Continue Reading
By Jim Boyce | David Zhou of Confucius Wisdom has supported World Baijiu Day since its founding in 2015 and we finally managed to meet yesterday in Beijing. We put our time to good use by sampling some baiju. Originally… Continue Reading
By Jim Boyce | How about a baijiu recipe that uses willow branches, cotton paper, egg whites and pig blood? In fact, those are only the materials used for the vessels—known as jiu hai or “wine sea”—and used by baijiu… Continue Reading
By Jim Boyce | I headed to Henan province in April for the first China Jiahu Culture Festival (中国贾湖文化节) and International Symposium on Jiahu Liquor Culture (贾湖文化国际研讨会). Jiahu in Wuyang Country has a long boozy history, with evidence as old as… Continue Reading
By Jim Boyce | Excited to have 430 / 四三〇 Ramen & Drinks as the first South American venue to join World Baijiu Day! Head bartender Nicolas Constantin says this Asian fusion restaurant in downtown Buenos Aires will features a baijiu tasting and… Continue Reading
By Jim Boyce | World Baijiu Day is fast approaching and I will be posting a good deal more in the coming weeks. I’ve been talking to people from Liverpool to Los Angeles, from Melbourne to Milan, and there will… Continue Reading
By Jim Boyce | The first master event list for World Baijiu Day 2017 is out! I’m hoping this new page, with events arranged in three columns by city and venue, will be fairly easy to use for those seeking… Continue Reading
Asia Nikkei published this article by Nona Tepper about Matt Trusch and his brand byejoe, with the spirit produced in China, imported and refined in the U.S. and now sold in both countries. From the article: In the U.S., ByeJoe primarily appeals… Continue Reading