By Jim Boyce | Elite Concepts, the team behind projects such as the 1949: The Hidden City complexes in Beijing, Eyebar in Hong Kong and Ye in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Taipei, is about to open a new project with… Continue Reading
The first UK baijiu bar has opened as a pop-up named FU Baijiu inside experimental food and drink venue Epicured. The FU menu includes shots, flights and infusions of China’s national spirit as well as themed cocktails and snacks. Fu lists five baijiu brands—Du Kang,… Continue Reading
(A version of this post first appeared on sibling blog Beijing Boyce.) In the global booze family, baijiu often seems like the hard kid to love–the black sheep–but the idiosyncrasies of this spirits category is what makes it so intriguing. Last week,… Continue Reading
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
I interviewed bartender Orson Salicetti here in March about the then-upcoming launch of baijiu bar Lumos in New York. He and partner Qifan Li officially opened the place last night. They also recently hosted an event called The Power of Baijiu there. Drink options include Sesame… Continue Reading
A recent South China Morning Post article by Mischa Moselle and Charley Lanyon focused on the best high-end bars in Hong Kong for spirits and covered everything from gin and vodka to whisky and rum — to baijiu. When it comes to China’s national spirit, the… Continue Reading
I posted last week about the baijiu cocktails at Peking Tavern in Los Angeles. Some good news: Peking Tavern says it will do something special for World Baijiu Day! Co-owner Andrew Chiu gave me a bit of background about the relationship of this place… Continue Reading
Capital Brewing, also known as Jing-A and a key part of the burgeoning Beijing craft beer scene, will create a unique beverage for this year’s World Baijiu Day. The brew crew will use qu, the fermentation agent that is crucial to… Continue Reading
[Note: Capital Spirits will participate in World Baijiu Day.] Capital Spirits, which bills itself as the “first full service baijiu bar in the world”, opened last fall in Beijing and has since attracted a steady stream of imbibers. Whether one is… Continue Reading
Peking Tavern, which Los Angeles Magazine cites as one of two spots in the city with baijiu cocktails, lists three such drinks on the menu. This venue uses two kinds of baijiu: Red Star (Hongxing / 红星), an inexpensive erguotou easily found in… Continue Reading