Booze-free baijiu | Lyre’s launching nonalcoholic brand in China
We might have the ideal solution for those seeking to avoid a hangover-guaranteeing “ganbei” (“bottoms up”) party in China – a nonalcoholic baijiu. UK-based Lyre’s […]
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Lucky 8! Countdown to 8th World Baijiu Day
The eight annual World Baijiu Day is slated for this summer. Hard to believe that what began as a $10 website domain purchase in 2015 […]
Baijiu 101 | Industry leaders, market share, export stats & more
Lorenzo Riccardi has visited all 193 member countries of the United Nations. Visited all of China’s 34 provincial-level areas. And all of its 56 UNESCO […]
Taizi takes two | New Zealand baijiu maker wins awards
Christchurch-based baijiu brand Taizi won the Best Overall and Best New Zealand awards in the Botanical and Other Spirits category during this year’s New Zealand […]
Hot stock | Moutai tops China exchange
Kweichou Moutai ranked as the most valuable company on China’s stock market earlier this month, higher than heavyweights like Industrial and Commercial Bank of China […]
Bai Jiu-ve! British farmer Pete Thompson to launch sorghum-based baijiu
British farmer Pete Thompson will soon launch a baijiu made with local sorghum, the most common grain used by the spirit’s producers in China. Harper’s […]
Bai-lines |Kaoliang slushie at Win Son, baijiu at White Bar, cocktails at China Tang
China Tang in the MGM Grand has “a mix of elements designed to evoke the feel of a 1930s Shanghai supper club,” posts Las Vegas […]
Bai-lines | Stolen Moutai, closed drinking centers & Cityson in Shanghai
Those who seek a perfect ganbei will gan-boo! news that eight “drinking training centers” were closed by the authorities in Shandong province. “On August 16, […]
Pig out | The World Baijiu Day 2019 logo
You could call the World Baijiu Day logo old school, given it relies on that design classic, Microsoft Paint. Then again, what’s a 30-year-old program […]
Booze news | Fake baijiu, underage drinking, Guizhou power
Six people in Shanghai were detained for allegedly faking baijiu brands Jiannanchun, Moutai, Wuliangye and Yanghe. The bottles, if real, would retail for rmb10 million, […]