By Jim Boyce | With World Baijiu Day just 36 hours away, here are three more updates on fun stuff to do. Click here for the full list of activities for WBD 2017. CHENGDU: Pop in to Beer’s Nest 1 for… Continue Reading
By Jim Boyce | Paul Mathew, co-owner of London bars The Hide, The Arbitrager and Demon, Wise & Partners, has an especially close relationship with baijiu given a long stint in Beijing that included consulting on Diageo brand Shuijingfang. Mathew… Continue Reading
By Jim Boyce | Fu became the UK’s first baijiu bar when it opened in the spring of 2016 and the team there has served China’s national spirit in flight, infusion and cocktail form ever since. I asked a few… Continue Reading
By Jim Boyce | Once again, Beijing has more than a few places participating in World Baijiu Day. If you can’t make it on August 9, Q Bar will have flights, cocktails and Gung Ho baijiu pizzas on August 11.… Continue Reading
By Jim Boyce | With less than a week until World Baijiu Day, there are lots more updates coming! Here are three happenings from three continents. EDMONTON: Since opening earlier this year, Baijiu has received rave reviews since opening earlier this… Continue Reading
By Jim Boyce | The updates are picking up speed as we near the one-week countdown to World Baijiu Day. Here’s a trio of happenings from three continents. MILAN: Both branches of dim sum restaurant Ghe Sem, where foods are paired… Continue Reading
France is getting into the World Baijiu Day spirit, with not one but two venues on board, thanks to Guillaume Ferroni. First, Carry Nation in Marseille is back for a second year, this time with a theme of “Moutai goes… Continue Reading
Due to renovations slated for August 9, Compass Bar will kick off World Baijiu Day early, with a lineup of cocktails from August 1 to August 7. The focus will be HKB baijiu, including in the featured baijiu cocktail, the BaiGroni, with Mancino… Continue Reading
Given Tea Room has a decor inspired by the Wong Kar Wai movie “In the Mood for Love”, and the vibe of 1960’s Hong Kong, it’s no surprise that baijiu has role to play. The two dozen-plus Tea Room cocktails created by… Continue Reading
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