Baijiu

Vodka has long been the top white sprit stateside as its neutral and easily mixes with all kinds of ingredients. Chinese spirits producers are hoping to change the game by introducing American consumers to this white spirit, which is often...

When I mentioned to a colleague that I was going to try a few Chinese wines, he looked at me sadly and said, “I’m sorry.” Sorry? The group of five red wines I tried have no reason to apologize. They...

What makes a great bar? Decor is important, as are location and the right vibe. Blow one of those and fickle patrons will head someplace else. After all, there are plenty of choices, particularly in Downtown Los Angeles. Read the...

He was like a kid in a candy shop. The first thing Orson Salicetti did when he decided to open a Baijiu bar in New York was head to Chinatown to play with candy. He views drinks as nostalgic flavors...

Baijiu, a potent Chinese spirit with a notoriously hard-to-like taste, has been called everything from “liquid razorblades” to “the sweat of Satan.” Now, the clear, powerful (up to 120 proof) sip that has a kind of licorice-meets-soy-sauce flavor even fans...

It’s the most popular liquor in the world, but it has been described it as ‘liquid razor blades.’ Marketwatch’s Charles Passy pours some Hong Kong Baijiu on Lunch Break With Tanya Rivero. Watch the Story...

The back story: What’s the world’s biggest-selling spirits category? You’re probably thinking whiskey. Or vodka. It’s actually baijiu (pronounced bye-jo), a Chinese sip, made from grains (typically sorghum), that accounts for $23 billion in sales annually, according to a research...

If you ask any American who’s spent time in China about “baijiu,” they’ll cringe and describe a night of throat-burning turpentine that tasted of old socks and sweat. The traditional liquor of China is hauled out for guests and business...

It’s said that once you taste China’s infamous national spirit baijiu ( ?…’) you never forget it. Roughly translated as ‘white spirit,’ baijiu is not for the faint-hearted – this clear liquor is distilled from fermented grains such as sorghum...

Ironically, the new watering hole with the most hard-core Asian influence in the city is owned by a Venezuelan. But Orson Salicetti, who helped put Apotheke on the map a few years ago, opened Lumos with an eye toward bringing...

Huckleberry Bar is pleased to host a cocktail making class featuring HKB Baijiu on Thursday, September 3. Learn More...

Derek Sandha from the United States was dressed in a formal suit on Thursday morning in a hall so quiet you could hear yourself breathe. In his hand, he held a glass of baijiu, and he studied it as if...