Baijiu

Baijiu is a Chinese alcoholic beverage that is made from grains which can be translated to “rice wine.” It has been consumed by the Chinese for the past 5000 years…longer than any other type of liquor or spirit. Read More...

Baijiu is by far the largest spirit category in the world – 13 times larger than vodka, to give some context – yet this storied Chinese spirit is barely known in the U.S.  BaijiuAmerica is out to change that, in...

Today, August 8th, is World Baijiu Day. Huh? Baijiu (pronounced bye-joe) has been consumed in China for ages – literally – and has been distilled in the country since at least around 800 AD, way back when Charlemagne took over...

What is this?? My sentiments exactly when I got wind of Baijiu.  Never heard of it but I am curious and willing to celebrate just about anything with libations.  Cheers! World Baijiu Day is on Saturday, August 8th.  World what...

I was slumped against the neon sign of a dive bar in Bushwick, chain-smoking and hazy from cheap beer, when a beautiful woman walked up to me and wordlessly offered a glass flask with a red cap. I took a...

Ant-Man rolls into theaters July 17th expanding—or rather, contracting—the Marvel Cinematic Universe to microscopic proportions. And we thought, what better way to celebrate than toasting the movie with The World’s Tiniest Cocktail. Read the full article....

There’s a few flushed faces in the room as China’s national firewater is downed in tiny gulps. It has a BANG the baijiu virgins aren’t expecting. Bloggers, Instagrammers and the curious are crammed into the elegant Moutai Baijiu showroom in...

This month’s cocktail features a spirit you’ve probably never had. Baijiu (pronounced bye-jo) comes from China and has a unique taste, unlike any other spirit. The aromatics have been likened to blue cheese, mushroom, sesame, and more. The first sip...

The Power of Baijiu: Your friends will tell you they went to China once and had to toast with baijiu over and over again and it was a terrible experience. The fermented sorghum distillate is brash, strong, earthy, funky and...

Be on the lookout for Baijiu, the spirit of choice in China, coming to bars in 2015. It is a rice or sorghum-based clear, pure grain alcohol with (supposedly) a vile smell and a nasty aftertaste. The Baijiu cocktail is...

Quick: Name the number-one selling spirit in the world. Vodka? Nope. Whiskey? Not even close. It’s actually baijiu, made in China, and pronounced, roughly, “bye-joe.” If you’ve been on a business trip to China, or know someone who has, you’ve...

Can you be won over by baijiu (pronounced “bye-joe”), China’s firewater-like liquor? Ask someone who didn’t grow up on the the high-proof, fermented spirit made from sorghum and other grains, and the resounding answer will be no. It’s definitely an...