Two half-filled baijiu shot glasses held beside each other above table of Moutai Feitian bottles.

Go East, Young Drinker

Ironically, the new watering hole with the most hard-core Asian influence in the city is owned by a Venezuelan....

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A small stream of liquid dribbling down the mouth of a diagonally-cut bamboo piece.

Baijiu Gaining Global Recognition

Derek Sandha from the United States was dressed in a formal suit on Thursday morning in a hall so...

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Rows of terracotta pots for aging baijiu.

This Chinese Spirit has Closed Millions of Business Deals

Baijiu is a Chinese alcoholic beverage that is made from grains which can be translated to “rice wine.” It...

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Cantaloupe green cocktail in a martini glass topped with white foam and flower petals on a stone table decorated with potted plants.

Baijiu Cocktails

Baijiu is by far the largest spirit category in the world – 13 times larger than vodka, to give...

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Three people sharing a baijiu toast above a dinner table with food, cocktails, and red wine.

China’s National Spirit is Like Nothing You Know

Today, August 8th, is World Baijiu Day. Huh? Baijiu (pronounced bye-joe) has been consumed in China for ages –...

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Pink baijiu cocktail set on a bar counter in a glass with ice and a toothpick with a lemon slice and lycheee.

Drinks on Me: World Baijiu Day

What is this?? My sentiments exactly when I got wind of Baijiu.  Never heard of it but I am...

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Bottle of Shui Jing Fang Wellbay and pink baijiu cocktail with ice and lemon slices placed on a bar counter.

The Baijiu Riddle: Learning to Love China’s Infamous Firewater

I was slumped against the neon sign of a dive bar in Bushwick, chain-smoking and hazy from cheap beer,...

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Ant-man Cocktail

Ant-Man rolls into theaters July 17th expanding—or rather, contracting—the Marvel Cinematic Universe to microscopic proportions. And we thought, what better way...

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Two half-filled baijiu shot glasses held beside each other above table of Moutai Feitian bottles.

Tasting the Kapow Factor of Baijiu

There’s a few flushed faces in the room as China’s national firewater is downed in tiny gulps. It has...

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Signature Cocktail Sesame Colada Made With Baijiu

This month’s cocktail features a spirit you’ve probably never had. Baijiu (pronounced bye-jo) comes from China and has a...

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Baijiu cocktail on a marbled dining table.

Four Manhattan cocktail classic-related events still going on this weekend

The Power of Baijiu: Your friends will tell you they went to China once and had to toast with...

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Cocktail in a glass with a lemon slice next to Moutai shot glasses.

Spike up your Super Bowl party with 2015 trendy cocktails

Be on the lookout for Baijiu, the spirit of choice in China, coming to bars in 2015. It is...

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