World Baijiu Day Venues | Interview with Jim Spear of The Schoolhouse at Mutianyu
The Schoolhouse at Mutianyu, located at the foot of the Great Wall of China, will participate in World Baijiu Day on August 8. I interviewed Jim […]
Month: April 2015
News | CBS: Can Baijiu Capture Hearts in San Francisco?
CBS in San Francisco posted a lengthy piece on prospects for baijiu in that city. It includes an introduction to the production and consumption of baijiu and notes […]
Confessions of a Baijiu Drinker | Lao San
The third post in the Confessions of a Baijiu Drinker series features Lao San, an American lawyer who lives in China and tweets under the […]
Media | Mass Market Moutai, Baijiu Cocktails, Capital Spirits
Bloomberg reports on efforts to take Moutai to a wider market in the wake of a two-year government austerity campaign that has gutted sales to government […]
Food | Three More Deep-Fried Baijius with Dustin Merrett
Deep-fried baijiu might sound weird, gross and even dangerous to some but it tastes pretty good, at least that’s what we discovered during a tasting […]
Events | The Power of Baijiu in New York
Private Cask Imports and Lumos Bar in New York are teaming up for an event called The Power of Baijiu on May 17: Come join […]
Buy Jiu | The LCBO in Ontario
(Finding baijiu outside China can be difficult. The “Buy Jiu” series aims to help. Feedback on the info in these posts is welcome.) In Canada, […]
News | ByeJoe at duty free, baijiu dinner in LA, U.S. sorghum exports to China
A few shots of baijiu news: The Moodie Report covered ByeJoe at this year’s IAADFS Duty Free Show of the Americas. “ByeJoe has created two […]
Infusions | Five Baijiu Liqueurs from The Schoolhouse at Mutianyu
The Schoolhouse at Mutianyu covers a lot of turf, including a 25-room hotel, guest houses, two restaurants, a gallery and ceramics workshop, and an orchard with […]
News | Baiju Sales Rise in 2014, ‘Sophisticated’ Younger Drinkers Key to Future Growth
A Nielsen study found that while baijiu sales rose in 2014, the long-term health of the industry will depend in part on how it deals with a younger generation of drinkers […]