World Baijiu Day 2026
Join the Global Ganbei!
World Baijiu Day celebrates a spirit that is ubiquitous in China but little-known elsewhere on our planet. Founded in 2015, it is held on August 9, with some getting into the spirit a few days earlier or later.
This page lists venues by city that serve baijiu, baijiu cocktails, baijiu-inspired food and more. Active World Baijiu Day supporters are noted with asterisks. Also see the WBD Instagram for frequent updates.
Wherever you enjoy the 12th annual World Baijiu Day, I raise my glass to you! And if you do celebrate, please tag posts, photos or videos with #worldbaijiuday.
Cheers, Jim Boyce
Note: If you know more places serving baijiu, please let me know at spirit (at) worldbaijiuday.com. Also, it’s best to double-check deals and opening hours–and to RSVP–at venues before you go.
SWEDEN
Malmö. Gothenburg. Lund. Jönköping. Uppsala. Stockholm.
No nation gets into the spirit like Sweden on World Baijiu Day, thanks to aficionado and importer Ludvig Saaf of Lu Spirits.
From new cocktails to raucous banquets to baijiu gelatos—baijiulato!—Saaf involved venues in six Swedish cities in 2025. Look for a 2026 update soon.
STOCKHOLM
Restaurang Forma
Surfers (see below)
Zinnia
Stjärtilleriet
Pharmarium
GOMA
SWING by Golfbaren
LU Nytorget
MALMÖ
Dubbel Dubbel
RAU
LU Köket
Såjja
GOTHENBURG
Mei Rose
Kaifo
Yomo
LUND
Dubbel Dubbel
JÖNKÖPING
Cholon L’indochine
UPPSALA
Lilly´s
AUCKLAND
The Night Car
The “Baijiu” cocktail includes rice, butterfly pea tea, osmanthus syrup, lemon and verjuice. Try it with snacks like Zha Jiang Mian, Kao Leng Mian and Smashed Cucumber. At thenightcar.com.
Huami Chinese Restaurant
Enjoy baijiu-inspired gelato, ice cream and cocktails, including the Pao Pao Pasion, with passionfruit, elderflower, apple and sparkling rosé. Huami also has a selection of baijiu, including its house label. Beverage list here.
BALTIMORE
Ni Hao Restaurant
Alongside dishes like dim sum, kungpao chicken and Peking duck, Ni Hao lists eight baijiu cocktails and 16 baijiu options, including Moutai, Niulanshan, Kinmen Kaoliang and Wuliangye. See menu here.
BASEL
Peng Dumplings
Advertising itself as “a bite of China in the heart of Basel,” Peng Dumplings’ drinks menu features five baijiu cocktails, including the Sichuan Mule, with baijiu, ginger beer, applejuice and lemon juice. See peng-dumplings.ch/en/.
BEIJING
Burge’s Bar & Bistro
The Peking Beijing at Burge’s in Sanlitun is a refreshing mix of baijiu, fresh pear, oolong tea and osmanthus, topped with club soda. Good value at RMB40 / USD7.
DADA
One of Beijing’s most beloved electronic music clubs has powered dancers for years with its Chinglish baijiu cocktail.
Guanfen
Beijing’s newest baijiu spot features Shanxi province’s signature spirit–Fenjiu. Choose from a dozen baijiu cocktails to enjoy on the rooftop bar or the restaurant / bar a floor down in the city’s historic hutong area.
MO BAR
This stylish bar in the Mandarin Oriental Wangfujing has long included baijiu conconctions on its signature cocktail list.
Paper Planes
King of Fools No 2 is a potent mix of baijiu, mezcal, absinthe and vermouth plus mastika, a piney resin-seasoned liqueur. Plenty of booze and flavor power in one glass! Price: RMB98. Paper Planes has other baijiu cocktail options, too, including the Master Po, with two kinds of Fenjiu.
PLP Mokihi
Look for a pair of special baijiu cocktails during August. Nuts Party pairs sesame baijiu with dark rum, peanut butter and hazelnut while Pepper Flower Fizz marries Fenjiu with Sichuan peppercorn, yuzu and seltzer. Enjoy these at the long bar or the many nooks and crannies in this sprawling and seductive space.
BORDEAUX
Madame Pang
The cocktail Jiao-Tong partners Fenjiu with Pierre de Segonzac Cognac, Antica Formula—a sweet Italian Vermouth, and Noix de Saint Jean, an aperitif made with green walnuts. Plus, red wine and spices.
Said to be “woody, vinous, and chocolate notes”, with walnut highlights. A nice way to celebrate WBD in the midst of wine country.
BOSTON
*Sumiao Hunan Kitchen*
Sumiao is a veteran WBD supporter, featuring special baijiu-inspired dishes and drinks over the years, including the Golden Dynasty, with Earl Grey–washed baijiu, Cognac and citrus.
Sumiao’s regular menu also lists a half-dozen baijius by the bottle and a trio of cocktails, including the Fung Wah ($15), with sesame baijiu and peated scotch paired with chrysanthemum, honey, ginger and lemon.
BRISTOL
Jaded Dragon
Billed as “the home of baijiu in the UK”, Jaded Dragon had a wide range of WBD activities in 2025–a special cocktail menu, a bar takeover, discounts, even a lion dance.
But no matter what day you show up, you will find plenty of baijiu-inspired creations. One of the most recent? A Moutai Ice Cream Soda, complete with vanilla ice cream and edible gold. More here.
BRUSSELS
Silk Cafe
Specializing in cocktails with Belgian and Asian spirits. Featured cocktails tgus far this summer include Isla, with baijiu, green apple and Chi green apple soda, and Kara, with baijiu, lychee and aloe era. Check out the food pairings, including jianbing, a kind of Chinese crepe, at silkbar.be.
CHANGSHA
St Regis Hotel
Every St Regis Hotel has a signature Bloody Mary. In Changsha, The Baijiu Mary unites baijiu, chili and a twist of orange that “evokes nearby Orange Island and the curve of the grand staircase at The St. Regis Changsha.”
The recipe also calls for tomato juice, lemon juice, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce. More here.
CHENGDU
Cream Story
Cream Story has created many World Baijiu Day treats over the years, from a trio of ice creams to a series of popsicles to flavor kicks from dried cranberries soaked in Guizhou-style baijiu. Expect more WBD deliciousness at Cream Story shops in Chengdu, Hangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen this year. Search ‘Cream Story’ on WeChat.
AlmosTea
This Sichuan team puts intriguing twists on teas, including with the baijiu cocktail E’mei White, featuring jasmine-scented green tea Bitan Piaoxue–Snow Swirling in a Jade Pool. The melon sweetness of Midori lifts the baijiu’s fruity esters in a recipe that includes peach syrup, lemon juice and tonic water–“the quinine bite is our wink to baijiu’s original medicinal roots.
Chinese Room
CHICAGO
Nine Bar
Based in Chicago’s Chinatown, the Nine Bar menu includes snacks like dumplings, mapo hot fries and cold sesame noodles, plus creative cocktails, including Ebb & Flow, a combo of baijiu and shochu, strawberry, lemon and basil, and the soft drink Calpico. See Nine Bar’s website.
CHRISTCHURCH
King of Snake
Taizi not only ranks among the rare baijius made outside China but has also been part of World Baijiu Day since the very first event in 2015.
This year’s party is at King of Snake, including a three-course meal totaling 11 dishes, two baijiu cocktails, and one super fun time. All for NZD100. This feast is limited to 30 people: contact Sam Lu of Taizi ASAP if you wish to attend. And learn more about Taizi at www.taizi.co.nz.
COPERHAGEN
Hot Pot Republic
Hot Pot Republic just released its newest baijiu cocktail–Daikon Connection. Pairing baijiu with homemade kombucha, lychee liqueur hibiscus and elderflower tonic. The namesake garnish–a salted daikon slice–helps deliver a “bright, floral sip with a savory edge.” For more baijiu — and hot pot — options, see hotpotrepublic.dk.
DALI
Woods & Weeds
A homey craft cocktail bar in Dali Old Town, Yunnan Province, founded by two former journalists.
DADA
Sibling to the Beijing’s electronic music club of the same name, it also features a popular baijiu cocktail called Chinglish.
DALLAS
Apothecary
“This isn’t your grandfather’s Rusty Nail,” posts Apothecary about The Un-Rusty Nail. “Ours trades nostalgia for nuance.”
This riff on the Scotch-and-Drambuie classic that rose in the 1950s swaps Scotch for baijiu and gives it new partners–the citrus tang of grapefruit and the Asian vibrancy of pandan and lemongrass Shochu. Plus, a nod to the past with Drambuie. Check out @apothecary_bar / apothecary.bar.
DUBLIN
J2 Sushi, Wong’s, Senbazuru Izakaya
Last year, Moutai Ireland once again organized several high profile happenings. That includes with J2 Sushi on a pair of cocktails, with Wong’s Chinese Restaurant on ten days of food and baijiu pairing, and with Senbazuru Izakaya on Moutai ice cream. Details f0r 2026 coming soon.! and available from August 1.
GENEVA
Pekin Palace
Enjoy a Moutai Lychee Cocktail–complete with plush panda toy–in the heart of Geneva. Also check out Pekin Palaces other baijius and baijiu cocktails as well as a wide range of Chinese comfort foods. See pekinpalace.ch.
GEORGE TOWN
Manchu Bar
This bar on Malaysia’s Penang Island launched a series of four cocktails in May made with Tuopai Premium T68 Luzhou-style baijiu.
“This new cocktail series reimagines the bold character of Chinese white spirit through tropical fruits, citrus brightness, tea notes, and smooth oriental-inspired finishes,” posted Manchu Bar of the cocktails, named Birchlight, Tropic Riot, Goldshift and Black Fern Accord.
GUANGZHOU
Sanyou
Baijiu bar Sanyou, by the team behind Hope & Sesame, is a prime spot for baijiu fans on World Baijiu Day.
Sanyou has featured a wide range of creative cocktails for WBD over the years and also has plenty of winning concoctions on its regular menu. More about Sanyou here.
HAMBURG
Kofookoo
Moutai Germany and Hamburg restaurant Kofookoo partneres for a third straight year in 2025, with two new cocktails mixing traditional alcohol and innovative mixology. More on this year’s activities soon.
HANDAN
URBREW
URBREW in Handan—a city of 9.4 million people 450 km south of Beijing—is best-known for making contract beers for brew pubs, restaurant chains and retailers plus for its hundreds of franchises across the country.
URBREW also has several house baijius and has created intriguing combinations in the past: its strong-aroma baijiu nicely tamed an intense cherry wheat beer called Domineering Cherry while it sauce-aroma baijiu paired well with a chocolate-ginger stout.
HANGZHOU
The Living Room
Spirits Architects, part of the same group behind baijiu-centric bars Sanyou in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, created a compelling cocktail list for Shangri-la’s The Silk Lakehouse in Hangzhou.
Spring Water mixes Kaishan baiju and Wild Mist gin with Longjing tea, green apple, kiwi and aloe soda. More intense is Moutai Milk Punch, partnering Moutai Prince baijiu and sweet vermouth with cherry, dark chocolate, milk and lemon juice. And there is the quirky West Lake Sour Fish: savory Laimao baijiu and Tailong barrel-aged huangjiu / yellow wine meet red wine vinegar syrup, beetroot juice, lime juice and Angostura bitters.
Bar Infinite
This place is no stranger to creative cocktails. Case in point: Candied Hawthorn for Grownups, a cuious mix of baijiu and coffee, grape and lemon, and clarified milk. Plus, a garnish evoking a popular street treat——tanghulu aka candied hawthorns on a stick. Check out Bar Infinite’s menu to see what is new.
Cream Story
Cream Story has created many World Baijiu Day treats over the years, from a trio of ice creams to a series of popsicles to flavor kicks from dried cranberries soaked in Guizhou-style baijiu. Expect more WBD deliciousness at Cream Story shops in Chengdu, Hangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen this year. Search ‘Cream Story’ on WeChat.
HOBART
Tasmanian Spirits Showcase
Celebrate World Baijiu Day in a sea of spirits. Sanyou in Tasmania is the rare baijiu producer outside China using sauce-aroma and strong-aroma techniques. And it will be part of Tasmanian Spirits Showcase, slated August 1 to August 9.
“Once you’re had five whiskies and five gins, and you want to try something different, come down and try some award-winning baijiu that’s made right here in Tasmania,” said Sanyou co-founder Ian Sypkes last year. To get more info or buy tickets, see the official site.
Hong Kong
Jin Bo Law
Rooftop bar Jin Bo Law at Dorsett Hong Kong offers a half-dozen incredibly creative baijiu cocktails.Take the Hairy Crab, described as “floral, spicy, bitter and sweet.” Cherry baijiu, Scotch and Shiso liqueur — plus Shaoxing wine — provide an eclectic mix of alcohols alongside Calendula (marigold), ginger and two kinds of bitters.
Prefer chicken to crab? The Siu Mei cocktail combines the power of baijiu and tequila with ginger, scallion, lime and the liqueur Magnolia Roselle — plus chicken soup cream foam.
And there is more, including the Black Cow. Think a creamy mix of peach baijiu and gin with dark beer and vanilla ice cream. See here for details.
JAKARTA
MO Bar
The Oriental Martini not only features baijiu but also lychee liqueur and — for the kick — a Sichuan pepper and curry cordial. More details, including the menu link, here.
Minuman
Minuman has over 20 different baijiu options, covering the top brands. Shui Jing Fang. Luzhou Laojiao. Wuliangye. Langjiu. Jiangbaixiao. Ming River. Yanghe. Kweichow Moutai. Kinmen Kaoliang. See the full lineup here. And the glassware deals here.
LONDON
London Gouqi
Gouqi lists Kweichow Moutai, Wuliangye and Moutai Prince by the bottle and as 50 ml pours for those seeking to enjoy spirits with this restaurant’s extensive food offerings, from Peking duck with caviar to dim sum platters to tasting menus. Details at gouqi-restaurants.co.uk.
Gong Bar
If you want baijiu at Shangri-la Hotel’s Gong Bar, you won’t have much choice–there is but a single option–but at least one is listed.
Canton Blue
This Peninsula Hotel restaurant lists three baijiu by the glass, and 11 by the bottle, including 50-year-old Moutai and Fenjiu 30. For more about Canton Blue or to RSVP, see @cantonblue.london.
LOS ANGELES
Peking Tavern
The rare venue participating in World Baijiu Day since the start. Peking Tavern has done everything from a baijiu cocktail contest featuring customers as bartenders to special one-night-only drinks to tenuous outdoors-only events during the pandemic to last year’s Tiki Party!
More details soon on this year’s activities. Check the regular menu for cool baijiu cocktail options. See pekingtavern.com.
MELBOURNE
Moondrop
This “Shanghai-esque cocktail bar” regularly drops new cocktails, including the recently released Ms Gibson, a “savoury [and] MSG-driven take on a Gibson” that includes gin, vermouth and MSG brine.
Kweichow Moutai Boutique
One of Moutai’s two boutique stores is in Melbourne, “providing consumers with premium and distinctive shopping and tasting encounters of Moutai.”
MINNEAPOLIS
Gai Noi
With a name closely associated with sticky rice, this Laotian restaurant offers everything from egg rolls and green papaya salad to peanut noodles and lemongrass chicken skewers.
Baijiu also features, including in the Pho Spiced Old Fashioned, with blended whiskey, cane juice, star anise, cinnamon and fennel. More details, including how to eat sticky rice, at gainoimpls.com.
NEW YORK CITY
Singlish
Billed as a Singaporean bar in the heart of New York. Baijiu cocktails include Chiobu, “a boisterous conversation of spice, juniper and baijiu funk”, and Henh Ah, with baijiu, orchid gin, jasmine tea, Sichuan pepper, blood orange and cardamom. Plus, a barrel-aged Negroni using baijiu, cinzano rosso vermouth and more. More at singlishnyc.com.
Red Sorghum
Based in Long Island City, featuring Hunan and Sichuan cuisine, plus baijiu cocktails and a “flight that walks you through four different [baijiu] aromas.”
929
A Long Island venue inspired by Mando-Pop and Canto-Pop. Along with plenty of comfort food, the menu includes cocktail Very Tipsy Poet, featuring Fenjiu, Calvados and Bénédictine D.O.M. plus apple, Shanxi aged vinegar and barley tea foam. See 929nyc.com.
The Red Pavilion
Listed as an “Asian neo-noir nightclub,” this venue has hosted everything from cabaret shows and live jazz to traditional Chinese medicine lessons and mahjong sessions.
Those seeking baijiu can try the trio of infused shots: Awake, with goji berries and chrysanthemum flower; Gunpowder Tea with green tea; and Jasmine with jasmine flowers. See theredpavilion.com.
PORTLAND
Grandma’s Secret
Check out the “vibrant, complex and refreshing” Mon Chéri Hoi An, one of numerous baijiu cocktails created here over the year. Featuring baijiu, vodka and Tiki bitters plus cacao, cucumber, dragon fruit and lemon.
SAN FRANCISCO
Li Po Lounge
Dark rum. Light rum. Baijiu. Pineapple juice. Given this recipe, it’s no surprise the Chinese Maitai at Li Po Lounge in San Francisco’s Chinatown is described as “strong” by multiple imbibers. But “legendary” seems the best tag for this self-described “dive bar” named after Tang Dynasty philosopher and drinker Li Bai.
Per SFGATE: “Opened on February 10, 1937 (Chinese New Year’s Eve), Li Po Lounge was one of the first post-Prohibition bars in Chinatown.” At a time when “many of the Chinatown bars catered to white Americans looking for something “exotic.”
San Jose
7 Bamboo Lounge
Karaoke meets baijiu at 7 Bamboo. Check the bar for spirits options.
And get half off on Thursdays for “Baijiu Courage”: “Guests who order the legendary Kweichow Moutai–widely considered the best of the best baijiu–earn the privilege of jumping straight to third place in the karaoke line.”
See 7bamboo.com for details.
SCOTTSDALE
Course Restaurant
Seaweed-infused baijiu meets shochu meets wasabi foam? Cocktail creativity at Course Restaurant.
Described as “complex, bold, and exactly what you need to survive in the jungle of Scottsdale AZ.”
See full menu here.
SHANGHAI
Cream Story
Cream Story has created a series of WBD treats over the years, from a trio of ice creams to a range of popsicles to adding baijiu-soaked cranberries to its classic Guizhou baijiu-style milk ice cream. Look for more World Baijiu Day deliciousness at Cream Story shops in Chengdu, Hangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen this year.
Asian Flush
Healer
SHENZHEN
*Sanyou*
Baijiu bar Sanyou, by the team behind Hope & Sesame, is a prime spot for baijiu fans on World Baijiu Day. Sanyou has featured a wide range of creative cocktails for WBD over the years and also has plenty of winning conoctions on its regular menu. More about Sanyou here.
Cream Story
Cream Story has created a series of cold baijiu-inspired treats over the years, from a trio of ice creams to a range of popsicles to dried cranberries soaked in Guizhou-style baijiu. Look for more World Baijiu Day deliciousness at Cream Story shops in Chengdu, Hangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen this year. Details to come.
Bar Choice
Last year, Bar Choice in Shenzhen teamed up with ice cream specialists Fabbri and TABB: The Abnormal Baijiu Brand from August 1 to August 14—6 PM to midnight daily—to feature three sorbets. Check out Bar Choice’s regular menu forlots of drink options.
You Yang Liu Fang 酉漾流芳
These baijiu cocktail specialists launched a menu in March based on the theme of the Imperial Examination. Check out 13 cocktails organized into three exam tiers: the county exam, the provincial exam and the palace exam.
Lumos
A newish bar with an extensive menu that also includes baijiu cocktails. More details soon.
SINGAPORE
Choon Hoy Parlor
With dozens of baijius on offer, plus cocktails, highballs and tasting flights, this place has billed itself as having “the largest baijiu selection outside of China in Asia.”
Try the Moutai Pineapple Smashed with caramel pineapple, brown sugar, saw leaf (a coriander) and mint. Buy one, get one free highballs / cocktails on Thursdays, including Huat’s Poppin?, with Beijing’s favorite baijiu, erguotou, plus lychee, jasmine tea and soda. More details here
BAR KAP
Set within the historical House of Tan Yeok Nee in Singapore, recently opened Bar Kap features four cocktail menus capturing this venue’s many lives: “merchant residence, colonial quarters, convent school, medicine hall.”
Those recipes includes baijiu. Pepper Peddler, from the Kapitan menu, pairs baijiu, gin and makgeolli with lemon, firewater fizz and long pepper, while Tea Needle, from the Dynasty menu, includes baijiu, bourbon, Dom Benedictine, chinato, pu’er tea, glutinous rice vinegar, cacao and hawthorn.
More about Bar Kap’s history and the drinks at barkap.sg.
Cat Bite Club
The true loves at Cat Bite Club are agave spirits and rice spirits but baijiu also has a place. Explore a selection of bottles plus baijiu-centric highballs and cocktails, including Cat Bite Club’s take on the Daiqiri, with special prices during the daily happy hours from 5 PM to 7 PM. See catbiteclub.com.
STOCKHOLM
Surfers
Among Stockholm’s best spots for baijiu, featuring plenty of cocktails over the years, including Baijiu & Berries, with Fenjiu, black currant and hints of coffee.
Surfers has a dozen-plus baijius to enjoy straight, including Red Star, Fenjiu, Luzhou Laojiao and Moutai. The adventurous can sign up for a tasting of baijiu and Shaoxing wine led by spirits importer and expert Ludvig Saaf. See the details about Surfers’ foods, drinks and interactive sessions at https://surfersstockholm.se/en/.
R.Asia & Lu Spirits
Ludvig Saaf’s annual baijiu banquet here has become a signature event, one he describes as “most decadent, intoxicating and absolutely lavish.” This is an RSVP-only event so contact Saaf for details.
Beyond that, word is R.Asia will close in a few months, thus giving you some time to get over there for a final meal–and baijiu shot–or two.
SYDNEY
Grain Bar
Grain Bar offers a time-tested favourite, the Heart of the Garden, aka “a cocktail that’s as captivating as it is complex.” Bringing together baijiu with Roku Gin, St. Germain, Yusuzhu and lychee for a “delicate balance of floral, fruit and fire.”
Kweichow Moutai Boutique
One of Moutai’s two boutique stores in Australia is in Sydney–in fact, it’s listed as the “first official Moutai flagship store in the Southern Hemisphere.”
TORONTO
Big Trouble
The new summer drink special at Big Trouble in Toronto is a baijiu twist on an effervescent classic–the Aperol Spritz. Fenjiu / Fenchiew, a light-aroma style baijiu, is partnered with Aperol, lemon and Prosecco for summer refreshment. Get it for $14 all season long… introduced Clememtine Baijiu in the spring
Big Trouble also offers a “House Made Baijiu” trio–Passionfruit and Oolong; Mangosteen and Lemon; Peach and Calpico–that pours at 21 percent and cost $27 each. Or you can get them every Wednesday for $25 each. Get more details on Big Trouble drinks and dishes at bigtrouble.ca.
Grey Tiger
Grey Tiger has featured baijiu cocktails over the years, with the current menu listing Werecat Trance, a compelling mix of pomegranate baijiu, rhubarb hibiscus gin, Irish whiskey and Southern Comfort with white vermouth, black cherry jam and Peychaud’s bitters. See greytiger.ca.
Hong Shing
Serving the city for three decades, Hong Shing offers a range of baijiu cocktails, with clever names like Shittake Happens and Grape Gatsby. Plus, tasting flights to dispel the notion show all baijius “taste the same.” Explore the collection while enjoying plenty of comfort food. Discover more at instagram.com/hongshingto and hongshing.com.
Sunny’s Chinese
Talk about a triple threat. The Gun Powder Slap means downing a daiquiri, then a baijiu shot, then a draft beer.The baijiu in question is that favorite style from Shanxi—fenjiu. Pair it with tasty eats like mapo tofu, dan dan noodles and orange chicken. For more, see sunnyschinese.com.
VANCOUVER
Laowai
Laowai is a baijiu-centric speakeasy “inspired by the illicit extravagance of 1920s Shanghai.” The team has released an intriguing range of cocktails these past few years, from Jar of Dirt, with Genever, ginkgo nut orgeat and lime juice, to . Incarnadine Seas, with blood orange and lychee tea baijiu sailing alongside Giffard Chocolate syrup, clarified lemon juice, apple cordial and egg white.
More recently, Laowai launched Beijing Bikini, a tribute to those who hike up their shirts for relief from hot summer weather. Strong aroma baijiu with pineapple notes meets pineapple liqueur, lime juice, simple syrup and coconut cream, with a touch of saline. Another newcomer is Kung Fu Shoe, a mix of Strong Aroma Baijiu, Midori, Cointreau and passionfruit syrup, also available in slushy form.
The Keefer Bar
Along with a selection of baijius, check out cocktails like the Durian Colada ($19), with baijiu, overproof rum, durian, citrus, pandan, coconut and clarified tofu, and Lunchbox Protocol ($19), with a trio of alcohols—baijiu, rum and absinthe—plus salted plum, coconut rice milk, lime and egg soda. Snacks include spring rolls, baos and deep-fried dough sticks with dips. See thekeeferbar.com.
Quanjude Beijing Duck House
Along with its famous duck, Quanjude offers six different Yanghe options as one-ounce and three-ounce pours. Plus, a selection of other baijius, including Moutai, Luzhou Laojiao, Gujing Gongjiu and 15-year-old Erguotou.
WASHINGTON
Tiger Fork
A baijiu cocktail in the U.S. capital? Tiger Fork not only has tasty fare like chili wontons, char sui abnd Beijing duck, but also baijiu.
Including in the cocktail River Flows Through You, featuring baijiu, Sichuan peppercorn, bitter apertivo, Japanese sweet vermouth, yuzu and club soda. More on Tiger Fork at tigerforkdc.com.
YANTAI
Spring Bank
This coastal city in Shandong province is a regular World Baijiu Day partner, thanks to Steve Wang, known for WBD events in Tianjin at WE Brewery and in Minsk—see Operation GanbeiLarus.
Last year’s featured cocktail was The Leeward Slope, pairing ingredients grown on the hillside sheltered from the wind with strong-aroma baijiu by UrBrew. Longjing green tea from West Lake in Hangzhou, Mujianzi, an evergreen shrub sometimes called Mountain Pepper, lemon juice and clarified milk rounded out the recipe. More on this year’s cocktail soon!