The Largest Spirits Category in the World Comes to America
Quiz: What is the most valuable alcoholic drink brand in the world? And what is the largest spirits category? The...
Baijiu: The Most Popular Booze in the World
Don’t know what Baijiu is? Afraid of looking like uncultured swine to the mixologist behind the bar? You’re not...
Tasting my first sip of Shui Jing Fang Baijiu at 68 and Boston for Baijiu Cocktail Week
Baijiu? I know. Until only a couple of weeks ago I’d not even heard this name before and if...
The first Chinese Baijiu bar opens in the US
Located in New York’s Greenwich Village is Lumos—the first Baijiu focused bar to open in the U.S. Lumos co-owner...
Toast “Gung Hey Fat Choy” with Baijiu
Every few years, a new product explodes upon the global mixology scene, and bar folks’ ears perk up. A...
Beginner’s Guide To Spirits
What It Is: China’s national spirit, made from sorghum and various grains in giant earth fermenting pits, aged anywhere...
The world’s most-consumed alcohol: baijiu. Never heard of it? Here’s where to try it in L.A.
At Peking Tavern, a Chinese gastropub in downtown Los Angeles, there’s a section behind the bar devoted exclusively to...
Chinese Liquor Baijiu Takes a Shot at the US Cocktail Scene
Think bourbon is hot? It’s got nothing on baijiu. Yet chances are good you haven’t even heard of baijiu,...
Baijiu, the National Drink of China, Heads West
Sam Anderson, the head bartender at Mission Chinese Food in New York, was sitting on a panel of mixologists...
Our Favorite Features of 2015 – Serious Eats
I loved contributing writer Angela Tchou’s The Baijiu Riddle, a drinks story that’s also a personal story. Tchou, who...
Baijiu: The World’s Most-Consumed Liquor You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of
During the three years I lived in Beijing, I frequently encountered baijiu (pronounced, approximately, “bye, Joe”), the clear spirit...
Enter The Dragon: U.S. Bars Welcome Chinese Spirit Baijiu
The first thing you’ll notice about Lumos, a dimly lit bar in New York’s Greenwich Village that opened this...