Baijiu 白酒 from the Blog
Shuijingfang cocktails1
Shuijingfang Baijiu Cocktails Part 1 - Classics I have been living and bartending in China for 3 1/2 years now. Over the course of that time I have tried to taste a few Chinese baijius from a professional perspective (as well as from a social one over dinner!) and write some tasting not...
The Yellow Emperor
A baijiu 'enthusiast' by the name of Derek Sandhaus recently paid me a visit with a bottle of Erguotou (二锅头) and a challenge - make him a tasty drink. Given he'd been drinking neat baijiu with a senior representative of the brand all day, I'm not sure his palate was at its fines...
Shanghai White
Shanghai White has been around for more than two years now, but unless you live in Shanghai or Hong Kong, chances are you won't have seen or tasted it. I've just managed to acquire a bottle, so thought I'd give brief overview. Part of Diageo's portfolio, it is produced in Chengdu at...
Chinese Baijiu
This baijiu post grew out of an interest in one of the world's most popular spirits that I'd never heard of. I'm a bit of a spirit enthusiast and so on moving to China I was somewhat surprised to hear the statistics. This led to a bit more research and some tasting - initially against my...
ShuiJingFang Grapefruit Sour
Yesterday I was tasked to create a cocktail with Diageo's Baijiu (白酒) brand, ShuiJingFang (水井坊). It's got all those classic baijiu flavours - some sweetness, some funk, some citrus and massive amounts of congeners - quite a challenge for mixed drinks, but one that bartenders in...
Year of the Tiger Cocktail
14th February 2010 marks the start of the year of the Tiger. If you're based anywhere near China (or most of Asia for that matter), you'll know that. Sitting in Beijing surrounded by fireworks, I'd imagine most of the world knows it - or can at least hear that something's going on! To m...