Tag Archives: mijiu

‘A peculiar oriental odor’

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

The love-hate (but mostly hate) relationship between baijiu and the outside world has been well documented. I’m doing my damnedest to win over a few new recruits to team baijiu, but I recognize that this is an uphill battle against … Continue reading →

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Notes from east China

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

For the first time since starting this blog, my travels have taken me outside of baijiu country and into the land of the yellow wines, or huangjiu 黄酒. Huangjiu is an undistilled rice wine, among the most ancient of Chinese … Continue reading →

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