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Getting started: light aroma
Light aroma, the baijiu of choice in north China, is a bit more diverse than other categories so it’s hard to get a good sense of it from just one baijiu. Luckily, it’s also one of the cheapest, so it … Continue reading
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Tagged Du Kang, Erguotou, Fenjiu, Hongxing, Jiuyuan, Laobai Fenjiu, light aroma, Niulanshan, Red Star, Ruyang Du Kang, Xinghuacun, Yongfeng
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The final countdown
All good things must come to an end. For my sake it’s fortunate that this rule also extends to prolonged grain-alcohol stunt drinking. On May 15, 2012 – a date which will live in relative obscurity – I finished the … Continue reading
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Tagged Fenjiu, Guojiao 1573, Jiannanchun, Luzhou Laojiao, Shuijingfang, Tianchengxiang, Wuliangye, Xinghuacun
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Notes from north China
North China’s Yellow River Valley is the cradle of Chinese civilization and the birthplace of traditional Chinese alcohols. The Neolithic Chinese Peiligang peoples currently claim the title of the world’s oldest known consumers of alcohol, with fossilized remains of their … Continue reading
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Tagged AB InBev, beer, Beijing, choujiu, cocktails, distillation, duanbei, Dukang, Erguotou, Fenjiu, Great Wall, guanbei, Harbin, Henan, huangjiu, Langjiu, light aroma, Paul Mathew, qingxiang, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Wild Goose, Xi'an, Xifengjiu, Xinghuacun, Xinxiang, Yanjing, Yongfeng
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