Monthly Archives: March 2014

Sinica: We Will Make You Learn to Love Baijiu

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Derek

The conventional wisdom is that one should never meet his heroes, as they generally fall short of expectations. So it was with some trepidation that I entered an apartment in Beijing last week to sit down with Jeremy Goldkorn and … Continue reading →

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Tour de Baijiu

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Derek

CORRECTION: In an earlier version of this post I mentioned that the event at the Hutong in Beijing would be held on Thursday, March 21, which is a bogus date. The event will be held on FRIDAY, March 21. Sorry … Continue reading →

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Q&A: Pig in a bottle, continued

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Derek

In response to my recent post about Cantonese pig spirits, I received an wonderful comment and question from reader Samuel Curtis, who writes: Yubingshao…it’s the quintessential Cantonese baijiu and the name is a pun in Cantonese. 玉 and 肉 are … Continue reading →

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