Did you know that Shanghai held its first ever vintage Moutai auction over the weekend? On Sunday, over a hundred bottles of the top shelf baijiu sold for a total of 5.22 million. Most of the Moutai was brewed during the 1970s and 1980s, but there was one Five Star Maotai, bottled in 1955, that was listed for 1.26 million RMB. Unfortunately, it seems that even Chinese people won't pay much to drink the stuff. It didn't get sold. more ›

Thinking about the Brooklyn Beer we had at Vargas' Bistro Burger last week has got us thinking about the alcohol market in China. With fancy bars and designer restaurants offering all sorts of international beers, it's getting easier and easier to find your favorite in the ever-increasing wine list. But who doesn't remember the days when Budweiser was considered exotic, and the Qingdao Beer Festival a real representation of international beer? So we took a look into the expansion of the alcohol market in china and found some interesting things. more ›

All we have to do is step into BonBon or Muse on a Saturday night to see how popular whiskey (usually mixed with green tea) is in China. But did you know the thirst of the newly rich here is so strong that it's causing a global shortage at the top end of the market? more ›

Current TV's Zach Mexico is quickly becoming our favourite wino. After his trip to the Tsingtao beer factory in Qingdao, Zach makes his way to a baijiu factory, hung out with the locals and got himself piss drunk again. Don't miss that money shot towards the end! more ›

Most of the time when we need liquor we head to Carrefour, City Supermarket, or any of those types of places; but we are now happy to report that we found one more option: 9519, a Chinese somewhat upscale liquor store that's stocked with baijiu, huangjiu, vodka, gin, vermouth, red and white wines, beers, and even some fancy old-fashioned wine sets (ceramic, similar to a sake/wine set). The name is meant to sound like 酒,我要酒... more ›