Post by account_disabled on Feb 21, 2024 23:04:49 GMT -5
For centuries, baijiu has accompanied banquet tables in China and there is not a celebration or business meal that does not have glasses of this high-proof white alcohol. Baijiu is a concentrated drink that is sold in China and is usually drunk at official meetings, receptions or dinners; it can even be a valuable gift. In some places in China it has been decided to remove this alcohol from the tables during official events, "to maintain composure before the imminent celebration of the congress of the Chinese Communist Party, an important political meeting that should reaffirm the authority of the current president, Xi Jinping." . In Guizhou, a province in China, baijiu was banned, ironically in the place where much of this distillate, made from fermented sorghum, is produced.
Maotai is the brand's headquarters and the liquor is produced here. It is worth mentioning that in the following weeks alcoholic beverages will not be allowed in any government office or in activities organized by them. A bottle from 2003 is around 500 euros. Baijiu is made mainly from sorghum, a type of cereal found in tropical Iceland Mobile Number List regions, and to a lesser extent, glutinous rice, corn and other grains. Baijiu can be divided into five aromas, each coming from a part of the country. Its price may vary; A 500 ml bottle can cost from two euros to the most expensive ones of 200 or 500 euros. This drink generally contains 45-55% vol of alcohol. According to the American Derek Sandhaus, an author who talks in a book about liquor, he says that Westerners who are forced to drink it out of courtesy in their businesses. A toast with baijiu seals a deal, a political agreement, congratulates the new year or celebrates a marriage.
Offering it is a form of respect and serves to welcome a foreigner. “The first sip, with a sweet aftertaste, doesn't seem so bad,” they explain in a guide to Chinese alcohol. But at the moment "panic invades you and you desperately search your memory for something that can help you expel the liquor from your body." This liquor is not taken in sips but in one sip. The glass, sip size, is filled and then shaken while holding it with both hands and if it is placed as low as possible it is a sign of humility. Before taking it, he says “ganbei” (dry the glass) and then shows it to the opponent or turns it over to see that not a single drop remains. If a foreigner gets used to baijiu, they say, they have spent too much time in China and it is time to return.
Maotai is the brand's headquarters and the liquor is produced here. It is worth mentioning that in the following weeks alcoholic beverages will not be allowed in any government office or in activities organized by them. A bottle from 2003 is around 500 euros. Baijiu is made mainly from sorghum, a type of cereal found in tropical Iceland Mobile Number List regions, and to a lesser extent, glutinous rice, corn and other grains. Baijiu can be divided into five aromas, each coming from a part of the country. Its price may vary; A 500 ml bottle can cost from two euros to the most expensive ones of 200 or 500 euros. This drink generally contains 45-55% vol of alcohol. According to the American Derek Sandhaus, an author who talks in a book about liquor, he says that Westerners who are forced to drink it out of courtesy in their businesses. A toast with baijiu seals a deal, a political agreement, congratulates the new year or celebrates a marriage.
Offering it is a form of respect and serves to welcome a foreigner. “The first sip, with a sweet aftertaste, doesn't seem so bad,” they explain in a guide to Chinese alcohol. But at the moment "panic invades you and you desperately search your memory for something that can help you expel the liquor from your body." This liquor is not taken in sips but in one sip. The glass, sip size, is filled and then shaken while holding it with both hands and if it is placed as low as possible it is a sign of humility. Before taking it, he says “ganbei” (dry the glass) and then shows it to the opponent or turns it over to see that not a single drop remains. If a foreigner gets used to baijiu, they say, they have spent too much time in China and it is time to return.
