Baijiu: The Essential Guide to Chinese Spirits

Name: Baijiu: The Essential Guide to Chinese Spirits
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780143800132
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By Derek Sandhaus

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In Baijiu: The Essential Guide to Chinese Spirits, Derek Sandhaus delves into the world of China's most iconic alcoholic beverage. The book explores baijiu's history, production methods, and cultural significance while also offering insights into its diverse flavours and styles. This guide is perfect for both newcomers and enthusiasts looking to deepen their understanding of this unique Chinese spirit.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by distilled spirits and eager to explore the world's most consumed and diverse spirit, baijiu. This guide offers insights into its rich cultural history, production techniques, and the art of tasting, making it an intriguing read for enthusiasts of Chinese culture and culinary traditions.

Baijiu: The Essential Guide to Chinese Spirits

Description

Drawing on interviews with baijiu aficionados, distillers, and key players in the alcoholic beverage industry, Sandhaus introduces the history and development of alcohol in China—the birthplace of grain-based alcohol.

Distillation and production processes, the landscape of the industry today, and a page-by-page guide to the major varieties, distilleries, and brands all feature in Baijiu: The Essential Guide to Chinese Spirits.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143800132

Publisher: Penguin China

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 May 2014

Country: China

Imprint: Penguin China

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 116.0mm

Height: 181.0mm

Weight: 240g

Pages: 196

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About the Author

Derek Sandhaus spent years sipping and savouring baijiu on the Mainland during his years as a China-based writer and editor. In his journey to 'spiritual' enlightenment, he also published Tales of Old Peking and Tales of Old Hong Kong and edited Decadence Mandchoue- The China Memoirs of Sir Edmund Trelawny Backhouse. He maintains the blog, 300 Shots at Greatness and runs a baijiu consultancy.