This baijiu – an affordable, low-alcohol choice at 32% – has some significant market presence in South Korea! But you can find it here in the west as well. It’s based in Shandong, in the north of China, and has a really interesting combination of aroma and taste.
Our panel said:
“Extra chocolatey in the nose, but bitter like a dark cocoa. There’s a bit of asparagus there almost! A touch of cloves or anise at the finish, as you let it sublimate on the palate.”
“This smell is all butterscotch pudding! There’s a passionfruit-y brightness to the tang, and an almost metallic charge in the mouth.”
Buy it: We found this at Chinatown Food Market in Kansas City, but that’s the only place we’ve seen it so far. If you’ve seen it somewhere else, let us know!
Tried it? Leave your rating and review below!
Yantai Guniang
