I Need the Basics
What baijiu is, why it is not vodka, how aroma types work, and why one bad banquet glass should not define the category.
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Baijiu365
A practical field guide for people who need to understand baijiu before they drink it, buy it, gift it, serve it, or explain it to someone else.
Use The Site By Decision
I Need to Understand Flavor
Compare sauce, strong, light, and rice aroma by taste, intensity, beginner difficulty, and best use case.
Read guideI Need a First Bottle
Pick a bottle by occasion, aroma type, alcohol strength, budget, and buying channel instead of prestige alone.
Read guideI Am Buying Overseas
What to check before buying baijiu outside China, from importer labels to suspicious gift boxes and marketplace listings.
Read guideI Am Worried About Fake Maotai
A risk-first guide to counterfeits, refilled bottles, development products, vintage claims, and price signals.
Read guideI Want Better Tasting Language
A simple flavor framework for describing grain, fruit, fermentation, savory notes, texture, heat, and finish.
Read guideFlavor and aroma map
Read baijiu by style, not by bottle shape.
Buying risk center
Use caution before prestige.
Baijiu buying can involve counterfeits, refilled bottles, vague development labels, inflated gift packaging, and listings that are hard to verify outside China. The safest path is to separate drinking needs from status needs before spending.
Baijiu Database
Compare baijiu by hard data, not marketing.
16 varieties across 6 aroma types and 8 producing regions. Every entry includes verified GB/T standard codes, ABV ranges, raw ingredient lists, tasting notes, and price-tiered buying guidance — no tasting-room poetry.