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Clear & Botanical Spirits

Baijiu

China

35–60%
Typical ABV

China's most consumed spirit by volume (and, by some measures, the most consumed spirit in the world), typically distilled from sorghum using a unique solid-state fermentation process with a fermentation starter called qū, producing a wide range of intensely aromatic styles largely unfamiliar to Western palates but central to Chinese dining and toasting culture.

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Intensely aromatic, varies widely by sub-style.