The decision has been interpreted by some as “quit while you are ahead”, referring to the immediate hit created by those new drops earlier this month. While the co-branded “liquor latte” with Chinese ...

Maotai, a favored liquor for Chinese leaders like Mao Zedong, has long been rare and precious for ordinary Chinese people. However, it is becoming affordable and available to everyone. The liquor's ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The air in Maotai town, tucked into the mountains of China's southern ...

Visitors detect Maotai, nestled on the slopes of a tiny valley in the north of Guizhou province, long before they see the small town. The stench from its fermentation tanks is carried on the wind, and ...

On our way from the city of Renhuai to Maotai, we could smell the fragrance of wine becoming stronger as we drew nearer. We found wine jars and large wine containers in front of every house on both ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It’s been a tough year so far for Chinese firewater. Maotai, the favoured tipple of Chinese mandarins, has ...

A worker scoops sorghum to be steamed as it is readied for the first fermentation to be used in locally made liquor called baijiu at Maotai town, Zunyi city in Southwest China's Guizhou province, on ...

Maotai, China's national liquor served at official occasions and state banquets, saw its output reach 24,000 tonnes in the first half of 2012, up 15.3 percent year-on-year. The total liquor output of ...

Two weeks before China's first ever auction dedicated entirely to aged Maotai, China's most famous baijiu or white spirit, Liu Xiaowei, chairman of the auction house hosting the event, put the price ...

In the Chinese village of Maotai, the local firewater named after the town is not only a key source of income, it’s a barometer of the country’s battered consumer market and the economic misfortunes ...

The imposing National Liquor Gate, built in traditional Chinese style, visible from a brand new bridge over the fast-flowing Yanjin River, welcomes visitors to Maotai — a charming town wrapped in ...