Carl Malamud on Nostr: An acquired taste, the baijiu from Maotai, prized for its “sauce aroma,” tastes ...

An acquired taste, the baijiu from Maotai, prized for its “sauce aroma,” tastes like grain alcohol blended with soy sauce and leaves its malodorous smell on the drinker’s breath for hours or even days.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/world/asia/maotai-china-liquor-capital.html?unlocked_article_code=1.RFA.k8SL.JHjdyoT8dIyz&smid=url-share These days, eager to win young customers, Kweichow Moutai has developed baijiu-scented ice creams and a Moutai-flavored latte.