Niu Lan Shan Zhen Pin Chen Niang Baijiu (1L, 56%)

A light-aroma (qingxiang) baijiu from Niulanshan Distillery in Beijing, China, bottled at 56% ABV in a 1 litre bottle. It is distilled from sorghum with wheat qu and rested before blending. "Zhen Pin" marks it as the house's treasure-quality bottling, a step up from everyday erguotou within the same light-aroma Beijing tradition. The distillery sits by the Chaobai River, whose water the house credits for the clarity of its baijiu. The nose is clean and grain-forward with floral lift and a faint pomelo edge; the palate is bold sorghum spirit with white pepper warmth and a touch of honey; the finish is long and drying with fading floral notes.