Awarded second prize at an international exposition of liquors and wines in Panama in 1919, Maotai has become the traditional drink for making toasts at Chinese banquets. Maotai is a small fishing ...

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 ...

Maotai is "hard currency." Many people store the bottles for years as an investment, in order to sell them later at a profit. But some Chinese people don't even drink the liquor. And the fact that ...