As I was preparing for what I had assumed would be another multi-bottle baijiu evening with the fellas last week, I was pleasantly surprised (and apprehensive) that we were going to veer into the unknown area of a liquor that was new to me. It was referred to as jing jiu and the bottle said Zhong Guo Jiu (i.e. China Liquor), so wasn’t sure what to expect. I was told it was helpful to male virility, but that claim often comes just before I sample something especially horrid.

So, I manned up and toasted the guy across from me, bracing myself for the worst. First impression.. not as bad as baijiu (though nothing else I have drank in my life is worse than baijiu either). Starts off smooth and finished really musky… like Old Spice aftershave musky… though after a few toasts it wasn’t so bad.

Didn’t know it was called Chinese Whiskey until I looked it up online, so maybe that’s not even true. Not sure if the virility claims are true either. Afterward I didn’t go out and hump a bunch of lamp posts or anything, well not any more lamp posts than usual.

Final Verdict: Better than baijiu, drink it if you ever wondered what aftershave tastes like

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