Who says Jinjiu can only be downed straight for that bold rush?
It's actually a versatile Chinese herbal base spirit, perfectly suited to the refreshing ritual of Japanese-style cocktails!
• Cold versions: Like a classic Japanese Highball use a small cup or highball glass + ice + unsweetened green tea/genmaicha/yuzu soda water water. Slowly pour Jinjiu along the glass wall to keep that beautiful amber gradient. The tea cuts through any heaviness, while Jinjiu's warm herbal sweetness lingers gently a micro-tipsy wellness sip, like a Chinese edition from a Tokyo izakaya.
• Hot versions: Borrowing the warm sipping style of hot sake or hot umeshu serve in a ceramic guinomi cup + hot ginger tea/sour plum soup/yuzu tea. Add Jinjiu after turning off the heat. Steam rises softly, herbal warmth flows straight to your core perfect for chasing away winter chills. #jingjiu #baijiu #digialc