Oh, we’ve discussed it before.
I’ve had a $200 bottle in Tianjin and have also had the uber-cheap stuff. It’s a hangover in a glass and also blackout material. I will never touch it again.
Here is our “blackout drunk” thread and I’ll quote what I said . The stuff I had that night was 156 proof.
Once in my entire life and I promised to my wife to never drink hard-alcohol again.
I drank Baijiu, a white alcohol common in China. It was 78% pure(156 Proof) and I had intended only to take a sip. The Chinese men at the table I was toasting, though, insisted I drink the entire glass. Then another.
Only time in my life I actually lived about 30-40 minutes of my life and completely forgot about it. Didn’t do anything horribly embarrassing, but my wife was mad. And good for her, honestly.
I haven’t touched anything stronger than beer in years. Well, I’ve had about 1 glass of wine a year, but that’s no exaggeration.
That Baijiu stuff, though. Avoid it like the plague.
Note: I probably lost more like 90 minutes to 2 hours of my life in that blackout drinking binge. Worst drinking incident of my life.
:shudder: