Open this photo in gallery: Employees at a Luckin Coffee shop in Beijing prepare baijiu-flavoured lattes, part of a collaboration with Chinese liquor brand Kweichow Moutai.JADE GAO/AFP via Getty Images At first glance, the Chinese spirit baijiu resembles two other Asian grain alcohols better known in the West: sake and soju. Any naif confidently slugging back a shot quickly learns the difference, however. Whereas the Japanese and Korean drinks have an average alcohol content of around 15 to 25 per cent, baijiu’s is closer to 50. It burns all the way down. Beverage companies and mixologists have long tried to...