1st Edition of P.A.N.D.A Baijiu Cocktail Game, 18th, Feb, 2025
Organizer: P.A.N.D.A B.V.
Supporters: House of Bols Cocktail Experience
Guidance and Supervision: Nederlandse Bartenders Club
Supporting Brands: Lucas Bols, Wynand Fockink
Event Date: February 18, 2025
Venue: Paulus Potterstraat 12-16, 1071 CZ Amsterdam
Goals
1. To create exceptional, easy-to-make cocktails based on Baijiu, promoting the development of Chinese cocktail culture.
2. To discover one or more new “Marco Polos” of the modern cocktail world, initiating a renaissance in East-West cultural exchange.
3. To find a Western inheritor for the traditional craft of Luzhou, the birthplace of China’s most iconic strong-aroma Baijiu.
Event Schedule:
• 11:30 Registration
• 12:00 Opening Speech (delivered by Hans and two other guests)
• 12:30 Competition Begins
• 16:00 Award Ceremony
• 17:00 Competition Ends
The Introduction PPT to This Game: [Click here for Goole Slide]
Competition Rules: [Click here for the Rules]
Awards:
• An exclusive 15-day P.A.N.D.A Odyssey 2025(Web Page) tour in China with Hans Ngo Wurfbain (departure date TBC, return before King’s Day 2025).
• Additional surprises.
Registration:
Fill out the registration form(Google Form)
If you are registering in a group, please send me an email: baichiew@gmail.com
• Individual Bartender Registration: Any bartender can register independently. Each personal registration counts as one participant.
• Group Registration for Bars: Bars can register as a group. The registration counts are as follows:
• 1 registration covers 1 participant.
• 2 registrations cover 3 participants.
• 3 registrations cover 5 participants.
⚠️ Important: The total number of participants is based on the actual number of payments received.
Example:
If Bar A submits 3 registrations and sends 5 participants, and Bar B submits 2 registrations and sends 3 participants, the total number of participants is 8. However, when calculating the free seats for the trip to China, only the registered count of 5 will be considered.
Registration Fee & Participation Package:
• Fee: €180 per participant
• Includes: FREE 6 bottles of SHUNTUN · Favorable Village(Web Page)
• Payment Information:
Bank: ING Bank
Account Name: P.A.N.D.A B.V.
Account Number: NL02 INGB 0103 9520 71
More Information
Background
Baijiu, a traditional Chinese distilled spirit, remains relatively unknown outside China. Hans Ngo Wurfbain, through his remarkable efforts cycling across the Netherlands with bottles of Baijiu, has managed to place this unique spirit on the shelves of liquor stores in 37 Dutch cities. During this journey, 29 innovative Baijiu cocktails have been crafted by local bartenders.
However, curiosity abounds. People ask questions such as:
1. What does Baijiu production involve?
2. Is it true that Chinese people eat everything?
3. What is nightlife like in China?
To answer these and more, P.A.N.D.A is proud to launch the 1st Edition of the P.A.N.D.A Baijiu Cocktail Game, where the winner will have the opportunity to explore China firsthand.
Vision - CLUES Initiative
The opening line of one of China’s most celebrated literary works, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, states:
“The empire, long divided, must unite; long united, must divide. Thus has it ever been.”
Today, the world seems to have entered a new era of cultural isolation. Rising nationalism and its evolution into global threats and crises—be it the aftermath of COVID-19, trade wars, or regional conflicts—have disrupted the progress of human civilization.
In response, P.A.N.D.A is launching the CLUES Initiative, which aims to foster mutual understanding and trust among different nations, cultures, and civilizations through cultural exchange. This initiative envisions creating relationships based on trust and collaboration to share the fruits of collective efforts.
CLUES, an acronym for Contact, Listening, Understanding, Empowering, and Sharing, was introduced by Hans Ngo Wurfbain during a conference on international conflict resolution organised by Swiss China Association in the Headquarter of United Nations Geneva in June 2023. Hans believes these principles form the cornerstone of resolving all conflicts. Accordingly, in 2025, P.A.N.D.A’s mission will focus on “Contact”, forging meaningful connections.
The video is created in National Genever Museum in Schiedam on 3rd Jan 2025.