By Jim Boyce | They came, they saw, they baijiu’d. Events from Stockholm to Shanghai and London to Los Angeles gave people a chance to try the planet’s most-consumed spirit as cocktails, liqueurs, infusions, foods and flights.

I’m still gathering photos but here are fifteen to start—from Tianjin, Beijing, Stockholm, Chengdu, Minsk, Hunawihr, New York and Shanghai. I aim to get a much bigger gallery up in the next week.

Thanks to all who participated this year: something like this really takes a lot of teamwork!