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In a recent interview, Zhao Cuimei, a liquor designer at Guizhou珍酒, remarked, "Lower alcohol content is merely a technical concept, while youth appeal is a matter of consumer psychology." This observation touches upon a hotly debated issue in the industry: what does it truly mean to appeal to younger consumers? For the baijiu industry, a sweeping wave of "youth-oriented" transformation has swept across all enterprises and brands. The most direct outcome of this movement appears to be a push toward lower alcohol content. However, if we examine the evolution of consumer behavior, the history of the industry's exploration into low-alcohol baijiu, and the experiences of international spirits markets, a different picture emerges: the key to appealing to younger consumers may not lie primarily in reducing alcohol content.

Firstly, looking at the shift in consumption scenarios, young people are not rejecting alcohol itself—they are rejecting traditional consumption contexts. Surveys show that drinking frequency among young people has actually increased in some cities. What has truly changed is the structure of drinking occasions. Traditional baijiu consumption has been centered on business banquets, family feasts, and festive gatherings. These occasions are either formal social events or emotional bonds rooted in traditional family structures, but they share one commonality: they all revolve around the dining table. Today, however, young people's drinking scenarios have shifted to more relaxed, self-expressive, and personalized settings such as small pubs, bars, outdoor camping, and casual gatherings with friends. The culture of "toasting" that represents traditional workplace hierarchies and family order clearly does not resonate with younger consumers. They are not rejecting social interaction itself, but rather social interaction that feels overly formal and stifling to their natural expression. They place greater emphasis on expressing their own emotions. In essence, young people are not refusing to drink—they are refusing to drink within the constraints of traditional social rituals and hierarchical settings.

Secondly, the reduction of alcohol content is not a recent development. China's baijiu industry began experiments with "alcohol reduction" decades ago. The "Four Famous Liquors" selected at the first National Baijiu Appraisal in 1952 all had alcohol contents between 55% and 65%. By the 1960s, the industry launched its first systematic effort to lower alcohol content. By the 1980s and 1990s, most baijiu products on the market had an alcohol content of around 50%. After 2000, markets in provinces such as Shandong and Shaanxi saw further reductions, with 42% and 45% products becoming mainstream, and even 38% products gaining popularity. This wave of alcohol reduction did lower the intensity of baijiu's initial taste and expanded its consumer base to some extent. However, one notable phenomenon is that the overall consumption structure of baijiu did not fundamentally change: business banquets and formal feasts remained the core consumption scenarios, and younger consumers did not show significantly increased interest in baijiu. This suggests that reducing alcohol content had less impact on attracting young people than expected. In the current deep adjustment cycle of the baijiu industry, numerous low-alcohol baijiu products have emerged under the banner of "youth appeal," including some with alcohol content below 20%. However, this extreme reduction may create a new problem: when consumers encounter such products, they often think, "If I want such a low-alcohol drink, why not just have fruit wine or a cocktail?" As a result, these ultra-low-alcohol products can find themselves in an awkward position—neither truly baijiu nor competitive with other low-alcohol categories.

Thirdly, international experience shows that high-alcohol spirits can also appeal to young consumers. Many of the categories that have successfully captured young consumers globally are precisely high-alcohol spirits such as whisky, tequila, and rum. These spirits typically have alcohol contents above 40%, yet enjoy high acceptance among younger demographics. Whisky, for example, owes much of its popularity among young people to three factors: the widespread culture of bars, the introduction of cocktail mixing that has created many classic ways of drinking, and the continuous cultivation of lifestyle-oriented marketing. Within this framework, whisky is not merely an alcoholic beverage but also a social and cultural symbol. In contrast, baijiu remains heavily dependent on dining table culture. Beyond the dining table, baijiu lacks established drinking formats and mature social contexts.

Thus, the essence of appealing to younger consumers is not about making baijiu more like a low-alcohol drink, but about integrating baijiu into new lifestyle spaces. Youth appeal is not simply a product issue; it encompasses a broader transformation of consumption culture (from pleasing others to pleasing oneself) and consumption scenarios (from hierarchical social contexts to personalized spaces of expression). Alcohol content can be lowered, but if the scenarios and consumption culture remain unchanged, young consumers will still not choose baijiu. As Zhao Cuimei aptly put it, lower alcohol content is merely a technical concept, while youth appeal is a matter of consumer psychology. What truly determines baijiu's future is not how high or low its alcohol content is, but whether it can re-enter the lifestyle of young consumers.

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