In January 2022, it took less than an hour for an initial 1,200-bottle shipment of Lithuanian rum to sell out from Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corp.'s (TTL's) stores, part of a wave of local enthusiasm for things from Lithuanian after China sanctioned Vilnius for allowing the opening of a de facto embassy with the word "Taiwanese" in its name.
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