The Malt Maniacs, of which Yao is a member, hold what has been called "the whiskey market's cruelest competition." Whiskeys are not separated into price categories. "Makers of expensive whiskeys are especially afraid of losing to a cheap one as there would be a lot of fallout," Yao says.
姚和成所參加的麥芽狂人俱樂部，每年的評選被稱為「威士忌市場中最殘酷的競賽」，且這個競賽不以價格分組評選，「高價酒商特別擔心，萬一輸給低價酒，影響會很大。」