Hong Kong’s best new cocktails to try this December (that aren’t festive), from The Aubrey’s pear-infused Tottori to Fuel Espresso’s Double Happy coffee-whiskey concoction
Here are five of the best new cocktails in Hong Kong.
Tottori
What: Japanese pear, gin and sweet potato shochu
Where: The Aubrey
Potency: 2/5
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Ägräs Abloom G&T
What: Ägräs Abloom gin, fitch and Leedes blue tonic, garnished with a beeswax nest, rhubarb and blueberry compote
Where: Dr Fern’s Gin Parlour
Potency: 3/5
The venerable Dr Fern’s is mixing up its menu for winter. New signature G&Ts include the Ägräs Abloom G&T (above), but also a Sakurao Hamagou one, which mixes the Japanese gin with London Essence Company bitter orange and elderflower tonic, shiso leaf, rosemary, edible flowers and an antioxidant-rich green tea tincture (HK$190).
Other “wellness-focused” tipples added to the menu include the Tropical Antidote – a fragrant drink made with lemongrass-infused Widges London Dry Gin. The aromatic Asian grass is well known for its anti-inflammatory and anti-fungal properties and “may help protect against winter sniffles”, according to the bar, while the inclusion of pineapple not only adds fantastic tropical flavour but a dose of bone-strengthening vitamins B and C. A pink salt rim completes Dr Fern’s antidote and ensures fluid balance.
Double Happy
What: Talisker 10-year-old whisky, Fuel Espresso Dark Cuvée Caffè Espresso
Where: Fuel Espresso
Potency: 4/5
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Japanese Sea
What: Kombu-infused Johnnie Walker Black Label, Talisker 10 whisky, clarified yuzu and lemon, moshio salt, soda water
Where: Aqua
Potency: 4/5
Hells Angels
What: American lager, Macchu Pisco, local farm plum honey, spiced coffee, milk, citrus, clear corn
Where: Stockton
Potency: 3/5
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- Dr Fern’s is mixing up its winter menu with an Agras Abloom gin and tonic plus an anti-inflammatory wellness-focused Tropical Antidote made with lemongrass
- Aqua’s Kombu-infused Japanese Sea combines whisky with clarified yuzu and lemon, while Stockton has created a new Hunter S. Thompson-inspired cocktail menu