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Douglas Parkes

If you need to warm up in Hong Kong this festive season, but want a change from the regular drinks, here are five cocktails that certainly deviate from the norm – tastewise as well as in appearance.


White Truffle Waltz

What: Mixes Campari and umeshu plum wine with Bulldog Gin fat-washed with truffle, Carpano Antica Formula Vermouth and orange bitters
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Where: Aqua
Potency: 3/5
Japan

What: A combination of redistilled and evaporated matcha tea, shochu, pumpkin seeds, mint and fermented soybeans, all garnished with snippets of rare plankton and seaweed
Where: Tell Camellia
Potency: 2/5
Applewood

What: An autumnal mix of Woodford Reserve bourbon, Chartreuse Green liqueur, maple, lemon, apple, celery bitters, and pale ale
Where: Café Gray Deluxe
Potency: 3/5
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One Thousand

What: Featuring ginger, honey, lemon, yellow Chartreuse, tropical Ardbeg, curry leaves, angostura bitters and spiced bourbon
Where: Stockton
Potency: 3/5
Hot Buttered Rum

What: A warming combination of Plantation Original Dark rum, distilled water and chocolate bitters garnished with baked almond and cinnamon powder
Where: M Bar, Mandarin Oriental
Potency: 3/5
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Aqua, Tell Camellia and Stockton stock some serious heat if you need relief from the cold this festive season