Blog Tag - Cocktails

Keith Motsi of Equis Wishes Beijing Farewell
Although Equis' head bartender Keith Motsi is bidding Beijing adieu less than two years after that Liangmaqiao lounge opened as the Four Seasons'...
Is the Beijing Cocktail Scene Dead or Alive? We Look for Answers at Schrödinger's Box
In 1935, Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger described a scenario in which a cat in a box was – according to conditions described by the Copenhagen...
Booze News: Where to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day, and a Bonus Non-Irish Option
Feeling thirsty? Wet your whistle with Booze News, our weekly wrap-up of the week's best bar deals, parties, drink concoctions, industry gossip, and...
Maiden Voyage Cocktail Bar Weathers Stormy Seas on Lucky Street
Some might call opening a cocktail lounge on Lucky Street a bold move. Others would say foolhardy. Not only is the strip already home to one of...
Take One Cocktail Pioneer. Add a Dash of Maizidian. Remove Excessive Prices. Stir.
Ji Shaoshan is set to stir up Beijing’s speakeasy scene. His newly opened Maizidian lounge – aptly named Stir Cocktail Bar – is chic, modern, and...
Booze News: Where to Get Sozzled With Your Loved One This Valentine's
Feeling thirsty? Whet your whistle with Booze News, our weekly wrap-up of the week's best bar deals, parties, drink concoctions, industry gossip, and...
CNY Stories: Spririts Importer Dishes on Drunk Relatives, Respecting His Elders, and Dumplings Galore
We quiz some long-term Beijingers on how they intend to spend this year's Chinese New Year and hopefully uncover some horror stories along the way. ...
过年How?: Spontaneous Destinations and the Importance of Water with Keith Motsi from Equis
We quiz some long-term Beijingers on how they intend to spend this year's Chinese New Year and hopefully uncover some horror stories along the way. ...
Emotion House Will Gin Up Your Tastebuds with its Rare-for-Beijing Japanese Spirits
If Don Draper were in Japan, he’d likely stop by a bar like this. Indeed, the dapper lead character from the ’60s set series Mad Men would feel oddly...
Booze News: Democrats Abroad Trivia at Jing-A, Slow Boat's Big CNY Discounts
Feeling thirsty? Whet your whistle with Booze News, our weekly wrap-up of the week's best bar deals, parties, drink concoctions, industry gossip, and...
Miles-Jian Cocktail Bar Central Park
There's thankfully no need to mourn popular Sanlitun cocktail lounge Miles, which, along with a slew of other businesses was slain during the Great...
Booze News: Tianjin's WE Brewery, Great Leap's Little General IPA, Jing-A's Yě Cherry Sour Beer
Feeling thirsty? Whet your whistle with Booze News, our weekly wrap-up of the week's best bar deals, parties, drink concoctions, industry gossip, and...
The Black Moth Crew Dispense Plenty of Cocktail Fun at The Vending Machine
You know that unique mixture of frustration and rage you feel when you pop coins into a vending machine only to see your candy bar get stuck? While...
A Drink with Cocktail Connoisseur and Head Bartender of Equis,  Keith Motsi
“If you don’t have passion, don’t even get into the industry,” states Keith Motsi as we sit in the cozy and dimly-lit private lounge at Equis in the...
No Half Measures at Sanlitun's Hottest New Cocktail Bar 50/50
Though it’s only been a few months since Scarlet A was swallowed up in the umpteenth round of Beijing’s hutong renovations, the co-manager behind the...