Blog Tag - Cocktails

“Ya’ll Got This, Beijing,” Says Shanghai Cocktail Star Lu Yao, Ahead of End of Month Visit
He may be the mastermind behind famed Shanghai bar Union Trading, but Lu Yao is no enemy to Beijing’s cocktail scene. Even though many cocktail...
The Black Moth's Winter Menu Will Leave You Warm, Fuzzy and Buzzed
For many foreigners like me, a whiff of pine cone quickly whisks me back to my backwoods hometown in the dead of winter, where logs crackle in...
Botany is Back! Popular Cocktail Bar Returns With New Digs, In House Gin
Among the seemingly endless number of mancave-style cocktail bars quietly opening in apartment rooms in Yoolee Plaza last year, a reverberation of...
Hot Toddy, to Go? Chaos Serves Boozy Drinks Street Side
What could be better than a hot toddy on a chilly day? Why, being able to purchase it streetside, of course! That at least seems to be the sales...
DP Beijing Gets Strong Showing in DRiNK Mag's Bar Awards 2018
Shanghai-based DRiNK Magazine has just released their nominees in this year's Drink Magazine Bar Awards (DMBA) with Beijing making a strong showing...
Dongcheng Cocktail Favorite Tiki Bungalow to Get an Ownership Shake-Up
Dongcheng's favorite sunny hideaway for potent cocktails, Tiki Bungalow and Bar, announced this afternoon that they will be undergoing a change in...
Australia's Best Bartender Talks Kissing Sofia Loren, and His Guest Spot at Atmosphere Until Sep 29
Even though Andrea Gualdi (the guest bartender at Atmosphere Bar in Beijing’s CBD until Sep 29) is the head bartender at Sydney Australia’s renowned...
Can Shuangjing’s Wind House Huff and Puff Its Way to Speakeasy Glory?
Chicago, eat your heart out. Anyone who’s endured a winter in Beijing knows our capital is truly deserving of the “Windy City” moniker, making the...
Four Shaken Up Cocktail Spots to Try
After a relatively quiet first half of the year (compared to the nonstop openings of 2017, at least) the summer of 2018 saw a number of new cocktail...
Newly Revamped Red Rose Is Blossoming Beautifully at Xingfucun
If Xingfucun favorite Red Rose were to go by any other name, would it still taste as sweet? Well, the long-beloved restaurant has subverted that old...
Bar 4 Nine Co-Owner Bounces Back From Great Brickening With Arch Cocktail Bar at Zhangzizhong Lu
When you think of hidden speakeasies in Beijing, the commercial hub of Sanlitun, with its abundance of such tough to find joints, quickly springs to...
The Mixing House Opens a Second near Chaoyang Joy City
Beijing barman Jerry Zheng carries over the successes of the original Mixing House to his new branch, near Chaoyang Joy City. Creative, thoughtful...
Mulan Cocktail Bar Brings Inventive Drinks and Modern Vibes to Shuangjing
So much more than mere alcohol flows from the decanter into your glass as Yani, your barkeep, readies your cocktail at Mulan Whisky and Cocktail Bar...
Q&A with Cross Yu of E.P.I.C. Bar in Shanghai Ahead of Aug 28 and 29 Park Hyatt Beijing Guest Shifts
Today, Cross Yu is known for heading up E.P.I.C., a sizzling hot cocktail bar in Shanghai's fully stacked nightlife scene, where it's by no means...
Will the Oh So Ritzy Tango by Ala House Sweep Beijing Socialites Off Their Feet?
There are bars with a throwback vibe in Beijing, and then there’s Tango by Ala House. Aside from the vintage wood grain, green marble, puffy leather...