2011 Reader Bar & Club Awards: Cocktails

Where do you go for great cocktails? And once you get there, what do you order from pages of boozy bombardments? Here are Beijing’s best places for cocktail selection and some creative cocktails to try as voted by you in our Readers Bar & Club Awards.

Cocktail Selection
Best
Apothecary. Pages of drinks, homemade infusions and bitters, and precise bartending make this a perfect stop for a great drink.
Outstanding
Q Bar. Mixing signature cocktails and their own concoctions, with a multitude of barmen ready to serve.
Mao Mao Chong. New seasonal cocktails keep people coming back regularly.
Editors Pick
Atmosphere. The cocktail list isn't the largest in Beijing, but one look and you know that a good deal of thought has gone into its creation. Fortunately, the drinks don't disappoint. Now combine a great choice, quality drinks, and a view from the highest bar in town ... You see what we're getting at.

Creative Cocktail
Best
The Dizzy Buddha, Fubar. Vodka, rum, amaretto, juice, and an awesome mug.
Outstanding
Mala Mule, Mao Mao Chong. Chilli-infused vodka, Sichuan pepper-infused vodka, lime, and ginger ale.
The Terminator, The Brick. Double Long Island Iced Tea (vodka, gin, tequila, rum) topped with cider, beer and blackcurrant syrup.
Editors Pick
Kafka Haze, Maison Boulud. Absinthe, apple liqueur, passion fruit syrup and lime. There goes your memory.