Blog Tag - Cocktails

Get Your Negroni Week Fix at These Beijing Bars
Of all the annual cocktail holidays – and the great many for different spirits and liqueurs – one we look forward to the most is the annual Negroni...
A Few More Hutong Bars Worth Their Mixology Salt
A few weeks ago, following the release of the Asia’s 50 Best Bars list, we set about putting together a list of bars in and around the hutongs of...
Five Hutong Cocktail Bars Worth Visiting
Last week, Asia’s 50 Best Bars list was released, and it goes without saying we weren’t all too pleased when no bars in Beijing made the top 100....
Three New Cocktail Menus to Try Today
Shanghai is a cocktail city, Beijing is a beer city, or at least that’s how it’s been differentiated for quite some time. Be that as it may, Beijing...
Three Chic Bars That Redefine the Cocktail Lounge
Fashionable, modern, dynamic – words that could easily describe a great many of the cocktail and whiskey bars you’ll find across the capital. But...
Seven Beijing Bars Recognized at DRiNK North Regional Awards
Back in the capital after a two year hiatus, the North Regional DRiNK Awards saw a big night for bars in Beijing. Hosted by DRiNK Magazine, the...
Cool Off With These Easy Chinese Summer Recipes
With the temperatures already reaching ungodly heights, there's no better time to start adding cooling Chinese summer drinks and snacks into your...
Late Night Snacks Now Available at These Three Spots
Getting drunk food cravings when you’ve enjoyed a few drinks and it’s getting towards the end of the night is a feeling most of us will be familiar...
Brand New Gulou Bar The Factory Now in Soft Opening
A few weeks ago, we mentioned that there was an exciting, brand-new bar in town called The Factory – or 鼓楼工厂 (Gǔlóu gōngchǎng) “Gulou Factory” in...
Free Flow, Beer Bar Crawls & More Beijing Drinks Deals
Treat this little treatise as your guide to a few things worth partaking in in the world of spirited libations from today (Mar 24) all the way into...
These Beijing Watering Holes Offer Atypical Aperitivo Cocktails
Something something Beijing is getting warmer… or is it? First the temperature jumped up to 25 C for a few days before Mother Nature decided to bring...
Beyond Aperitivo: Decadent After-Dinner Drinks to Try at the Bvlgari Bar
Bvlgari Hotel Beijing, part of the Italian hotel chain that opts for a “v” instead of a “u” in their logo, is one of the most luxurious places to...
How to Make Pimm’s - The Quintessential British Summer Drink
Last weekend marked the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in the UK, which meant a weekend of garden and street parties with plenty of one quitessential...
Drink Delivery: Cocktails
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: making cocktails is not my forte. But, luckily for me, despite the ongoing ban on in-house dining there...
Enjoy Cocktails on the Couch With These DIY Cocktail Kits
Since the ban on in-house dining, I have found myself really missing a nice, refreshing cocktail. Now, I consider myself a pretty decent cook,...