Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for December 12-14
This weekend, enjoy cheeky concoctions on Peel Street, swing by a Japanese guest shift in mid-century Hong Kong surrounds, and enjoy Thai flavours at a one-night only takeover in Central
Thursday, December 12
Not 2 Sweet
What: Anyone looking for a new spot to raise a glass this Christmas or New Year’s should head to Peel Street. There, Leandro Chan and Richard Fernie, formerly of low-key Sheung Wan cocktail spot Behind 69, are celebrating the launch of Not 2 Sweet, a “tongue-in-cheek” addition to Peel Street’s growing assortment of recent openings. The name was inspired by the vague (and clearly irksome) answers Chan and Fernie frequently received when they asked customers about their cocktail preferences at Behind 69. Replies like, “something not too sweet”, “not too cold”, or even “stronger”.
In response, the co-founders have whipped up a menu of experimental libations such as the Not Too Smoky, a hefty combination of bourbon, Islay scotch, mescal, Campari, red vermouth and bitters tied together with toasted rice and clarified milk. If you’re feeling truly adventurous, the Spicy Chicken Ramen is only described as having “an assortment of mysterious ingredients”.
When: Tuesday to Sunday, 4pm to midnight
Where: Not 2 Sweet, 33 Peel Street, Central
Friday, December 13
Kinsman guest shift – Yuki Yamazaki, The Japanese Bitters
