5 great ways to help you celebrate World Gin Day on June 9

Jun 4 , 2018

It will be time for gin lovers in Hong Kong to celebrate with a glass or two of their favourite tipple on June 9, World Gin Day.

Hong Kong offers special brunch, array of ‘magical’ cocktails and a masterclass in honour of ‘The Great Gatsby’ author’ F. Scott Fitzgerald’s favourite tipple

We drink for many different reasons – perhaps to escape those Monday blues, celebrate Wednesday as the middle of the week, for our health, toast a special anniversary, as the perfect accompaniment when out with friends, or no reason at all.

If there’s a strong reason to drink gin at all, it shouldn’t be because of the late American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald – remembered for his love of gin just as much as his great novel, The Great Gatsby – but because of World Gin Day, which was launched 10 years ago by Gin Monkey – aka the gin-lover and blogger Emma Stokes.

This year’s World Gin Day is on Saturday, June 9, so mark your calendar.

To help you celebrate the day in style – and ensure you savour your glass or two of gin – here are five cool places and activities for you and your drinking buddies.

1. Spanish Gin & Tonic Brunch

A special Spanish Gin & Tonic Brunch will be served at La Paloma in Hong Kong (above) to mark World Gin Day on June 9.

The local haunt La Paloma, in Sai Ying Pun, will collaborate with bar maestro Jay Khan of COA fame, to present an exclusive Spanish Gin & Tonic brunch.

For the price of HK$398 (US$50) you can enjoy a selection of sharing-style tapas or all-you-can-eat mains, such as suckling pig and paella, paired with two out of three special drinks by Jay: The Botanist dry gin and house-lacto-fermented lemon verbena soda, The Botanist dry gin, house-lacto-fermented cucumber soda, and pickled cucumber garnish, and the The Botanist Gin with Fever-Tree tonic.