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Our selection of the season’s tipples includes Tribute, a Christmas cocktail at LPM, Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

7 best Christmas cocktails in Hong Kong: from mulled wine to spiked chai

Rakuen in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, is a long-established Okinawan-style izakaya. Photo: Rakuen

Why do Hongkongers love izakayas so much – and what exactly are they?

Two variations on the 20th Century cocktail at The Opposites in Hong Kong – part of the Monkey Express 47 collaboration. Photo: Handout

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for December 5-8

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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for December 6-8

Courtroom’s Habeas Corpus may still be a work in progress, but it’s already creating a buzz. Photo: Handout

Drink in Focus: Habeas Corpus at Courtroom – ‘the best mushroom cocktail’?

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