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Devender Sehgal, The Aubrey’s assistant general manager, has popularised shochu as a serious cocktail ingredient. Photo: The Aubrey
Food and Drinks

How an underrated Japanese spirit became a new cocktail staple in Hong Kong

Indian mixologist Devender Sehgal is dedicated to showcasing the flavours of shochu at Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong’s The Aubrey and elsewhere.

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Recap | Tara Margarita’s culinary love story, tips for foodie heaven: 5 food & drink stories

Food and Drinks

Will Unesco heritage listing boost sake’s popularity outside Japan?

Food and Drinks

Your 100 Top Tables Hong Kong weekend drinks guide, for November 15-24

Sample some of the world’s best whiskies at Whisky Live this weekend, check out guest shifts at Kowloon hotels Eaton and the Mondrian, and don’t miss out on new menus at Kinsman and Quinary.

Quinary’s Texture menu. Photo: Handout
Food and Drinks

Drink in Focus: The Savory Project’s Thai Beef Salad cocktail

In creating the stand-out drink at The Savory Project in Hong Kong, Coa co-founder Jay Khan and Ajit Gurung captured the best Thai flavours in one adventurous cocktail.

Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide: the best places to eat from November 8-10

Indulge in a sumptuous afternoon tea at Conrad Hong Kong complete with a Christian Louboutin fragrance gift, or party the night away at The Wine Rally at The Repulse Bay.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s liquor tax cut boosts interest among patrons at wine and spirits fair

Merchants at event say recent levy cut for liquors with import price of more than HK$200 has encouraged them to bring out pricier wares.

The Hong Kong International Wine and Spirits Fair is being held at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai for three days. Photo: Elson Li
Food and Drinks

Sweet potato soup sake? 3 Hong Kong women’s dessert-based craft drinks

Three women have created sake drinks based on sweet potato and red bean soups using traditional Hong Kong flavours and Japanese ingredients.

Hong Kong

Belgian Days brings intercultural culinary delights to Hong Kong and Macau

From November 9 to 17, experience a taste of Belgium with culinary, musical and cinematic collaborations showcasing Belgian and local talent.

Food and Drinks

How India’s single malt whiskies are challenging global giants

Indian brands like Indri, Amrut and Paul John are winning best whisky prizes at international awards and surging in popularity beyond India.

The range of Indian single malt whiskies available at Bungalow in New York includes the brands Paul John, Indri, Kamet, Rampur and Amrut. Indian single malt is still considered new, one expert says, which is part of the appeal for American whisky lovers. Photo: Bungalow
Food and Drinks

China’s cocktail bars are great, so why hasn’t the world taken notice yet?

China’s top bar concepts boast world-class quality and skills, while the country boasts the largest market for alcoholic drinks in the world – worth US$336 billion in 2023.

The team at Changsha cocktail bar CMYK, one of only two mainland Chinese bars to feature in this year’s Asia’s 50 Best Bars. Photos: Handout
Food and Drinks

Chinese investors sour on Bordeaux winery investments

They dreamed of elegant living in France and good earnings from selling their wine in China. Now many investors have given up or want out.

Profile

How a college dropout and ex-racer became one of Asia’s best bartenders

Ace bartender Sandeep Kumar, a two-time winner of the Bacardi Grand Prix National, found success in Hong Kong with The Wise King and The Blind Spot.

Food and Drinks

The Glenlivet launches limited edition 55-year-old Scotch whisky

The Scottish distillery will only be releasing 100 bottles of the spirit, and two bottles are coming to Hong Kong.

Scottish distiller The Glenlivet is releasing its oldest and rarest whisky: the Eternal Collection, First Edition, 55-Year-Old. Photo: The Glenlivet
China trade

Scrapping of punitive tariffs sparks surge in Chinese imports of Australian wine

Australia’s share of China’s imported wine market plunged to 0.06 per cent last year from 37 per cent in 2019.

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Visitors wearing face masks walk past a display of Australian wines and other agricultural products at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai in November 2020. Photo: AP
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong Wine and Dine Festival logs 155,000 visitors despite Typhoon Trami

Some vendors say they have recorded double or triple-digit revenue growth compared with last year despite Saturday’s wet weather.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Sarah Jane Ramos, fiancée and baby mama to NFL star Dak Prescott

Ramos, who hails from Florida, is a wine and spirits specialist, a Tampa Bay Lightning superfan, and a golfer – it was on the green that Prescott popped the question.

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Chinese culture

Why there’s a bittersweet side to Chinese wedding drink ‘bride wine’

Nu’er hong, or huadiao, is rice wine traditionally drunk at Chinese weddings. Matured 18 years, its opening marks a daughter’s leaving home.

Chinese bride wine containers in Shaoxing, eastern China. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong tourism

8,000 cruise passengers invited to Hong Kong Wine and Dine Festival

Invitation to visitors from over 30 jurisdictions marks biggest collaboration between Tourism Board and cruise sector.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong trade body hails liquor tax cut but some firms find little to toast

Activities and interest around liquor trading have ‘significantly increased’ since the tax cut was announced, says Trade Development Council’s Sophia Chong.

Food and Drinks

Craving Thai milk tea canelés or Bordeaux wine? Hong Kong’s food fest is back

The 5-day event along the Victoria Harbour will feature world-class mixologists and Michelin-starred restaurants.

This year’s Wine and Dine Festival will take place from October 23-27. Photo: Hong Kong Tourism Board
Chinese culture

Video | How some of the best wines in China are being made by women

From the dusty vineyards of China’s countryside to its chic metropolitan bars, women are at the forefront of the country’s increasingly vibrant wine scene.

Emma Gao is one of the leading Chinese female winemakers. Photo: AFP
What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do this weekend in Hong Kong, October 18-20

From the Hong Kong Ballet to the Asian Film Festival and World Shochu and Awamori Festival, our pick of the best things to do this weekend.

History

Yum bui! How different cultures toast to good health through the ages

‘Yum bui’ were among the first Chinese words taught to Europeans arriving in Hong Kong, while ‘Bottoms Up’ is also the name of a Tsim Sha Tsui bar.

Art

Why you should invest in alternative assets – experts share their insights

Rise Art, Cask Trade and Wristcheck founders describe the benefits of betting on secondary luxury investments, while investors seek transparency and meaningful connections.

Fine watches like this Richard Mille are one example of the sorts of alternative assets now receiving greater attention as more conventional options fail to deliver expected returns. Photos: Handout
John Lee policy address 2024

Hong Kong drinks traders say prices of high-end spirits will fall with lower tax

Mixed responses from traders on benefits of slashed alcohol duty and unhappiness among the medical sector, but doctors who are Exco members support move.

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Consumers of high-end spirits are generally pleased about the tax cut on high-end spirits, but the response from liquor traders has been mixed. Photo: May Tse
Food and Drinks

Q&A | How Four Seasons’ Argo is blending quirky ingredients for year-round cocktails

The futuristic bar’s playful new cocktail menu is a deep dive into flavour combinations that draw on ingredients that are available all year long.

Wellness

How a few drinks can go straight to your heart as well as to your head

Drinking alcohol raises your pulse, and having too much alcohol can interfere with the processes of the heart, according to a new study.

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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for November 21-24 – from free-flow seafood to happy hour, to Morton’s steak and lobster Oscar. Photo: Handout

100 Top Tables’ weekend food guide: where to eat from November 21-24

Leela’s smoked butter chicken, an innovative take on an Indian classic. Photo: Nicholas Wong

Dish in Focus: smoked butter chicken at Leela

Quinary’s Texture menu. Photo: Handout

Your 100 Top Tables Hong Kong weekend drinks guide, for November 15-24

Nocino’s vibrant new location is situated on Wai Yip Street in Kwun Tong. Photo: Courtesy of Nocino

100 Top Tables weekend food guide: where to eat from November 15-17

The Thai Beef Salad cocktail by The Savory Project in Hong Kong features savory profiles from beef, peanut and chilli as well as coconut, kaffir lime and rum. Photo: The Savory Project

Drink in Focus: The Savory Project’s Thai Beef Salad cocktail

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