Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for March 19-21

The guest shift calendar is in full swing as Problem Child from Manila brings its focused drinks and hospitality to Dead Poets, and New York’s Overstory arrives at Ozone to take over the bar for two nights in a row. If you’re looking for something closer to home, Argo’s new menu is here and urges you to explore local producers and flavours.

Unleash your inner wild child at Dead Poets as Kevin Corales, co-founder of Problem Child, guests from Manila. The Makati bar is known for its pared-down approach to flavour and a steady stream of guest shifts, which have previously featured such names as Coa, Bar San and Yakoboku.

Argo this month launched its first menu under beverage manager Jonathan Gabbay. Titled Argo Exploration, the menu is split into three chapters. The first spotlights local entrepreneurs, whose craft informs six signatures. Morning Bite, for instance, combines gin, chardonnay, Strega herbal liqueur and a banana jam made by local agri-food brand LoCoFarms.

The second chapter features takes on seasonal Hong Kong ingredients. The Pickled G&T sees gin blended with shochu and Riesling, and served alongside kale chips, making the drink a tribute to pickled kale. Finally, Argo has kept a concise list of its previous hits, such as the Argo Martini, in the last chapter.