Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for May 21-24
Sip on Employees Only Singapore’s creations at Terrible Baby, celebrate Earl Grey Caviar Martini Day at Quinary, and try new drinks at C108
Gear up for the long weekend with guest shifts and launches across town. Start the weekend off in Jordan as Terrible Baby hosts the convivial Employees Only Singapore. Over in Central, C108 has updated its menu of signatures inspired by cocktail history, while Quinary will begin celebrating the bergamot-scented tea that has long inspired bartenders.
Thursday, May 21
Employees Only Singapore x Terrible Baby
The Singaporean chapter of seminal industry favourite Employees Only arrives at Terrible Baby for one night only this Thursday. Employees Only Singapore was ranked No 89 on Asia’s 50 Best Bars last year, thanks to its potent combination of easy sips and high-energy hospitality. Cocktails on the night will include Dilly, Don’t Dally, a combination of gin, falernum, home-made camomile cordial, botanicals, basil and lemon juice, all milk-washed for texture. The Nightshade supplements tequila blanco with blueberry shrub, peach bitters and Perrier for a light, long sip.
Where: Terrible Baby, 4/F, Eaton HK, 380 Nathan Road, Jordan
When: 7pm til sold out
Saturday, May 23
C108 updates the Creator’s Point of View
For the more spirit-forward inclined, the Mi-Roni combines gin, miso-infused vermouth, sencha tea and Campari, with the menu notes observing that “while the drink is a masterpiece of Italian culture, its modern global popularity often bridges diverse cultures through artful variations”.
Where: 15 Old Bailey Street, Central
When: 6pm-2am