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A cup of coffee is a surefire way to perk up your day, and as dawn turns to dusk, the addition of coffee in your cocktail seems the perfect way to pep up evenings, too.

From the classic espresso martini to more creative caffeine-infused concoctions, wake up and smell our top five coffee cocktails you should try in Hong Kong right now.

Espresso Martini at Terrible Baby

The bar concept at Eaton Hong Kong is not as ‘terrible’ as it sounds. In fact, it’s actually quite the destination venue with a bar, garden and music room all in one place. Named after the 1929 French novel Les Enfants Terribles by Jean Cocteau, Terrible Baby also has popular Mexican mixologist Edgar Santillan mixing it up behind the bar. One of our favourite rocket fuel sips is an espresso martini and Terrible Baby sure does a mean one. It’s created with a cold brew coffee liqueur that blends beans from Mexico, Indonesia and more; French hazelnut liqueur for a little sweetness; and handcrafted Bimber Vodka from London.

Terrible Baby, 4th Floor, Eaton Hong Kong, 380 Nathan Road, Jordan, Kowloon; +852 2710 1866

Saigon Coffee at M Bar

Offering cocktails on a menu called 'Journey To The West', M Bar pays homage to the classics infused with Eastern flavours while celebrating their individual colonial influences. For caffeine lovers, the Saigon coffee is the one to try. Using traditional dark-roasted Vietnamese coffee, which is known to be strong and flavourful, hotel mixologist Slamet Haryadi mixes filtered coffee with cherry eau de vie and cacao vermouth, then tops it off with sliced Gifford almonds and frothy milk foam.

M Bar, 25th Floor, Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, 5 Connaught Road Central, Central; +852 2825 4002

Nomad at Bedu

Head to the Middle East -- via Gough Street -- for a little kickstart to your evening with the Nomad. A cocktail in honour of a modern-day Bedouin's drinking journey, it pairs an exotic-flavoured pineapple coffee cordial with sweet white rum for punchy results. The taste of coffee is light, but serves to round out the flavour and adds fragrance to the ultimate wake up call you’ve been asking for.

Bedu, 40 Gough Street, Central; +852 2320 4450 

Clarified Coconut Milk Punch at COA

Inspired by a Vietnamese coconut iced coffee, this cocktail at Mexican-inspired cocktail bar COA is a clear winner for coffeephiles — and when I say clear, it really is. Not only does co-founder and mixologist Jay Khan use smoky mezcal joven and Ethiopian arabica coffee-infused aged rum for the drink, but it’s also clarified using a milk-wash technique with coconut cream. Here, dry sherry, tamarind, cardamom, pineapple, lemon juice and salt are used to curdle the mixture, before it's strained to extract a clear and flavourful cocktail.

COA, Shop A, Lower Ground Floor, Wah Shin House, 6-10 Shin Hing Street, Central; +852 2813 5787

Teaspresso at Stable Bar

Named after the traditional Hong Kong drink yin yeung, which is coffee mixed with milk tea, the Stable Bar’s Teaspresso is a more mellow riff on the classic espresso martini. At the base is Japanese Ki No Tea Gin (or Kyoto dry gin) which blends juniper with green tea for a subtle but fragrant sweetness, followed by a dash of St. George coffee liqueur and chocolate bitters to bring it back up to speed. It’s finally topped with milk foam and crushed blueberry powder to balance the creamy cocktail for a refreshing finish.

Stable Bar, 1st Floor, House 1881 Stable Block, 2A Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon; +852 3988 0288

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To celebrate its 8th anniversary, and top spot on Asia's 50 Best Bars, Jigger & Pony has released two collectible bottled cocktails.

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To celebrate its 8th anniversary, and top spot on Asia's 50 Best Bars, Jigger & Pony has released two collectible bottled cocktails.

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A hearty congratulations to Asia's 50 Best Bars 2020, especially the eight Hong Kong bars that made it on the list this year.

Much like Asia's 50 Best Restaurants, the annual award ceremony for Asia's 50 Best Bars was unveiled as a virtual event. The fifth edition of the list featured the very best across Asia and included eight bars from Hong Kong.

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This year, The Old Man Hong Kong dropped from the No.1 spot and placed second to Singapore's Jigger & Pony. The Singaporean bar entered the ranking two years ago and in 2019, won the Highest Climber Award by moving up a whopping 33 places, before jumping an additional 8 to take first place this year. Although The Old Man were knocked off the top, award-winning mixologist and co-owner Agung Prabowo was awarded the inaugural Industry Icon award, while sister bar The Old Man Singapore ranked in at 22. Meanwhile, Hong Kong's agave-based cocktail bar COA took third place, rising 9 spots to place 12th on the list. Co-founder Jay Khan was also awarded the Altos Bartenders' Bartender for 2020.

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Other bars from Hong Kong on Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2020 include Quinary (No. 16); The Wise King (No. 18); Otto e Mezzo Bombana at (No. 28); Caprice Bar at (No. 34); The Pontiac (No. 35 -- newcomer); and Lobster Bar and Grill (No. 44).

The full list of Asia's 50 Best Bars 2020:

1. Jigger & Pony, Singapore
2. The Old Man Hong Kong, Hong Kong
3. Coa, Hong Kong
4. Indulge Experimental Bistro, Taipei
5. Atlas, Singapore
6. Native, Singapore
7. The Bamboo Bar, Bangkok
8. Manhattan, Singapore
9. The SG Club, Tokyo
10. Aha Saloon, Taipei
11. Vesper, Bangkok
12. Sober Company, Shanghai
13. Bar Mood, Taipei
14. Bar Trigona, Kuala Lumpur
15. Bar Benfiddich, Tokyo
16. Quinary, Hong Kong
17. Tippling Club, Singapore
18. The Wise King, Hong Kong
19. Speak Low, Shanghai
20. Bar High Five, Tokyo
21. Bee's Knees, Kyoto
22. The Old Man Singapore, Singapore
23. D.Bespoke, Singapore
24. Tropic City, Bangkok
25. Gibson, Singapore
26. Draft Land, Taipei
27. Room By Le Kief, Taipei
28. Otto E Mezzo Bombana, Hong Kong
29. Charles H, Seoul
30. 28 HongKong Street, Singapore
31. Rabbit Hole, Bangkok
32. Nutmeg & Clove, Singapore
33. Backstage Cocktail Bar, Bangkok
34. Caprice Bar, Hong Kong
35. The Pontiac, Hong Kong
36. Hope & Sesame, Guangzhou
37. Junglebird, Kuala Lumpur
38. The Odd Couple, Shanghai
39. Bar Trench, Tokyo 
40. Sidecar, New Delhi
41. Bar Orchard Ginza, Tokyo
42. The Curator, Manila
43. Union Brasserie, Bakery & Bar, Jakarta
44. Lobster Bar & Grill, Hong Kong
45. The Back Room, Manila
46. MO Bar, Singapore
47. Alice, Seoul
48. Coley, Kuala Lumpur
49. Le Chamber, Seoul
50. Cham Bar, Seoul

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The locally-formulated, climate positive gin will be donating a signifant portion of revenue to bar professionals affected by the pandemic.

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The locally-formulated, climate positive gin will be donating a signifant portion of revenue to bar professionals affected by the pandemic.

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On the island of St. Kitts & Nevis in the West Indies, sits the RUM BAR, a small but light in décor bar, which exudes elegance and sophistication. Located within the Four Seasons Nevis in the West Indies, this bar boasts some of the finest rums and spirits from around the world and just announced […]

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The reopening of Hong Kong's bars and pubs, with new measures such as maximum table seatings of four, has been met with great anticipation. Us included. In response, we've gathered five of our favourite cocktail bars that we are excited to return to and sip on that well-deserved drink.

The Old Man

As Asia's number one bar (according to Asia's 50 Best Bars list), The Old Man is considered the hero of Hong Kong's bar scene, and for good reason. The Ernest Hemmingway-inspired speakeasy offers some of the best cocktails we've tried, thanks to top mixologist Agung Prabowo. My cocktail of choice --A Moveable Feast #1964-- is resplendent with flavours of the sea with consommé-esque characteristics I could never say no to. The bar itself is an intimate space with handsome qualities throughout. 

The Old Man, Lower G/F, 37 Aberdeen Street, SoHo, Central, Hong Kong; +852 2703 1899

DarkSide

Not only was the Rosewood one of Hong Kong’s top luxury hotel openings of 2019, but they also opened one of the city’s best new bars; DarkSide. An homage to Kowloon’s fondly-known moniker, the bar also dedicates itself to a selection of dark spirits including some rather rare labels of rum, whiskey, calvados, cognac and more. In addition, the concise but stellar cocktail list goes down extremely well with the live jazz sessions. There are also vintage cigars and an array of dark chocolates and snacks to pair with your beverage of choice.

DarkSide, 2/F Rosewood Hong Kong, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui; +852 3891 8732

Tell Camellia

Inspired by our beloved beverages of tea and cocktails, it’s no wonder we frequent this somewhat hidden bar. Tucked away in Central’s H Code building, Tell Camellia is the drinking den that satisfies both cravings. It’s also headed by bartender and industry experts Sandeep Hathiramani and Gagan Gurung, so you can be sure that you are in safe hands. Meanwhile the menu showcases a rotating list of Teatails and T&Tonics, which either blends tea in the cocktails or uses tea redistilled with gin.

Tell Camellia, H Code, 45 Pottinger Street, Central; +852 9821 5501

 The St. Regis Bar

Another luxury hotel The St. Regis Hong Kong opened in 2019, there was one particular thing — other than the stunning André Fu-designed suites — we were all excited to visit; The St. Regis Bar. Thankfully, it did not disappoint. Quite the contrary, it exceeded many of our expectations and offered us some solid, and rather spirited, cocktails that we were happy to sip on. The St. Regis’ signature service is also apparent and makes for an indulgent evening of cocktail drinking.

The St. Regis Bar, 2/F The St. Regis Hong Kong, 1 Harbour Drive, Wan Chai; +852 2138 6800

The Diplomat

We are definitely heading back to this speakeasy pub concept by acclaimed mixologist John Nugent for all the fun and flavourful cocktails they offer, not to mention the impressive pub grub we sampled too. The space, which feels like a hidden gem, is worth visiting for a pre/post/or any time drink with favourites including the signature pandan-infused Tarling cocktail, clarified English milk punch and super indulgent Irish coffee.

The Diplomat, LG/F, High Block, H Code, 45 Pottinger Street, Central; +852 3619 0302

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