If you’re looking for the ultimate new spot for corporate entertaining or celebrating that new deal, Hong Kong’s newest speakeasy, Frank’s Library, just might be the perfect venue for private occasions.
Located within established cocktail bar Foxglove, which itself is themed around the fictional socialite Frank Minza, Frank’s Library is home to some of the city’s most intriguing new cocktails. Hidden away within its depths of the vintage-styled Icehouse Street bar, behind closed curtains, Frank’s Library is inspired by the protagonist’s extensive travels, with a cocktail menu crafted by notable mixologist Derek Tsui that incorporates the freshest ingredients with house-infused spirits.
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Business travellers can choose from six distinctive cocktails, with something for every palate. The Savoy Truffle features oolong house-infused gin and honey water with a cream cheese foam; while the Mad Tea-Party is a combination of Johnnie Walker Black Label, fresh apple juice, cold brew earl grey tea, and caramel syrup, with extravagant garnishes of caramelized apple and block ice.
The Catch of TEA is an exotic mix of Teeling small-batch whiskey, Tieguanyin tea syrup, citrus acid, and chocolate bitters, garnished with a spray of tea tincture, dehydrated lemon wheel, and a tea ice block; while the Gummibär is a refreshing drink on warm summer nights, with Osmanthus-infused Tanqueray gin, goji liquor, lemon juice, honey water, and Angostura bitters; and the Iryūjon or “Illusion” in Japanese, is a unique cocktail with a base of Four Fox Saké, St. Germain, ginger syrup, yuzu juice, Angostura bitters, and egg white, garnished beautifully with an edible flower.
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The bar will also serve a series of barrel-aged cocktails, including the Barrel-aged Vieux Carre, showcasing signature barrel-aging techniques within a complex cocktail of Hennessy VSOP, Bulleit rye whiskey, Antica Formula, Cocchi Barolo Chinato, Angostura bitters, and Peychaud’s bitters, garnished simply with a lemon twist.
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