Paying tribute to Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway, new cocktail bar The Old Man has opened on Aberdeen Street in Central, Hong Kong.
The new speakeasy offers a range of innovative Hemingway-inspired cocktails created by renowned mixologist Agung Prabowo, who was named one of 10 Top Bartenders in Hong Kong 2017 by Drink Magazine Asia.
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The new bar’s cocktail menu, inspired by Hemingway’s libations of choice, includes The Little Wax Puppy, which shows a softer side of the famed novelist. A mixture of beeswax infused Michter’s Small Batch Bourbon with eucalyptus honey and bitters, this creation portrays a side of Hemingway known by few. The Papa Doble is a cocktail with pineapple sous-vide rum, pink grapefruit, lime, and maraschino sous-vide jalapeno.
A list of seven “Best of the Old Man” mixes titled after Hemingway’s classics includes The Sun Also Rises, which inspired the tropical concoction of coconut oil fat-washed applejack, curry leaf-infused gin, sweet vermouth sous-vide pandan leaves and lime kaffir. The Green Hills of Africa is a combination of rosemary-infused Pisco, turmeric, and tamarind cordial and citrus, making for a refreshing treat. For a blend of sweet and tangy flavours, The Snows of Kilimanjaro mixes marshmallows gin with lacto-fermented raspberry, citrus, and gruyere.
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“We are delighted that our dream has now come true with the opening of our first-ever bar in Hong Kong, a product of hard work with my two partners and ‘Old Men’, James and Roman. We have always talked about our own bar – something that is fun and reflective of our age. Hence, The Old Man was born,” says Agung Prabowo.
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