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BEST
COCKTAILS
2018

THE OLD MAN

In an era where mediocre drinks can sell for
HK$180 and upwards, it’s utterly refreshing—in
both senses of the word—to find a bar like The
Old Man, where the drinks not only go for half
the price, but exceed your expectations. Set
up by a trio of bar veterans (Agung Prabowo,
James Tamang and Roman Ghale), this tiny Soho
drinking den is a tribute to Ernest Hemingway—
the potent drinks are all named after the writer’s
famed novels and his likeness at the back of the
bar is fashioned from a patchwork of materials
upcycled from the renovation of the space.
At once subtle and surprising, The Old Man’s
cocktails make fine use of unusual house-made
ingredients—such as curry leaf-infused gin,
sweet vermouth sous-vide pandan leaves, and
copra fat-washed Applejack—to intriguing
effect. Currently, there are nine signature
cocktails on the tightly curated list and each
brings its own personality to the palate. Work
your way through them, slowly, and savour the
story that unfurls.

The Old Man, Lower G/F, 37 Aberdeen Street, RUNNER-UP
Central, Hong Kong Happy Paradise
keeps things fun
with its creative
take on cocktails,
bringing classic
Hong Kong
flavours (soy
sauce, preserved
lemon, rice wine)
to the forefront of
its drinks list.