First drink in Osaka. It was so refreshing, I got another one!

BRIEF: “Rum, Soju, Shiru Matcha, Peach, Lime, Cointreau, Campari.” SOOT’S TAKE: Grassy, fruity and floral. Not a bad way to kick off National Refreshment Day which I only found out about after the fact.

BRIEF: “Christian Drouin Gin, Apple Brandy, Dry Sherry, Quince” SOOT’S TAKE: Calling it a Negroni may be a stretch but I really like this. Light and refreshing.

Prosecco w Blood orange Juice

Happy National Cosmo Day!

Angostura Light Rum, Fresh Mango Puree, Kaffir Lime Leaves, Lemongrass, Lime Juice, Thai Tea Espuma

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Juniper infused Mezcal, Premium Tonic, Fresh Juniper Berries, Orange Peel

🥭🌞🍍 Such a sunny and refreshing excuse to put too-tart-to-eat pineapple to better use!

Refreshingly crisp highball with their housemade yuzu mix. The icing on the cake when you’ve just experienced a mind-blowing meal.

🇨🇳原料: 紫苏梅子酒桂花陈酒禾美子油 青柠糖浆 🇬🇧BRIEF: Shiso Plum Wine | Osmanthus Wine | Pepper Oil | Lime Juice | Syrup SOOT’S TAKE: Sweet and sour cocktail at a place called 2100 CLUB. All their cocktails have poetic names.

MEZCAL, PINEAPPLE RUM, JUNGLE MIX, COCONUT CREAM, SUPER LEMON JUICE, LEGO GUMMIES

COCONUT RUM, SICHUAN PEPPER SYRUP, SUPER LIME JUICE, PANDAN JUICE

BRIEF: “Gin, Tequila, Cointreau, Lillet Blanc, Blackberry Syrup.” SOOT’S TAKE: Among the Fairmont Classics in the "The Decades" category. The taste easily convinced yours truly that someone from the 20’s actually tasted this at a speakeasy.

BRIEF: “A refreshing and sweet cocktail made from Moscar and fresh peach juic. Only available prior to take-off.” SOOT’S TAKE: Skimpflation bellini 😏

BRIEF: “Gin, Orange Liqueur, Champagne, Orange Juice, Pineapple Juice” SOOT’S TAKE: It has lost its sheen.

Black Currant Lime Rickey @ VERMONT CHEESEMAKERS FESTIVAL 2015.

Ginger-Mint Raspberry Collins @ VERMONT CHEESEMAKERS FESTIVAL 2015.

For Tropical Cocktails Day, an ode to bentong ginger, that glorious aromatic rhizome that currently infuses my home brew, very flagrantly spiked with mezcal and Aperol of course.

I ain’t paying £9.70 for a Pimm’s at Wimbledon. 🥒🍓🍊🎾

Juniper infused Mezcal, Premium Tonic, Fresh Juniper Berries, Orange Peel

Seemed appropriate with an Indonesian-inspired family-style meal.

Smirnoff Vodka, Giffard Melon Liqeuer, Milk, Pandan Syrup, Butterscotch Schnapps

Archer’s Peach, Poire William Pear, Sauvignon Blanc, Flavor Changing Ice, Soda, Lime Squeeze. Here’s the part where we begin melting the ice!

It’s like a li hing mui-flavored cola, and it renders the lemon & lemongrass sombai much more palatable.

“Fat-Washed 1800 Anejo Tequila, Chocolate Liqueur, Old-Fashioned bitters, Chocolate bitters, Smoked Wood Chips.” Free chips and a bell jar of fog with my happy hour drink. These guys rock! This left me wondering about 2 things: 1. Is this the $5 nitrogen table service that’s on the menu that somehow, is on the house? 2. Do they think I’m a food reviewer? Regardless, I’m thrilled about the table service and the happy hour prices. 🥳

“Premium French vodka infused with organic blood orange juice, mango and passion fruit, topped with La Marca Prosecco.” This reminded me of Ispahan.

Mid-meal libation.

BRIEF: “A super Singapore-grown strawberry? We'll toast to that! The Singrow strawberry is modified to grow in tropical climates, where it lends itself to a fruity and refreshing tipple. We preserve all the berry flavours through cold extraction, and balance it with light green and earthy notes of strawberry leaf and tequila.” SOOT’S TAKE: Not a huge fan (it tasted kind of medicinal). Nonetheless, a toast to friendships forged and revived over decades across oceans.

“Leblon Cachaça with fresh lime sugarcane mix.” This was watered-down and disappointing half-filled. I wonder if it had anything to do with the bartender trying to discourage me from ordering it because he thought it’d be too strong for me? 😡