Your Hong Kong drinks guide for Valentine's weekend, February 13-15
Published: 6:15pm, 12 Feb 2025 Valentine's weekend is upon us! Though we're hoping you and your loved one(s) made dinner reservations well in advance – and if not, check out our recommended spots – we've got suggestions as to where to start kick off proceedings with a drink. Courtroom is sharing the love by raising funds for social enterprise More Good, Pirata Group has a host of signature romantic cocktails available, Singular Concepts is hosting hands-on drinks experiences for you and your plus one, and 001 is pairing up with Nutmeg & Clover, No 6 on Asia's 50 Best 2024 list. The legal-themed interiors of Courtroom bar in Central. Photo: Handout
What: Some of the best drinkslingers from Hong Kong and Mongolia are going head to head at Courtroom ahead of Valentine's Day. The winner? The mixologist whose drinks sell out quicker. In the first guest shift bout from 7pm to 8.30pm, Moses Yuen from Kinsman squares off against Midgaa Rentsenmyadag, founder of Bacco Mongolia in Ulaanbaatar. Then, from 8.30pm until 10pm, Xenia Chan of The Pontiac faces Amarsanaa Avarzed, owner of The Nomad Lab, the self-described first cocktail lab in Mongolia.
The event is sponsored by Proof & Company, EcoSpirits, Widges Gin, and Tried and True Vodka, and proceeds will go to social enterprise More Good. The organisation is hosting a volunteering workshop in March distributing meals to underprivileged communities in Hong Kong.
Where: Courtroom, 52-54 Graham Street, Central
When: 7-10pm Friday, February 14 Pirata Group 'Cheers to Love' Valentine's Day cocktails Sip on a Blossom's Secret at Japanese-Peruvian spot TokyoLima. Photo: Handout
What: If you've booked a late-night Valentine's Day dinner (or the date is successful enough to lead to a nightcap), Pirata Group is offering a range of thematic tipples at its outlets across the city.
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