Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for September 18-20

The St Regis Bar offers six twists on the classic ahead of Negroni Week, and there are exciting new menus at Kinsman and The Opposites

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Raita Gin Fizz, from the new menu at Kinsman in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Published: 5:00pm, 17 Sep 2025

It’s almost Negroni Week, and The St Regis is preemptively giving us six twists on the cocktail this week – but the rest of our bar scene isn’t slowing down either. New menus from Kinsman and The Opposites expand on established flavours as the former pays homage to five of the world’s great Chinatowns, and the latter offers takes on the paloma, the espresso martini and the sidecar – one each from duo Antonio Lai and Samuel Kwok.

Thursday, September 18

Negroni Week – Icons of Italian Mixology at St Regis Hong Kong

The St Regis Bar in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

What: Negroni Week is almost here! We’ll have you covered with a round-up of key events to celebrate the classic cocktail from September 22 to 28, but in the meantime, the St Regis Bar is kicking things off early by hosting three bartenders offering a total of six Negroni riffs. Simone Rossi, founder of bar and beverage consultancy Rossi Bar, will serve the Luna Rossa, inspired by the Italian sunset. Bar manager of Bulgari Ginza Bar in Tokyo Simone Ciambrone looks to sling the sparkling Via Veneto, and Giovanni Graziadei, director of beverage at The Singapore Edition hotel, looks to round out the trio.

Where: The Drawing Room, The St Regis Hong Kong, 1 Harbour Drive, Wan Chai

When: 7pm-12am

Friday, September 19

Kinsman’s new menu – A Tale of Chinatowns

Miss Joaquim, from the new menu at Kinsman in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

What: Cantonese libations specialist Kinsman launched a new menu this week that expands its reach globally. Named “A Tale of Chinatowns”, the new menu offers two drinks for each of five distinct landing spots for Chinese immigrants abroad – Singapore, Manila, Kolkata, Bangkok and Lima.

The Miss Joaquim, for example, is named after Singapore’s national flower, the Vanda Miss Joaquim, and imbues the paloma with floral notes using osmanthus rice wine, elderflower, mui kwe lu rose wine and rose tofu. On the richer side, the Raita Gin Fizz pays homage to Kolkata, one of the prominent homes for Chinese in India. The drink combines the texture and foam of the gin fizz classic and the cooling yogurt flavours of cucumber raita.

Where: 65 Peel Street, Central

When: 6pm-2am

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