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Storing whisky in Hong Kong humidity, open and unopened
You opened a bottle around Christmas. It is August now, a third is left, and...
Read moreChoosing a whisky as a gift when recognition is the trap
You have twenty minutes and you need a bottle. Dinner at someone's flat, a wedding,...
Read moreWhat each step up the wine price ladder actually buys
The gap between a HK$300 bottle and a HK$600 bottle is usually easy to taste....
Read moreSiu mei is four dishes, not one, and the wine has to cope
The goose arrives chopped, skin up, plum sauce in a saucer on the side. Someone...
Read moreSteamed, fried and raw seafood want three different whites
There is a steamed garoupa in the middle of the table, a plate of prawns...
Read moreWhat hotpot does to your palate, and what survives it
You brought the good bottle. It is now sitting on a table with a gas...
Read moreOne bottle against fifteen dim sum dishes
The trolley has been past three times, the table has har gow, siu mai, cheung...
Read moreHow many bottles a table of twelve actually drinks
Twelve people have said yes, the restaurant lets you bring your own, and you are...
Read moreServing wine at the right temperature in a Hong Kong flat
Twenty-six degrees is an ordinary indoor temperature in Hong Kong for most of the year,...
Read moreTaking wine out of Hong Kong: the limit is at the other end
Hong Kong is not the problem. Since duty on wine was removed here, the territory...
Read moreGetting wine delivered to your Hong Kong hotel room
You land in Hong Kong on Thursday, you are hosting a small dinner in your...
Read moreCorkage in Hong Kong: what the fee is actually charging for
Corkage at a Chinese restaurant in Wan Chai can mean they open your bottle for...
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