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CMYK

Changsha

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Named after both the acronym for the four primary colours used in the printing process – Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black – and the hangout’s tagline ‘Countless Memories You Keep’, CMYK’s sprouted from the idea that “the superposition of four shades can create countless new colours”, says owner Ethan Liu. When applied to cocktails, the theory is a celebration of the myriad flavour combinations that a creative street-style bar team, like CMYK, can conjure.

Liu – an award-winning bartender in his own right, co-founder of Hope and Sesame bar in Shenzhen in 2020 and founder of Happy Go Lucky in Wuhan in 2023 – drew inspiration from years of global travel, culminating in a high-energy, multi-room cosmopolitan bar built inside an old house along Changsha’s historic Chaozong Street. Here, guests can expect to sip technically advanced cocktails delivered with colourful pizazz.

The cocktail list is curated to offer libations that are “easy to love but not too complicated to enjoy”, with a sustainably focused backdrop. Case in point, the Not Exactly 50:50 employs fermented tomato juice three ways: clarified, distilled with gin and dehydrated into a savory powder garnish. Any remaining purée is reduced and baked into a tomato chip for the Best One Yet bevvie. In fashionable Changsha – one of China’s buzziest cities, recognised for its vibrant nightlife and spicy Hunan cuisine – there is no better place for young, adventurous drinkers to mix, while sipping mixed drinks.

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