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Penicillin

Hong Kong

This bar takes its name from Alexander Fleming’s discovery of the antibiotic and the white-tiled, borderline-scientific interior hammers home the identity. Behind the bar, masterminded by Laura and Agung Prabowo, expect all the equipment, gadgets and wizardry one would also expect of a laboratory. Local and upcycled ingredients take the limelight across its menu, as well as a range of organic ferments from the bar’s in-house climate-controlled fermentation enclosure, also known as ‘The Stinky Room’.

Penicillin has also partnered with Ecospirits and Green Step Group for the ‘One Penicillin, One Tree’ project, whereby a new tree is planted in the Kalimantan rainforest area in Borneo for every one of the specialty cocktails purchased. The drink in question is a smooth concoction of apple skin whisky, turmeric sherbet, burnt milk and homemade apple cider.

Other highlights include the Diary of Young, comprising honeydew-infused rye whiskey, goat milk whey, caramelised muscat wine and torch ginger flower. The bar’s decor also features sustainable elements, such as tabletops made from trees felled by typhoons in Hong Kong and lighting repurposed from nearby businesses.

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