Happy Hour at its Best!

Working in Asia is definitely a challenging and a learning experience for anyone that has the opportunity to experience it. Working becomes life and there is little time for anything else unless sleep is sacrificed. Since i am still young,there is definitely an inverse relationship between my social life and how much sleep i receive.

Anywho! I realize i cannot connect with locals on any level and since most of my friends and acquaintances are foreigners in some way shape or form; alcohol has become a significant part of their lives at one point or another. This past Thursday i experienced what i believe in my opinion is my favorite little hidden bar/lounge...at least on a Thursday night.

Its called Drop...or BackDrop for its entire name. Its actually rated on "world's best bars" and on weekends has been described as being Hong Kong's chic'est and most posh after-club bar and i can definitely understand why.

The drinks are absolutely fantastic. As most of you know, i am not a heavy drinker but i do love good cocktails. Also, me and my girl friend seemed to draw the attention of the bartenders and had 3 rounds of free drinks.Nobody can say no to free right?

I started with a Green Apple Mojito and it was by far one of the best mojitos i have ever tasted. Usually, my complaints with mojitos have something to do with the sugar content. There is usually far too much syrup and off balances the rum as well as the soda water. This particular green apple Mojito was delicious.. just the right amount of green apple and lime flavor to offset the rum and soda water. A perfect concoction and before i knew it.. my glass was empty.


I've also enclosed pictures of some friends' drinks which included [fruit of the forest] and a cosmopolitan. Towards the end of our time here, we were offered two passion fruit graygoose martinis. I usually hate martinis because for me, the alcohol ratio to mixers are unbalanced and thus makes strong.

This drink by far topped any of the previous drinks for it tasted like a fruit smoothie. To top it all off, there were two raspberries infused with the liquor and was a delectable tart addition to the fruity blend.

Enjoy the pics... and if you have the chance.. check out DROP in SoHO..by the mid-level escalators on THUR for some 1/2 drink specials before 11 pm. For 3 rounds of drinks... i think i spent a total of HK40( $5USD).

Cheers! And happy eating....or Drinking!