When Peel Street – one of Hong Kong’s best streets for a quality tipple – is nestled between a small traditional temple and retro Hong Kong lifestyle brand Goods of Desire on Hollywood Road, bars focusing on nostalgia like Friday After Class are sure to do well. This is especially the case with Friday After Class’ upcoming menu, The Third Culture Sip.
Launching on March 30, the programme explores unlikely pairings of countries and flavours across seven drinks, – much like the colourful background of the city’s third culture denizens.
Of course, what matters most is flavour, and particularly intriguing on this menu is the combination of tropical fruit and spices, of the Caribbean and of Nepal. For founder Alex Yang, the two regions are are linked via a ritual of enjoying tropical fruit with spices during the summer holidays – something that came to the fore as Yang’s teammate who developed the cocktail is himself Nepalese.
