Hong Kong cocktails (long!)

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     This is from WHERE-HONG KONG, January 2000, pp. 23-24:

     While in town for a shoot, Clark Gable, already a household name, left a legacy to Hong Kong that is raising people's spirits even today.  As the tale goes, in 1955, during a break in the filming of _Soldier of Fortune_, the screen great introduced the screwdriver to the bartenders of Peninsula Hotel.  Though Hong Kong has no drinks associated with it--the way Singapore does with its eponymous "sling"--this city, being the international magnet that it is, continues to attract cocktail recipes from all over the world.  Just about every kind of blend, from the unusually exotic to the down right prosaic, can be had at one of Hong Kong's many watering holes.

     The article states that the Captain's Bar at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel came up with the NOTHING (vodka, peach liqueur, melon liqueur, pineapple juice), the Chin Chin Bar at the Hyatt Regency Hotel serves the PAPILLON (parfait amour, curacao blue, coconut milk, whipping cream, pineapple juice), Spices at the Repulse Bay Hotel serves the non-alcoholic REPULSE BAY REVIVER (orang juice, pineapple juice, mango juice, with ice and lemon), and Cafe Deco has, for three years, served SNICKERS (chocolate syrup, peanut butter, fresh milk, with ice and a mini Snickers bar).
   An ad for Vodka Bar in HK MAGAZINE, 7 January 2000, pg. 19, states "original choc. shots--mars bars kit-kat & mint."
   I went around to about ten Hong Kong hotels today:

THE ROYAL GARDEN HOTEL
THE FALCON BAR
HONG KONG CHEUNG SAM--fried egg, lemon juice, mint, marshino
THE FALCON--champagne, kiwi syrup, grand marnier
NANA--lychee syrup, fresh cantaloup, fresh orange juice
JUNGLE JANE--passion fruit liqueur, kiwi syrup, creme de menthe, soda water
YELLOW DESERT--grand marnier, creme de menthe, fresh lime juice
RED SKY--passion fruit liqueur, drambuie, fresh orange juice, cranberry juice, grenadine syrup, 7 up
PEACE OF LOVE--kiwi syrup, pineapple juice, fresh pineapple
MAZE--passion syrup, coconut milk, fresh milk, fresh honey dew melon
HAPPY TOGETHER--creme de grand marnier, banana liqueur, fresh orange juice, fresh milk
ANGEL TAIL--grand marnier, cherry liqueur, fresh cantaloup, ginger ale

GREAT STANFORD-HARBOUR VIEW HOTEL
TIFFANY'S NEW YORK BAR
KOWLOON BREEZE--gold rum, apple syrup, grenadine, apple juice, lime cordial, cream
WAN POU RIVER--bourbon, pernod, cube sugar, angostura, soda water
GAM GUAN--tequila, vodka, sugar syrup, lime, lemon & guava juice, passion fruit, watermelon
CAIPIROSKA--fresh lime, vodka, brown sugar
CAESAR--vodka, lemon, V8 vegetable juice, spices
    SHOOTERS
VIAGRA--blue curacoa, vodka, tequila, grapefruit
KAMIKAZE--vodka, cointreau, lemon & lime juice
CHINA SLAMMER--brandy, apricot brandy, orange & lime juice, grenadine
KALASHNIKOV--vodka, galiano, apple korn, peach schnapps, lemon juice
    VIRGINS
VIRGIN CHOCO COLADA--pineapple juice, cream, coconut syrup, chocolate sauce
TWEEDY--orange & lime juice, banana, strawberry syrup, cream
PRINCESS SIU SIN--orange, pineapple & lemon juice, pears, apple syrup, blue curacao
MU LAN "THE TIGER"--grapefruit, orange & cranberry juice, fresh mango, grenadine, ginger ale
TOM & JERRY--milk, banana, pear, preach, grenadine

SHANGRI-LA HOTEL
LOBBY LOUNGE
    COFFEE SPECIALTIES
BAILEYS IRISH COFFEE--Baileys & Jameson Irish whiskey
JAMAICAN COFFEE--Tia Maria & Myers's dark rum
HIGHLAND COFFEE-- J&B scotch & B&B liqueur
CAPRICCIO COFFEE--Amaretto di Saronno & cognac
MEXICAN COFFEE--Kahlua & cream
ITALIAN COFFEE--Amaretto di Saronno & Sambuca
GREEK COFFEE--Anisette & cream
KENTUCKY COFFEE--Jim Beam bourbon

HONGKONG HOTEL
GRIPPS 6TH FLOOR AMERICAN BAR & RESTAURANT
BOB MARLEY EXPRESS--Tia Maria, dark rum, orange juice, coconut cream
BRAIN TUMOR--peach schnapps, Bailey's
    TEAS
HONG KONG ISLAND ICED TEA--gin, vodka, rum, tequila, kahlua, lime juice, ginger beer
LANTAU ISLAND ICED TEA--gin, vodka, rum, tequila, creme de cacao, grapefruit juice, ginger
LAUMA ISLAND ICED TEA--gin, vodka, dark rum, tequila, Tia Maria, pineapple juice, bitter lemon & angostura bitters
    LONG DRINKS
SUN ON THE BEACH--vodka, peach schnapps, orange juice, cranberry juice
    JACK DANIEL'S CLASSICS
BUMBLE BEE--Jack Daniel's, SOuthern Comfort
BLACK RAIDER--Jack Daniel's, triple sec, lemon juice, grenadine
LASER BEAM--Jack Daniel's, amaretto, tequila, triple sec
BLACK JACK SOUR--Jack Daniel's, lemon juice, egg white
     NON-ALCOHOLIC
SUN FLOWER--grenadine syrup, orange juice, mint water, coconut cream
PAGO PAGO--coconut cream, fresh milk, pineapple juice, mint syrup, soda water

SHERATON HONG KONG
LOBBY LOUNGE
    NON-ALCOHOLIC
KOWLOON COOLER--pineapple, pineapple juice, grenadine
(Also MANGO MAGIC, VIRGIN COLADA, GUNNER, SHIRLEY TEMPLE)
   LIQUEUR COFFEE
CUBAN COFFEE--Havana club, coffee, whipped cream
CAFE ROYAL--cognac, coffee, whipped cream
(Also IRISH COFFEE, ITALIAN COFFEE, JAMAICAN COFFEE, BAILEY'S COFFEE)
   SPECIAL SELECTIONS
CALIFORNIA ROOT BEER--Kahlua, Galliano, soda, coke
COCAINE LADY--light rum, vodka, Kahlua, Bailey's cream
ELECTRIC LEMONADE--vodka, blue curacao, sweet & sour mix, seven-up
JAMES BOND MARTINI--gin, vodka, dry vermouth stirred not shaken (??-ed.)
LULU--vodka, triple sec, light rum, amaretto, peach schnapps, sour miz, pineapple juice
GIN & SIN--gin, sour mix, fresh orange juice, grenadine

PRINCE HOTEL
LOBBY LOUNGE
HONG KONG LADY--watermelon juice, pineapple juice, lime juice, sprite
MY FAVOURITE--prune juice, fresh orange, pineapple juice, grenadine syrup
CALYPSO COFFEE--Kahlua, coffee, cream

MARCO POLO HOTEL
TARTAN BAR
HONG KONG CHEONG SAM--(see above)
SNOW WHITE--cognac, brown sugar, hot milk
BABYCHAM--champagne (?)

HOTEL NIKKO
LOBBY LOUNGE
MANGO TANGO--coconut juice, fresh milk, mango & soda
MILLENNIUM SCROLL--rum, coconut liqueur & pineapple juice
FLYING COLOURS--strawberry, banana, honey & sparkling water
EARTH MILLENNIUM--egg yolk, brandy, lemonade, a touch of lime

SOMEPLACE ELSE (in SHERATON, but a chain also in Australia and elsewhere)
KOWLOON KOOLER--fresh pineapple juice and fresh pineapple slices
VIRGIN COCO--a thick shake blending pineapple and coconut cream
COCO COLADA--ligh & dark rum whisked with coconut cream and pineapple juice
DRUNKEN MONKEY--banana liqueur, brandy, orange & pineapple juice, blended with strawberries, banana and coconut cream
LOST ISLAND ICE TEA--gin, vodka, tequila, rum, apple juice, lemonade
SEX IN THE POOL--vodka and peach schnapps shaken with apple juice
PURPLE RAIN--melon liqueur and creme de casses with lemon and cranberry juice
GREEN HORNET--vodka, blue curacao, cointreau and citrus juices
SPICE UP YOUR LIFE--tequila, orange juice and tabasco
TWIST AND SHOUT--creme de cassis, grenadine and twisted with lemon juice
IN THE PINK--tart blend of cranberry and lemon juice with vodka

BRECHT'S BAR
LONG MARCH NO. 1--casis, melon, blue curacao gin, vodka, tequila, tonic
J.O.E.Y.--vodka, Baileys, green mint, casis
MOCHA FLIP--coffee, Kahlua, amaretto, brown cocao cream



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