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Mars Bar
Duxton Hotel lobby,
83 Duxton Road
Hours: 4pm-1am daily
Tel 9651 6714
A PHYSICAL offshoot of eight-month-old bartending events company, Mixes from Mars, this blink-and-you'll-miss-it outfit is tucked away in the rather antiquated lobby of the Duxton Hotel and operates on a pop-up basis until the hotel undergoes renovation in October this year.
Youthful bartenders Louis Tan and Roger Yip, both alumni of bespoke cocktail bar Bar Stories, shake up quirky concoctions such as the ribena and vodka-soused 'Atas' Ribena ($20); the Teh Tradition ($23), a belly-warming melange of goji berry, osmanthus, chrystanthemum, red dates, Benedictine DOM, gin, hot water and honey; and the chilli crab cocktail ($22), a fiery melange of chilli crab paste, kaffir lime, lemongrass, and gin served with a…
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