Both are linked to the Grand Hotel Yokohama. Bamboo is a quiet aperitif of sherry and dry vermouth; Million Dollar brings gin, pineapple and egg white into fine foam. It contains egg white, so disclose allergies first.
An aperitivo style rooted in Veneto. Aperol says its Spritz was born there in the 1950s, with a bittersweet orange profile and light bubbles. This is distinct from a wine-and-soda Spritzer.
Attributed to Brussels in 1949: vodka and coffee liqueur, gently stirred over ice. It was not born in Russia; the name refers to vodka and its dark colour.
According to records from Chun Shui Tang and Taichung City, a shaker turned hot tea into chilled sweet tea on Siwei Street in 1983 and it was named Bubble Foam Tea. It is not an alcoholic cocktail, but a Taiwanese non-alcoholic tea drink shaped by cocktail technique. Origin claims differ, so this card attributes only those two documented accounts.
Created by 劉欣蓓 of Taipei’s unDer lab. Kinmen Kaoliang’s official introduction combines kaoliang, Biluochun tea, white grapes, fig-leaf vodka, cherry blossom and lemon: a Taiwanese original explored through floral, fruit and tea aromas.
Bubble Foam Tea is non-alcoholic; Flutterfly is a contemporary Taiwanese creation. Historical classics and modern originals are presented with their respective sources.