5/5 Edward S. 1 year ago on Google • 16 reviews
Short:
Amazing
drinks,
cozy
and
secret
with
a
lot
of
space
during
the
weekdays.
The
services
is
as
good
as
the
cocktails:
words
do
not
suffice.
They
will
make
you
feel
like
family,
even
if
you
dont
speak
a
lick
of
Chinese.
Locals
and
foreigners,
come
here
if
you
want
a
good
drink
in
a
quiet,
comfortable
speakeasy
bar.
Long
version:
I’m
a
simple
man
with
universal
tastes
who
can
drink
any
poison…
so
long
as
it
aint
cheap
college
freshman
swig.
I’m
also
an
introvert
who
loves
a
damn
good
speakeasy.
The
kind
of
bar
with
an
atmosphere
that
isn’t
obnoxious,
like
a
dive
bar,
a
club
bar,
or
a
sports
bar
during
a
world
match.
I
love
a
small
hole
in
the
wall
you
have
try
hard
to
find
behind
secret
doors
and
unspoken
passwords.
That
is
reserved
for
people
who
came
to
have
a
memorable
drink
experience,
not
to
get
drunk
fast,
like
a
cheap
date.
This
bar
is
that
kind
of
bar.
The
decor
is
dim-litted
themed
like
a
18th
century
watering
hole
for
privateers.
It
may
be
corny
to
some,
but
with
dim-litted
lanterns
of
various
shapes
and
soothing
jazz
from
a
record
player,
its
comforting
and
unique
like
being
in
a
Caribbean
speakeasy
with
history.
Dont
be
alarmed,
though.
The
bartenders
are
casual,
kind,
and
immediately
make
you
feel
like
you’re
at
a
sibling’s
personal
bar.
As
i
sit
at
the
counter
made
of
beautiful
aged-looking
wood,
anxious
thinking
of
what
to
drink
first,
i’m
immediately
made
happy
and
calm
hearing
the
yelps
from
the
bar
master
trying
to
prep
some
cooked
edible
garnish
beforehand
(looks
like
mini
peanut
butter
and
jam
sandwiches).
It
feels
like
they
make
drinks
to
make
you
truly
comfortable
and
worth
the
400NTD
price
and
they
want
you
to
have
comfortable
fun
in
Taipei
overall
(bar
master
recommended
me
another
bar
bistro
that
has
great
food).
Speaking
of
drinks,
i
rarely
jump
to
conclusions
from
the
first
drink…
but
after
ordering
“orphan
of
the
Mayan,”
rich
in
sweetness,
ginger
spice,
and
smooth
refreshing
flavors
of
chicha
morada
with
the
well
mixed
and
prepped
citrus…
i
immediately
said
“this
might
be
the
best
bar
i’ve
been
to
in
the
past
two
months.”
(And
i
went
to
14
in
both
Taiwan
and
Japan).
I’m
still
drinking
as
I
write
this,
another
unusual
occurrence
that
i
save
for
after
I
try
a
wide
range
of
cocktails
on
their
list(which
is
a
beautiful
nautically
themed
book
in
this
case).
However,
after
seeing
how
they
made
my
second
drink,
the
spanish
gin
tonic,
I
had
to
weite
something
HERE
AND
NOW!
I
will
be
coming
back
here
again
and
again
(so
long
as
my
liver
permits
haha)
Locals
and
foreigners,
come
here
if
you
want
an
amazing
drink
in
a
quiet,
beautiful
place
with
lovely
bartenders.
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