The whole is greater than the sum of its parts with this mix. Partner and chief cocktail artist Yao Lu mixes gin with two shades of bittersweet: Amaro and Campari. Fresh-squeezed lime juice ties the three together. Then, he finishes it off with strawberry jam. Costs 85rmb.
Union Trading Company
306 Hengshan road,
A drink named after Ernest Hemingway really should contain piss and vinegar. Unfortunately, no one, not even Taste Buds owner Daniel An, has figured out how to make that combination work. In the meantime, this classic made with Bacardi Superior rum, pink grapefruit, lime and maraschino liqueur more than suffices. Yours for 88rmb.
Taste Buds Cocktail Palace
2/F, 368 Wukang Lu, near Hunan Lu
Ticking this summer's tiki cocktail box is the Mango Disco at Barules. Made with mango, orange, and lime juice, this one should be a cloying fruit bomb. But proprietor Sam Kuan tempers it with the tannic, pleasantly bitter flavors of homemade tea syrup and rum infused with yerba maté, a potent South American tea. 80rmb.
Barules
1315-3 Fuxing Lu, near Fenyang Lu
The recipe for 1515's Bourbon Fizz reads like Christmas drink. They mix their own private label Bourbon (made exclusively for them by Evan Williams) with cherry brandy, cinnamon bitters, lemon juice, and soda. But it is shockingly refreshing, like whiskey sour with an air of sophistication. Costs 88rmb+10%.
The 1515 West Chophouse & Bar
4/F, Jing'An Shangri-la, 1218 Yan'an...
Glam's Basil Daiquiri is the perfect drink for "I don't like the taste of alcohol" people. Coconut rum, pineapple juice, honey syrup, fresh basil, lemon, and lime make this cocktail dangerously quaffable. And every night before 9pm, you can quaff these at two-for-one prices. 88rmb+10%.
Glam
Five on the Bund, 7/F, 20 Guangdong...
Coconut rum, lime juice, piña colada mix, and beer. These sound more like the contents of a saturated bar towel than the recipe for a cocktail, and yet, The Cannery has somehow made the whole thing work. They mix this one with their very own "secret piña colada mix". A splash of hoppy Ballast Point Grunion Pale Ale gives it a crisp edge. Costs 88rmb.
The Cannery
1107 Yuyuan Lu, near Jiangsu Lu
The Smash is one of those cocktails that originated in some stuffy 19th century gentleman's club. It's said to be the prototype of drinks like the Mint Julep and the Mojito. Owner Cross Yu's version is built on a rum shrub, which is an infusion of herbs, rum, fruit and usually something acidic, like vinegar. It's stirred with lemon and soda then finished with a dash of chocolate bitters, fragrant fresh sage leaves, and a dried orange slice. 88rmb.
E.P.I.C.
17 Gaoyou Lu, near Fuxing Xi Lu
Formerly Shen, the only thing that the Fellas team has done to this place is change the name and put pizzas on the menu. The décor, the wraparound terrace with panoramic Huangpu views, and the drink menu remain this same. This mix is a summer no-brainer. Take gin add lemon juice, sugar, and egg whites. Then throw in grapefruit juice and a splash of grapefruit syrup. Costs 88rmb.
The Fellas
7/F, 7 Yan'an Dong Lu, near...
It's too hot for a Negroni, a G&T is too boring, and you have too much self-respect to be seen with a Mojito in your hand. Have this original by owner Logan Brouse instead. It's a generous pour of gin in Thomas Henry tonic water and just enough Campari to tinge it pink. Order, drink, repeat. 85rmb.
Logan's Punch (Taixing Lu)
Zhangyuan 99, 2/F, 99 Taixing Lu,...
Will Sense Cocktail Club pick up where recently closed el Coctel left off? Probably not. Drinks here are well made, but are mostly by-the-book classics. They do, however, offer a few house selections. This is one of them, and it's pretty good. Basically, it's a fancy Cognac fizz. Remy Martin VSOP is shaken with lemon juice, tea syrup, egg whites, and a bit of bubbly before being served in a martini glass. 88rmb.
Sense Cocktail Club
47 Yongfu Lu, near Fuxing Xi Lu
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