ori-gin, it all begins with gin!

ori-gin is gin themed bar serving fun cocktails by mixologist Antonio Lai.

In the 1920s, gin was a popular drink.

Many people made homemade spirits which required water, the bottle could not be filled at the sink because the sink was too shallow hence filled using the bathtub tap hence the name Bathtub gin!

At Ori-gin they have a real bath tub there, not for making gin but for washing your hands outside the toilet.

Previously I tried Quinary which is about the fives senses so I was expecting something similar.
I have always wanted to try the KGB cocktail because it is served in a cute bathtub with FOAM and a rubber duck as well!

The Ori-ginal KGB cocktail has:
Gin, Japanese Kyoho grape liqueur, lemon and lime juice, elderflower syrup, topped with kyoho tea air.

I tried the non-alcoholic version.

Initially I wasn't sure how it would taste because of the Kyoho grapes.
Most of the Kyoho grape flavours I have tried in the past taste artificial.

It was fun seeing the bathtub being filled, so it was good sitting at the bar.
The bathtub was filled with pretty glistening gold Kyoho grape caviar.





It was then filled with the cocktail.

Then topped with foam and it was ready!~!



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KGB cocktail (non alcholic):

Definitely a must after trying it because it tastes good as well looking fun!
The grape taste was not artificial and the best thing was that it was not sweet and I loved the caviar jelly at the bottom too!
The drink was also refreshing because of the lemon and lime juice.
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Special drink produced for Nespresso event:
See the cute bottle on the LEFT

I loved this drink because it was a good balance of alchohol and coffee and it tasted like a thick milkshake!
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Just for fun:
After drinking my KGB, I filled the tub with water and put the duck in!~
However it is not advised to put the duck in the DRINK itself!!



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For more photos, please see my FB album:

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Hand dripped coffee and Coffee Jam

Bei Coffee (Sai Kung)

Came here again because I was eating nearby.

Here was what I had:

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Caramel banana tea cake:


A moist and dense cake with lots of earl grey tea leaves in it which you can visually see!
It was quite sweet but after adding Coffee jam the cake was much nicer, and there were delicious slices of banana on top of the cake.
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Homemade jam with toast:
I was surprised they had coffee jam so I ordered it.
Before it came I was curious on the jams appearance because jams usually look like thick jelly.
When it came, it looked like a paste.

The coffee jam was delicious, it was similar to nutella spread but with a creamy coffee taste that was not too strong or bitter.

As well as coffee jam I was given some blueberry jam incase I did not like it.
The blueberry jam was delicious as well because it was not sweet at all and it had many plump blueberries.
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Hand dripped coffee:


Thanks to the owner for the Hand dripped coffee.
I have not tried hand dripped coffee before this and it was likeable but it was still too strong for my liking.
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Allegretto cakes

Allegretto cakes
Was nearby so decided to try their cakes.

Obviously all the cakes were frozen cakes, some brands can be nice, but the ones here were not nice at all.

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torta niocciola:
Hazelnut cake

torta niociola


The cake was too sweet and the hazelnut pieces on the side were not even crunchy.
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Torta della nonna:
lemon pie

torta della nonna
The lemon taste was really artificial and too sweet.
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Cheese and trifle craving

Marks & Spencer Fresh Bakery (Wan Chai)

Had a really burning stomach because I just had some extremely spicy food so decided to sooth the irritation by having some strong fatty cheese.
(It works for me anyway, which is probably why you get soymilk in Shanghai cuisines to sooth the spicyness.)
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English extra mature cheese:

I chose the extra mature cheddar because I wanted a really strong sharp tasting cheese.
The cheese had nice savoury and sharp tones.
It soothed my burning stomach nicely by forming a lining on my stomach.
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Strawberry trifle:


There are two trifles at M&S, strawberry or fruit. On this visit I got the strawberry.
The strawberry trifle had strawberry fruit puree jelly at the bottom and deliciously thick custard in between with gorgeous whipped cream on top.
It was cooling and soothing as a dessert, especially the custard layer which was deliciously creamy.
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Delicious toasted hot sandwiches at Pret A Manger

Pret A Manger (Central)

Had a craving for bread again so went to Pret for something simple but delicious.

As I have already tried their wraps and salads, I went for the hot sandwiches which are located in the sandwich section in the fridge.

There were two sandwiches which were tempting:

Ham & English Cheddar Hot Sandwich


or

New York Deli


In the end I got the New York deli because it had cheese and sauerkraut in it.

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New York Deli:




The New York Deli had emmental, honey mustard mayo, pastrami and sauerkraut.
It was heated after I paid for it.
When I collected my toasted sandwich, it was very hot and the smell of multigrain bread was so nice.
The delicious melted cheese and pastrami were complemented nicely by the sharp sauerkraut in between the crispy soft slices of multigrain bread.
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Swissbeck's hand made cookies

Swissbeck (Central)

Thank's to Garycwm for these cookies.


Inside the bag were assorted cookies in various of shapes each with different ingredients on top which were icing, chocolate, nuts and cranberries.
These cookies were very buttery and crumbly which were balanced nicely by the different ingredients.
My favourite was the chocolate because it was not too sweet and added a nice chocolate flavour to the cookie.

November special: Praline and peanut croissant

Le Salon Restaurant et Croissanterie (Causeway Bay)

After seeing reviews on the new apple croissant and the Praline and peanuts croissant, I decided to go there for the apple.

This month they have: apple, praline and peanut, chocolate, plain and white truffle.

I wanted the apple really badly but it was sold out, so I tried the Praline and peanuts.

After paying for the croissant, the guy at the counter just passed me the croissant wrapped in tissue even though he knew I was dining there, he didn't give me a plate so I had to ask for one which was annoying!

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Praline and peanuts:


As usual their croissant is perfect, crispy outside and soft inside with a gentle sugar coating.

The praline and peanut filling was surprisingly nice to a non peanut butter lover.
The filling was creamy and the peanut had a gentle crunch, just like the peanuts you get in peanut butter.
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