Magnolia Lab

Magnolia Lab is one of the latest Hong Kong liqueur brands to open in the city. Founded by mixologist Dennis Mak and Chinese medicine practitioner James Ting, Magnolia Lab combines the tradition of using herbal, medicinal wines and modern mixology. Mixologists and cocktail connoisseurs can add the brand's two botanical liqueurs – Magnolia and Roselle ($498 per bottle) – to their bar collection. Magnolia is like an Italian amaro that blends magnolia berries (five flavour fruit), aged tangerine peel, mulberries, and sandalwood with Chinese liquor, resulting in a bitter, nutty concoction that can be enjoyed neat, with ice, or in a cocktail. On the other hand, Roselle is like a sweet, earthy, and bitter aperitif (think Campari or a darker Aperol) which is made using botanicals roselle, jujube, Chinese angelica root, and dried ginger. Try mixing both with gin, and you got yourself an earthy Negroni. Both bottles are available via magnolia-lab.com.