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‘Between cocktail glasses, there’s the usual 4pm crowd, but outside, a peppy cum demure business district contrasts with what I’ve heard about the City of Roses in recent years. There’s palpable duality in the air between wine

Street scenes from Taipei.

Taiwan’s capital moves with quiet poise, balancing tradition, creativity, and self-assured independence. Heritage buildings sit beside minimalist cafés, night markets hum beneath sleek towers, and culture fee

Taipei in three days:

- A deeper Japanese-leaning culture than expected
- Uber cool cocktail making savants
- Moreish gin — everywhere
- Streetside noodles distract from the rain
- Elite vegetarian food
- Dumplings with 18 folds hit hard
- Hel

For my regular Cocktail Hour segment in @gourmettraveller, it’s been fun to chat with Australian drink-slinging talents reimagining some of the world’s best-known drinks.

The latest include:

@chu.andy.chu dials up the highball @one.or.

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