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Foxglove, a ‘Secret Service’ Whiskey Bar in Hong Kong

The whiskey bar Foxglove is located in Hong Kong at the Printing House on Duddell Street. It is the second bar opened by the Ming Fat House owner team of Jonathan Bui (Canadian), Eric Lam (American) and Shakib Pasha from Hong Kong.

To provide an environment worthy of their demanding prospective patrons, they invited local architect Nelson Chow Chi-Wai, principal and founder of NC Design & Architecture, to iterate the story of a wealthy adventurer, Frank Minza who, as the owners coyly say, may or may not be a fictional character. To thicken the plot they add that he was the illegitimate son of a somewhat luckless entrepreneur from Hong Kong’s colonial days.

foxglove whiskey bar hong kong

Access to the 4,300 square feet space – a fantasy world inspired by the globe-trotting adventures of an English gentleman and named after his love’s favourite (but potentially deadly) flower – is via a ‘secret’ door in the Fox Shop, an elegant walk-through boutique featuring classic silver handle-umbrellas immaculately presented ‘Kingsman-secret-service-style’ within bespoke-design brass edged wall cabinets.

foxglove whiskey bar hong kong

foxglove whiskey bar hong kong

foxglove whiskey bar hong kong

The main lounge and cocktail bar featuring an elegant silver-grey marble top counter sits at the heart of the space, hinting at their covert nature with luxurious deep ink blue leather seating for 80 guests offset by a dramatically sculptural cream lacquered ceiling that wraps around the bar.

foxglove whiskey bar hong kong

Meanwhile, a VIP room featuring blood red sumptuous seating for 32 guests evokes the ambience of a vintage First Class train cabin with a gently arched ceiling and walls clad with umbrella stems. Custom lights reminiscent of classic car headlamps add to the cinematic experience.

foxglove whiskey bar hong kong

foxglove whiskey bar hong kong

Touch one ‘special’ meticulously carved silver handle to enter Foxglove’s exclusive inner sanctum reminiscent of all the luxury and glamour of first class airplanes, trains and vintage cars – with a distinctly contemporary and playful twist that highlights the age-old pleasure in discovering hidden elements in special places.

foxglove whiskey bar hong kong

foxglove whiskey bar hong kong

foxglove whiskey bar hong kong

foxglove whiskey bar hong kong

foxglove whiskey bar hong kong

foxglove whiskey bar hong kong

Photography is by Dennis Lo

www.foxglovehk.com
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