TAICHUNG CITY > NIGHTLIFE

COMPASS MAGAZINE, January 2006

Golden Melon

Bar: Liquid Lounge
98, ZhongMing South Road
(04) 3601-9980
Hours: 6:30 pm-2 am
(open to 5 am Fri/Sat)

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-- By Douglas Habecker Translated by Cara Steenstra

Bar: Liquid Lounge

Bartender: Elsa Yang
Cocktail: Golden Melon
Liquid Lounge has been a lasting success among Taichung's lounge bars, with a suitably swanky atmosphere and a good mix of lounge/chill-out/chill house music. The drinks are also a draw, thanks to the skills of head bartender Elsa Yang, who can be found mixing up a wide range alcoholic concoctions on any given night.
Elsa, who has about five years of experience that includes stints at In House and Bobo, this month introduces us to a cocktail that is unique to Liquid Lounge and was invented there by one of her bartending predecessors, Jack. The Golden Melon is an attractive-looking drink with tropical coconut and melon flavors, together with a medium-sized alcoholic punch that makes it slightly more appealing for male patrons, says Elsa.

	Golden Melon
INGREDIENTS: * Jim Beam bourbon whiskey 1 ounce * Blue Curacao liqueur 2/3 ounce * Malibu coconut-flavored white rum 2/3 ounce * 1 slice of honeydew melon * Sugar and lemon juice 2-3 tablespoons * Ice cubes or crushed ice DIRECTIONS: Put all ingredients into a blender and blend until fully mixed. Pour into a standard-sized champagne flute and garnish with a honeydew melon rind.