City guide
Taipei has quietly become one of the best cocktail cities in Asia. Three of the worlds top 50 bars have been Taipei bars in recent years. The local bartender community is small, ambitious, and obsessed. The ingredients available — local fruits, Taiwanese tea, regional rice spirits — are unique enough to drive distinctive drink programmes.
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