West District, Chiayi City｜Bar Door to Dream

That I stumbled upon Bar Door to Dream was a complete fluke. I was in Chiayi by myself to watch a solar eclipse and found myself walking the city streets at night. I looked up bars on Google to find that the Bar Door to Dream had a 5-star review. Let me start off by saying that this bar absolutely deserves its 5-star score. It's a small place that specializes in gin, but gin is not the only thing they do right. Xiao Hao (小豪) behind the bar is knowledgeable in two fields -- tea and cocktails. That's a very dangerous combination in my opinion. I started off with an old fashioned, which, to me, is a benchmark cocktail for a bar. After that, I delved into specialty drinks. I had one called "Four Seasons Cocktail -- Spring Edition." I have to say, it was one of the best cocktails I've had in my life. The drink itself was made with a combination of three tea liquors. Each one came together perfectly to give off the fragrance of peach. My mind was blown. It was so good, I ordered the thing twice. If anything, I will return to Chiayi just to go to this bar once more.

Definitely my favorite bar in Chiayi! A step above similar establishments in the city. The Corpse Reviver #2 was very good, but the real star of the show was the craft cocktail they made for me, knowing only that I wanted something "spicy" with whiskey as a base. The result I could only describe as autumn distilled into a glass. Very worth the visit!

Got the peated whiskey sour and sencha-infused gin fizz. Such sophisticated taste. Would visit again.