[Shanghai] Beluga & Caviar Tasting at 8 ½ Otto e Mezzo

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[Shanghai] Beluga & Caviar Tasting at 8 ½ Otto e Mezzo

8 ½ Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA

Add: 6-7/F, 169 Yuanmingyuan Lu, near Beijing Dong Lu / 圆明园路169号6－7楼, 近北京东路
Tel: 6087 2890
Hours: [restaurant] 6pm~12am [bar] 4pm~late
Website: www.ottoemezzobombana.com
Price: 600 RMB+/person
Visited on: Mar 2012

Spent the afternoon at 8 ½ Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA for a Beluga vodka and caviar tasting. Royal Kaluga Caviar by the spoonfuls, Beluga Vodka Gold Line shots, followed by delicious canapés adorned with Imperial Caviar…life is not too bad after all.

What’s Beluga Vodka? Long story short – Russian natural malt spirit (meaning that it is fermented with natural enzymes, with no synthetic additives) undergoes filtration through quartz-sand for a 3-month period, then matured in resting tanks for around 30 days to refine its structure and taste. Check their website for more info.

Their premium line – Beluga Gold Line – is really la crème de la crème. It has a limited edition due to more complicated and prolonged production process, and each bottle has an individual number as a stamp of uniqueness and quality of the product. A shot of this smooth vodka with spoonfuls of Royal Kaluga Caviar from Holland & Wilde…perfect.

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[Shanghai] 8 ½ Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA

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[Shanghai] 8 ½ Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA

8 ½ Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA

Add: Associate Mission Building,  6-7/F, 169 Yuanmingyuan Lu, near Beijing Dong Lu  / 圆明园路169号6－7楼, 近北京东路
Tel: 6087 2890
Hours: [restaurant] 6pm~12am [bar] 4pm~late
Website: www.ottoemezzobombana.com
Price: 600 RMB+/person
Visited on: Mar 2012

Please note that this is an arranged tasting.

That evening at 8 ½ Otto e Mezzo, I ate way too much, and I drank way too much. But can you blame me? The Shanghai establishment of Umberto Bombana’s Michelin three star restaurant just upped the ante for fine dining in this city. Situated in the newly renovated Rock Bund development, the restaurant boasts views of Lujiazui and The Bund, but really, I couldn’t care less about the view – it’s the food that draws me.

To see my review of the original 8 ½ Otto e Mezzo in Hong Kong, click here.

Our evening commenced at the bar. If you are overwhelmed by the lengthy menu like I was, let mixologist Dario Gentile whip up one of his original cocktail recipes for you. As I was in the mood for something sour, the Camomile Whisky Sour (80 RMB) was perfect.

Camomile Whisky Sour (80 RMB).

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