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 Bars in Vietnam's capital are cashing in on the second summit
between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim
Jong Un next week with special concoctions to mark the
high-stakes diplomacy.
"This beer was inspired by the pure streams of Mount Paektu
between North Korea and China," Nguyen Thi Huong Anh, manager of
Hanoi's Standing Bar, said of the "Kim Jong Ale", brewed
especially for the summit.
The mountain is the highest on the Korean peninsula at about
2,750 meters (9,000 ft) and the official birthplace of the late
North Korean leader, Kim Jong Il.
"It's a volcano so the beer has a hot and spicy flavor with a
soft and fresh aftertaste," Anh said.
Trump and Kim will meet on Feb. 27-28, following up on their
historic first summit in Singapore in June, when they pledged to
work towards the complete denuclearization of the Korean
peninsula.
Enterprising businesses hope to cash in on the occasion.
One Hanoi barber is offering free haircuts to anyone wanting to
copy Trump and Kim's distinctive locks.
But as in Singapore, where bars mixed up all kinds of
concoctions to mark the event, it's Hanoi's bars and pubs where
folks are getting creative this time too.
Perhaps not surprisingly, Korea's favorite soju spirit has
emerged as the ingredient of choice in Hanoi.
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The Tannin Wine Bar In Hanoi's old quarter is offering the "Peace
Negroniations", a summit-inspired take on the classic Negroni
cocktail, made with pink-grapefruit flavored soju, vermouth and a
drop of Angostura bitters, manager Antoine Ursat told Reuters.
"I hope all the delegations come here and have a cocktail," Ursat
said. "It'll facilitate the negotiations - after one or two drinks
it's more easy to talk".
The bitters reminded him of Trump, he said.
The nearby Unicorn Pub is offering a special summit drink named
"Rock It, Man", which includes soju, bourbon and Fireball Cinnamon
Whisky, along with pineapple juice, vanilla and grenadine.
"The Fireball is as strong as Trump. It's sweet but it's also very
fiery," said the pub's co-owner, Trinh Xuan Dieu.
"When you drink it, it tastes really hot at first but it ends with
sweetness."
And the name of the concoction? Before they broke the ice at their
Singapore summit, Trump mocked Kim and his efforts to build nuclear
missiles by calling him "Rocket Man".
(Reporting by Mai Nguyen; Writing by James Pearson; Editing by
Robert Birsel)
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