Janes and Hooch means "woman who drank in the old days". In the 90s of the 18th century, under the impetus of the social evangelical sect, the United States promulgated a 14-year prohibition of alcohol, and alcohol or alcoholic beverages were not allowed to be sold in public places across the country. Interestingly, the modern urban girl who grew up in the new social environment saw drinking as a challenge to tradition, and as a result, jazz, dance parties, and underground pubs under the guise of barbershops gradually sprung up.
Janes and Hooch is a retro-style tavern based on the underground taverns of the early 19th century in the United States. Known for its Australian and Singaporean blendings, this pub changes its menu with the seasons, and in addition to the "evergreen" ones like Negroni and vintage cocktails, many interesting cocktails are available for a limited time.
Janes and Hooch are the brains of two of Beijing's leading bars, Xiaobao and Warren, who share a unique vision of bartending, music, and spatial aesthetics. Xiaobao is a veteran bartender in Beijing, while Warren is a smash hit DJ while excelling at bartending, and Janes and Hooch have filled the void in Beijing's high-end bar industry with the same overseas background and knowledge of bars.
In 2016, Janes and Hooch was ranked 16th in Asia by Drinks International, an authoritative magazine in the British beverage industry, and was recommended by well-known websites at home and abroad, such as City Weekend, The Beijinger, Beijing tourism, Hg2, Sohu Food, NetEase Woman, Sina Fashion, etc.
Janes and Hooch is divided into two floors, with dim lighting and body art-style oil paintings on the walls to create a dark and luxurious retro style, and the melodious jazz music of the store creates an ambiguous and lazy atmosphere. The professional and overly enthusiastic service of the bartenders in the store opens up just the right sense of distance, and individual customers will generally choose to sit on the first floor of more communication with the bartenders, and the seats against the bar or the wall are slightly harder, suitable for drinking alone or with friends.
The wine list is bilingual in Chinese and English, Janes and Hooch has a rare bourbon in Beijing and a wide variety of rums, of which bourbon is amber, sweeter and heavier than other whiskies, and more than 20 rums from Jamaica, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Cuba. Behind the bar, there are intricate and intricate patterns of glass wine vessels from Suzhou, Guangzhou, Tokyo, Australia and Spain. Going up the black iron staircase to the second floor, there is a VIP area dominated by soft leather sofas, which is mainly used to receive a large number of customers.
The level of service provided by Janes and Hooch's staff varies, and some of them don't even have a basic understanding of the main cocktails on the wine list. What's even more fatal is that, according to some guests, Janes and Hooch's supervisor is suspected of watching people serve dishes, and is very considerate of foreign guests, regular customers and ABC service, and is passive and indifferent to Chinese customers who do not consume frequently or come for the first time. If Janes and Hooch's environment and production can get 4 and a half out of 5 stars, then 1 star service is a big drag.
