The Cocktail Merchants (Ho Chi Minh City)
Peter Nguyen, Kata Simon and Matyas Busek all had stints in HCMC before heading off for two years in London to work at Mr. Fogg’s Residence. The Cocktails Merchants has been a project six years in the making for the trio, who wanted to travel the world to share Vietnamese flavours, and in return, share what they had learned with Vietnam. Unfortunately, after coming back from Vietnam, Matyas had to return home, delaying the project further. In 2019, The Cocktail Merchants finally opened to showcases the best of Vietnam in its cocktails, from turmeric and tamarind to Buddha’s hand, local honey and pepper, pungent Vietnamese ginger beer and of course – coffee.
