Welcome to Peony at Opium...

For table reservations or private hire please email [email protected] or call 0207 734 7276

Discretionary 12.5% service charge is added to your bill

Welcome to Peony at Opium Chinatown

The hidden bar at Opium Cocktail & Dim Sum Parlour.

This menu has been designed to open up your senses & mind to

unique & particular flavours. Cocktails, spirits & teas have been

carefully selected for their quality & balance.

We hope you enjoy your unique experience with us.

Drinks by Alastair Fraser.

PRIVATE PARTIES

If you are looking for a venue for a birthday, engagement party,

work event or a wedding then we can help.

Our Peony bar is available for private hire accomodating parties

from 15 - 30.

MASTERCLASS

Peony is perfect for cocktail masterclasses.

We offer classes from 5 to 20 all week. Our bartender will take

you through the history of cocktails throughout the centuries to

our modern twists.

Masterclasses include a cocktail on arrival, tutored construction

of cocktails & also a generous portion of our amazing Dim Sum.

To learn more on private parties or masterclasses, please call us

on 0207 734 7276 or send an e-mail to

[email protected]

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TEMPERANCE DRINKS

Franklin and Sons

We offer a selection of soft drinks from Franklin and Sons.

They are all equally delicious whether you drink them on their

own or paired with one of our amazing spirits. - £2.50 –

Natural Indian Tonic Natural Light Tonic

Lemonade Ginger Ale

We also offer a selection of freshly squeezed orange &

grapefruit juice. - £4.00 –

Coco Face

Fresh Thai Young Coconut - £6.00 –

Mocktails

Ask our bartender for your preferences. - £5.00–

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INDEX

Signature cocktails 2, 3, 4, 5

Teas 6, 7

Gin 8

American whiskey 9

Scotch whisky 10, 11

Japanese whiskey 12

Irish whiskey 12

Vodka 13

Tequila & mezcal 13

Rum 14

Brandies 15

Aperitif & digestif 15

Beer & cider 16

Wine 16

Champagne 17

Dim Sum 18, 19

Temperance drinks 20

Parties & masterclass 21

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FLAVOUR WHEEL

Each of our cocktails can be located with Chinese symbols.

Fruity Sour

潜水员

指挥官

秘鲁指挥官

生活

咖啡玉皇山

Refreshing 秘鲁 Strong

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DIM SUM

Single basket

King Prawn Dumplings

(Har Gau) three pieces

-£7-

Silverleaf Green Autumn 2015 Lakyrsiew Garden Meghalaya India

Crab & Samphire Dumplings four pieces

- £8-

Wonder Classic Darjeeling 1st

flush 2016 Gopaldhara Garden, Darjeeling

Pork & Prawn

(Siu Mai) four pieces

- £6.5 –

Kyoto Oolong Sanbancha 2016 Nakai-San Gardens Kyoto

Cantonese Barbecue Pork Bun

(Char Siu Bau) three pieces

- £6.00 –

Himalayan Imperial Black Summer 2015 Jun Chiyabari Garden Hile Nepal

Spicy Duck Dumplings three pieces

- £6.60 –

Kyoto Oolong Sanbancha 2016 Nakai-San Gardens Kyoto

Mushroom & Truffle Dumplings (V) four pieces

- £6.50 –



Seabass & Fennel Dumplings four pieces

- £9.00 –

Silverleaf Green Autumn 2015 Lakyrsiew Garden Meghalaya India

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DIM SUM PLATTERS

We would like to suggest a “perfect” cup of tea with our

Dumplings. We carefully select the teas on their level of acidity,

tanins & aromas to match them with our delicious dumplings.

Our selection of Lalani & Co teas may be found on page 6 & 7.

Please, feel free to ask recommendations from one of our

member of the team. Add - £3.50 – per person

Dim Sum Platter

Contain four Siu Mai, two Char Siu Bau, two Har Gau and two Seasonal

Vegetable dumplings - £16.00 –

Himalayan Imperial Black Summer 2015 Jun Chiyabari Garden Hile Nepal

Seafood Platter

Contain three Har Gau, three Seabass & Fennel and three Scallops

Dumplings - £20.00 –



Green Platters (V)

Contain three Monk’s Vegetable Dumplings, three Mushroom & Truffle

and three Seasonal Vegetable Dumplings Silverleaf Green Autumn 2015 Lakyrsiew Garden Meghalaya India

- £15

Feel free to let our staff know if you have any allergies or intolerances.

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SIGNATURE COCKTAILS

指挥官 Brooklyn Coffee Shaken– Up

Aylesbury Duck Vodka, Espresso Syrup, Brooklyn Chocolate Stout -£12.00-

潜水员 Transatlantic Sour Shaken – Up

Fords Gin, Aperol, Blueberry Shrub, Miraculous Foamer -£12.00-

咖啡 One Family Shaken – Up

Bacardi 8 Rum, Banana liqueur, Xeco Amontillado Sherry, Lemon Sherbet,

Angostura bitters -£12.00-

秘鲁 Rhubarb Paloma Built – Long

Cabeza Tequila, Pampelle Pink Grapefruit liqueur, Rhubarb Shrub, Soda -£12.00-

生活 Eurotripping Monkey Stirred – Up

Monkey Shoulder Scotch, Pierre Ferrand Cognac, Italicus Bergamot liqueur,

Fernet Branca -£12.00-

玉皇山 Mellow Yellow Stirred – Short

El Gobernador Pisco, Yellow Chartreuse, Ginger, Ale, Turmeric, Lemon -£12-


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SIGNATURE COCKTAILS

美国电影 Cosmo Spritz Built – Wine Glass

Absolut Elyx Vodka, Solerno Blood Orange Liqueur, Cranberry and Lime

Cordial, Prosecco -£12.00-

青霉素 Macks’ Negroni Stirred – Rocks, Ice Block

Fords Gin, Xeco Amontillado Sherry, Espirit de Fig liqueur, Suze --£12-

走进树林 Let’s Rum-ba Shaken– Tiki/long

Cana Brava 3yr Rum, Rumbullion Spiced Rum, Green Chartreuse, Amer

Picon, Pink Grapefruit, Lime -£13.50-

路易斯安那州 Honey Verde Margarita Shaken– Rocks

Ocho Blanco Tequila, Ancho Reyes Verde, Lime, Honey, Lime and Chilli salt

Rim -£12.00-

香料欲望 Sesame Old Fashioned Stirred – Rocks, Ice Block

Sesame infused Wild Turkey Rye, Coconut Syrup, Angostura bitters -£12.00-

苹果和尚 Matcha.Com

Built – Teapot, Dry Ice

Rutte Old Simon Genever, Matcha Tea, Enamor Yuzu liqueur, Cacao Blanc

liqueur, Lemon

Sharing for 2 -£24-


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CHAMPAGNE

We are very glad to offer a selection of Veuve Clicquot with a

particular serve for each one. It is the minimum we could do for

the legendary Madame Clicquot-Ponsardin!

Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut NV – 12% Served in a flute with Parmesan cheese.

125ml - £12.00 -

Bottle - £70.00 -

Veuve Clicquot Rich NV – 12.5% Served in a wine glass over ice with a selection of garnish of your choice –

pineapple. cucumber or bell pepper. 125ml - £15.00 -

Bottle - £88.00 -

Veuve Clicquot Rose Brut NV – 12.5% Served in a Coupette with dehydrated raspberries.

125ml - £16.00 -

Bottle - £94.00 -

Dom Perignon 2006 – 12% Bottle - £175.00 -

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BEERS & CIDERS

Brooklyn Brewery – USA – New York

Brooklyn East IPA 7.2% - £5.50 (33cl)

Brooklyn Shoraci Ace 6.2% - £5.75 (33cl)

Tsingtao Brewery – China – Quingdao

Tsingtao 1903 5% - £5.00 (33cl)

Sassy Cider Brewery – France – Normandy

Sassy l‘Inimitable5% - £6.00 (33cl)

Sassy la Sulfureuse 5% - £6.00 (33cl)

Sassy Poire le Vertueux 3% - £6.50 (33cl)

WINES

White

Chenin Blanc, Ken Forrester 2016, South Africa – 14.5% 125ml - £7.50 -

Bottle - £35.00 –

Yealands Sauvgnon Blanc L5 Bloc, Marlborough, NZ – 13% 125ml - £9.00 -

Bottle - £45.00 –

Red

Estacion 1883 Cabernet Franc 2015, Mendoza, Argentina – 14% 125ml - £7.5 -

Bottle - £35.00 -

Sangiovese, Rosso di Montalcino 2015, Italy – 14% 125ml - £9.00 -

Bottle - £45.00 -

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FLAVOUR WHEEL

Each of our cocktails can be located with Chinese symbols.

Fruity Sour

走进树林

路易斯安那州美国电影

青霉素

走进树林

苹果和尚

香料欲望

Refreshing Strong

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TEAS

Peony’s single batch tea selection - £5.00 – per person

The Lalani & Co Collection is a seasonally changing collection of craft

small batch teas. They identify & sometime age only the most

extraordinary tea batches from artisan gardens for you!

Here in Peony, we carefully measure & time-infuse at our selected

temperature your tea to perfection.

Green Tea

Silverleaf Green Autumn 2015 LaKyrsiew Garden Meghalaya India

Batch GD26

Refined and delicate green tea with beautiful large leaves, hints of pear and lemon on the

palate and very soft in the finish.

Oolong Tea

Himalayan Bouquet Oolong 2016 Jun Chiyabari Garden Hile Nepal

Batch J231

A beautiful delicate Oolong tea from the incredible Jun Chiyabari estate. Apricot & peach

opening with a nutty, woody tobacco finish.

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BRANDIES 50ml

Cognac Pierre Ferrand Ambre 40% -£13.00-

Pierre Ferrand Ambre Cognac is blended solely from

aged eaux de vie produced within the 1st Cru de Cognac,

specifically from the Ugni Blanc and Colombard grapes

grown within the Grande Champagne appellation of

France.

50ml Grappa Bepi Tossolini Merlot 40% £10.00

Calvados Boulard 40% £10.50

Pisco Barsol Italia Select 40% £10.50

Grappa Nardini Bassano 50% £11.00

APERITIFS & DIGESTIFS

50ml Amer Picon 21% £5.00

Benedictine D.O.M. 40% £8.00

Chartreuse Green 55% £11.50

Chartreuse Yellow 40% £10.50

Campari 25% £5.50

Fernet Branca 39% £7.50

Fernet Branca Menta 40% £9.00

Noix De La St Jean 15% £5.50

Suze Saveurs D’Autrefois 20% £5.50

Rinquinquin A La Peche 15% £5.50

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RUMS 50ml

Foursquare 11yrs old Zinfandel cask blend 40% -£16.00-

Very impressive Barbados Rum and very different from many

rums. The Zinfandel influence is very prominent and adds some

real intrigue. Thinking of whisky drinkers, if you like a good

bourbon, then you’ll find much to appreciate here. If you’ve got a

nose for red wines too then this is an excellent little offering.

50ml

Cana Brava 3yrs old, Panama 40% £8.50

Cana Brava 7yrs old, Panama 40% £12.00

Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva, Venezuela 40% £10.50

El Dorado 12yrs old, Guyana 40% £11.00

El Dorado 15yrs old, Guyana 43% £14.00

Plantation O.F.T.D, Caribbean 69% £12.50

Plantation Pineapple, Caribbean 40% £11.00

Plantation Single Cask “Opium”, Belize 40% £11.00

Rumbillion Professor Cornelius, Caribbean 42.6% £10.50

Trois Rivieres Blanc, Martinique 50% £9.50

Trois Rivieres VSOP, Martinique 40% £12.00

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TEAS

Peony’s single batch tea selection - £5.00 – per person

Black Tea


Flush 2016 Gopaldhara Garden,

Darjeeling

Batch Ex7

Light Black tea picked from the highest peaks of Gopalhdara garden at 7,500ft.

Very hard, withered black tea.

Tropical fruit notes, papaye & mango. Sweet white florals.

Himalayan Imperial Black Summer 2015 Jun Chiyabari Garden

Hile Nepal

Batch J122

Black tea with deep and delicious chocolates notes, slightly caramelised with a

hint of smoke and a silky body. Picked from Jun Chiyabari garden at 6000ft.

White Tea

Volcanic Buds Cool season 2015 Lalani & Co at Kangaita Estate

Central Kenya

Batch 256

White tea entirely handmade and hand sorted. Very tippy large leaf. Stone fruit, woody tobacco finish.

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GIN 50ml

Citadelle Extremes Old Tom Gin, France 50% -£14.00-

Citadelle Extremes Edition is a unique release from Maison Ferrand.

. The result of a blend of 96% ABV wheat distillate and an infusion of

plants and fruits (including orange and lemon peel, iris, coriander,

cardamom, violet roots, cumin, fennel, liquorice, cinnamon and

more) in a 50% ABV neutral spirit. This version was redistilled in

direct-fired small pot stills before being left to mature in 100-litre new

oak barrels for 4 months. On an olfactory and gustatory level, this

version overflows with vanilla-scented notes that emphasise its finely

toasted, woody quality & is a bright yellow colour. The nose opens in

a dazzling explosion of plants (juniper, mint), candied citrus fruit

(orange, grapefruit) and very ripe fruit (pear, apple).

Feel free to choose your gin to be served as a Martini of your choice or with one of our selection of Merchant’s Heart as a spirit

enhancer. 50ml

Gin Mare, Spain 42.7% £11.00

Whitley Neill, England 43% £8.50

Bols Genever, Netherlands 42% £9.00

Jensen’s Old Tom, England 43% £9.60

Fords, England 45% £11.00

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VODKA 50ml

Konik’s Tail, Poland 40% -£11.00-

A small batch Polish vodka made with three different grains. It is complex

and very well balanced. It is named after the Konik, which is a primitive

Polish horse. Legend has it that just a glimpse of this mysterious beast is

enough to ensure a good harvest for the grains used in vodka manufacture.

A lot of character for a vodka with rich, creamy notes giving way to some

citrusy and nutty aromas.

50ml Stoli Elit, Latvia 40% £12.00

Grey Goose, France 40% £11.50

Aylesbury Duck, USA 40% £9.00

TEQUILA & MEZCAL

50ml Villa Lobos Reposado, Highlands 40% -£12.00-

Villa Lobos Reposado tequila from Carlos Camarena, the mind behind

other favourites like Tapatio and Ocho Tequila. The Villa Lobos range

spend at least 6 months resting in tanks before being aged in oak, a process

that imparts a silky quality to the tequila. The Reposado is treated to a

maturation of 11 months in oak before it is bottled. Light, slightly spicy

with a long finish.

50ml Cabeza blanco, Highlands 40% £12.00

Villa Lobos Blanco, Highlands 40% £11.00

Herradura Plata, Highlands 40% £10.50

Tapatio 110, Highlands 55% £12.00

Fortaleza Anejo, Lowlands 40% £18.50

Del Maguey Vida, Oaxaca 42% £12.50 13

JAPANESE WHISKEY

50ml Nikka Pure Malt Black 43% -£16.50-

In the pure malt series the Black is the best of both worlds offering both

peat and fruitiness combined, offering excellent middle ground in the

range. The whisky offers a fresh as well as a clean approach, with rich

notes of peat and vanilla on the nose, before a sweetness of toffee on the

palate, with a touch of coffee and light oak.

50ml

Nikka Pure Malt Red 43% £15.50

Nikka From The Barrel 51.4% £14.00

Suntory Yamazaky 12yrs 43% £17.00

Suntory Hibiki Harmony 43% £15.00

Hakushu Distiller’s Reserve 43% £13.00

Akashi Single Malt 46% £19.00

IRISH WHISKY

50ml Redbreast Lustau Edition 43% -£13.50-

The Lustau edition from Redbreast highlights the use of sherry casks

on the Irish spirit. This was finished in first-fill Oloroso-sherry butts

for a year, resulting in a creamy whisky with notes of liquorice,

marzipan and dark fruits.

50ml Redbreast 12yrs old 40% £11.50

Teeling Single Grain 46% £12.00

Teeling Small Batch 46% £10.50

Connemara Peated 40% £17.50

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AMERICAN WHISKEY 50ml

Westland Peated Single Malt 46% -£18.50-

Westland's peated malt is made with a proportion of very heavily

peated whisky combined with unpeated whiskey, aged in American

oak. An excellent balance between smoke and fruit, with notes of earth,

green herbs and roasted nuts.

50ml Westland Single Malt Sherry Wood 46% £18.00

Elijah Craig 12yrs old 47% £10.50

Blanton’s Original 46.5% £12.50

Eagle Rare 10yrs old 45% £11.50

Buffalo Trace 40% £8.00

50ml Copper Fox Rye 45% -£16.50-

A rye spirit from the folks behind Wasmund's single malt. It's not

allowed to be called whiskey in the EU as it's under 3 years old or in the

USA as it's not been in a new charred American oak cask. Instead the rye

heavy spirit has been matured in first and second fill bourbon casks along

with new and used apple wood and oak chips to give a surprising amount

of development in just 12 months.

50ml Vulson White Rhino 41% £13.50

Sonoma Rye 49% £15.00

Hudson Manhattan 46% £18.00

Old Potrero 45% £18.00

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SCOTCH WHISKY 50ml

Compass Box Hedonism 43% -£17.50-

Hedonism by John Glaser’s Compass Box is an oddity in the Scotch

world. The Whisky is made & aged in Scotland, but it is actually a blend

of grain. John selects casks once or twice a year that contain aged single

grain whiskies of high quality & maturity.

Creamy with some hints of sweet spice, the whisky may have different

profiles depending of the batch.

Blend 50ml

Chivas 12yrs old 40% £8.50

Scallywag 46% £12.00

Lowlands 50ml

Auchentoshan 12yrs old 43% £12.50

Inchmurin 18yrs old 46% £18.00

Highlands 50ml

Aberfeldy 16yrs old 40% £12.50

Glenglassaugh Torfa 50% £13.00

Oban 14yrs old 43% £14.00

Clynelish 1997 Distiller`s Edition 46% £19.50

Speyside 50ml

Aberlour 16yrs old Double oak 40% £14.50

Glenfarclas 15yrs old 46% £15.00

Glenfiddich 12yrs old 40% £10.50

Glenrothes 2001 43% £16.00

Linkwood 12yrs old 43% £14.00

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SCOTCH WHISKEY 50ml

Springbank 15yrs old 46% -£15.50-

Springbank distillery was established in 1828 in Campbeltown located

on the West coast of Scotland. Springbank distillery produces 3

different types of Whisky; Hazelburn, Longrow & Springbank.

The 15yrs old is the ace of the range, matured exclusively in sherry

casks; the result is sweet & balanced with notes of stone fruit &

marzipan.

Campbeltown

50ml Glen Scotia 15yrs old 46% £14.00

Islay 50ml

Ardberg 10yrs old 46% £11.50

Bowmore 15yrs old Darkest 43% £15.50

Bruichladdich Islay Barley 50% £11.50

Bunnahabhain 18yrs old 46.3% £21.00

Caol Isla Moch 43% £13.50

Kilchoman Machir Bay 46% £13.00

Lagavulin 12yrs old 15th

Release 57.7% £19.00

Laphroaig Quarter Cask 48% £13.00

Islands 50ml

Arran Illicit 56.4% £22.00

Isle of Jura 16yrs old 40% £16.00

Talisker 10yrs old 45.8% £11.50

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