The cocktail comes with a centuries-old Chinese ritual where people beat paper effigies of their enemies to drive away bad luck.
By Gary Yang - 15 Apr 2025, 6:04 pm
Guangzhou cocktail bar lets you banish bad vibes by ‘beating the villain’
If you’ve ever wanted to sip a cocktail and smack your enemies at the same time, a trendy bar in Guangzhou has the perfect solution — and it’s got netizens obsessed.
According to radii media, Lotus Lounge has gone viral for its quirky “Villain Hitting Cocktail,” a drink that lets you banish bad energy literally — with a slipper in hand.
The cocktail doesn’t just come with a kick — it also comes with a plastic slipper and a live ritual of “Da Siu Yan” (meaning beating the little person, i.e. villain, in Canto...