By the age of 16, prepubescent Arthur had developed tastes for both anarchism and red-eye. In absinthe, Rimbaud found a peerless consonance of both his passions. He also enjoyed a field-glasses or two of the Verdant Fairy of an evening with his lover (and young man author) Paul Verlaine. The twosome would definitely have enjoyed sipping Obiwan’s new absinthe cocktails while looking out over Xihai.

Until now, Beijing’s Australian bars have tended to be smaller, down-to-world places for having a beer and a dismiss with your mates, or...

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