Comments on: The Weekend’s Here – Time to Stock Up the Drinks Cabinet http://www.chinarhyming.com/2009/11/13/the-weekends-here-time-to-stock-up-the-drinks-cabinet/ A gallimaufry of random China history and research interests Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Paul French http://www.chinarhyming.com/2009/11/13/the-weekends-here-time-to-stock-up-the-drinks-cabinet/comment-page-1/#comment-853 Paul French Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:02:08 +0000 http://www.chinarhyming.com/?p=1750#comment-853 see also http://www.chinarhyming.com/2010/01/25/the-caldbeck-macgregor-building/ see also http://www.chinarhyming.com/2010/01/25/the-caldbeck-macgregor-building/

]]> By: Paul French http://www.chinarhyming.com/2009/11/13/the-weekends-here-time-to-stock-up-the-drinks-cabinet/comment-page-1/#comment-850 Paul French Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:09:26 +0000 http://www.chinarhyming.com/?p=1750#comment-850 Caldbeck MacGregor were very early to set up in Shanghai in the 19th century. In the early 20th century they famously moved into selling beer as well as wine and spirits - until then the beer available in Shanghai had been universally awful and very expensive (not much has changed of course). Best of all was that good clients and friends could visit the private bar at the rear of the Caldbeck MacGregor store on Foochow Road which was a replica of a traditional English pub. The building remains, the replica pub is sadly gone. Caldbeck MacGregor were very early to set up in Shanghai in the 19th century. In the early 20th century they famously moved into selling beer as well as wine and spirits – until then the beer available in Shanghai had been universally awful and very expensive (not much has changed of course).

Best of all was that good clients and friends could visit the private bar at the rear of the Caldbeck MacGregor store on Foochow Road which was a replica of a traditional English pub. The building remains, the replica pub is sadly gone.

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