My Hong Kong Iconic Pawn Shop Photo as Whisky Label

If you have been following my blog for a long time, you'll know that I travelled to Hong Kong faithfully every year for street photography (before the COVID-19 conquered the world), as often as twice or even thrice a year.  I get asked all the time why I love Hong Kong so much, and I have a hard time explaining it. I don’t know, I realised I’m all over the place, because I can’t actually put into words why I love Hong Kong. And I think that’s actually what makes travel beautiful. If I could put into words what I love about it so much, then it could be experienced “virtually” and there would be no need to visit at all.

If your memory serves you well, I wrote a commentary about the iconic pawn shops in Hong Kong after I returned from a trip there in October 2017.  Pawnbroking in Hong Kong has a history as long as that of the city itself and are situated in almost every district of the city. Click here to read my photo commentary if you had missed it. 

A whisky specialist cum collector based in Hong Kong, Mr Freeman Ho contacted me via Facebook in February this year, offered licensing fee to obtain one of my Hong Kong pawn shop photos as whisky label, so I agreed. He read my blog and felt that the photo is very nostalgic and serves the purpose of a personal whisky collection which he had created with his group of friends. I supported his passion and felt it was a pleasure to help other people in their passion, while I pursue mine at the same time. Today I finally received the Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky in Singapore shipped from Hong Kong ! I placed the whiskies against the backdrop of a Mona Lisa pop art poster at home, and fancy seeing Mona Lisa tasting it :)  The whiskies are exclusively for sale in Hong Kong only. 

I am really happy to see my photo used as the whisky label (special thanks to Freeman and The Taste of Ignorance for making it happen) because it brought me back to many Hong Kong memories. I wish that travel can resume soon, so that avid travel photographers like me, can continue to pursue our passion ! 

If you are currently residing in Hong Kong and if you are interested to get one of these whiskies, please feel free to contact The Taste of Ignorance at their Facebook page for further assistance. I hope you can also enjoy the taste of it while reminiscing the good old Hong Kong days !