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    Ellen Xu

    Owner-Bartender, Chimney

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    i. Biography

    Ellen Xu 徐子画 is the bartender and founder of Chimney, a neighborhood cocktail bar she opened in Hangzhou in 2019. She is also described as the owner-bartender of Chimney, and the bar was recognized as an venue in Hangzhou; Xu won Woodford Reserve’s The Wonderful Race cocktail competition in 2024.

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