Pei Liu

At Under Lab in Taipei, Pei Liu has cultivated a bar experience that feels more like a narrative than a night out. Her cocktails unfold in tasting-menu format: structured, savoury and layered with texture and emotion. Each composition reveals her designer’s mind at work, balancing precision with poetry, and turning the act of drinking into a study of mood, memory, and meaning.

Liu’s journey began in galleries rather than bars, where she curated pop-up experiences that blurred the lines between art and hospitality. That same experimental spirit now shapes Under Lab, a space where lighting, sound and flavour intertwine to form a singular sensory dialogue. Her philosophy, rooted in curiosity and cultural reflection, has helped define a modern Taiwanese approach to mixology, which is expressive, cerebral and deeply human.

Through her vision, Liu has quietly reshaped how Asia Pacific experiences modern cocktails, proving that true innovation doesn’t need to shout to be revolutionary.