BAR TIMES STORE TAIWAN Ambassador Ken Yang
Ken Yang
Originally a composer, Ken fell in love with the art of cocktails at a young age,eading him to fully dedicate himself to the world of bartending.Since then, he has continually explored new possibilities within established techniques,and has sought out unique flavors from a vast palette to bring into his creative cocktails.He is currently the owner of LACUNA and Tor Dāy.With a deep commitment to craftsmanship,Ken excels at classic cocktails and is also known for his signature creationsthemed around perfume-inspired flavors.With a deep commitment to craftsmanship, Ken excels at classic cocktails and is also known for his signature creations themed around perfume-inspired flavors.
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2017 – Founded Bar Boat in Taichung
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2022 – Co-founded Tor Dāy in Taichung with friends
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2023 – Tor Dāy awarded Best Bar in Central Taiwan at the Taiwan Bar Awards
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2023 – Tor Dāy named one of the Top 10 Bars in Taiwan by the Taiwan Bar Awards
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2024 – Bar Boat featured in the Paper Plane Bar Guide 2024
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2024 – Tor Dāy ranked among the Top 5 Bars of the Year in the Paper Plane Bar Guide 2024
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2024 – Tor Dāy won Best Decoration & Atmosphere in the Paper Plane Bar Guide 2024
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2024 – Appointed Taiwan Brand Ambassador for Japan’s Bar Times
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2024 – Tor Dāy once again awarded Best Bar in Central Taiwan at the Taiwan Bar Awards
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2025 – Tor Dāy selected as a Top 5 Bar for Best Mixologist – Professional and Service in the Paper Plane Bar Guide 2025
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2025 – Co-founded Fat Doo & Shao Gao in Taichung
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2025 – Founded LACUNA in Taichung
LACUNA
Nestled in a quiet alley of Taichung’s West District, LACUNA began its soft opening on April 18, 2025.
The brand draws inspiration from the film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, specifically the fictional “Lacuna Inc.” that specializes in memory erasure.
But here, there are no procedures to forget: only a cocktail menu that archives displaced time and unnamed emotions.
In Latin, LACUNA means “gap” or “fracture.”
It is a space that fuses a cocktail bar with the sensibility of a scientific lab.
The aesthetic is inspired by mid-19th-century laboratories: cold, quiet, and slightly warm at the edges, accented with steel structures and low-saturation vintage elements.
The current cocktail program explores three core themes: temporal dislocation, spatial distortion, and dream reconstruction.
Each drink is not just about taste, but structured like syntax, unfolding in narrative form.
The kitchen, too, is rooted in a sense of belonging.
Signature dishes like fig chicken noodle soup, century egg noodles, and house-made spiced curry rice echo familiar logic—
but always with a twist.
“We are in no rush to be complete. We’re simply beginning to fill in the blanks.”
This is the message LACUNA hopes to share.
Cocktails and dishes are not meant for rapid consumption, but for helping us momentarily stop forgetting—
and begin to re-encode fragmented memories.
LACUNA
Address：No. 10, Ln. 86, Dazhong S. St., West Dist., Taichung City, Taiwan
Tor Dāy
Derived from the Minnan dialect, "Tor Dāy" is nestled in an old house in the alleys of the West District of Taichung City, Taiwan.
Using terroir as its foundation, the bar aims to rekindle people's fond memories of Taiwan through its cocktails.
On this island of only 36,000 square kilometers, we aspire to foster a love and reverence for the land.
"This is a flavor space nurtured by the imagination of the land.
Bartenders and designers from all corners of Taiwan have come together to create a cocktail bar that embodies the essence of terroir.
Beyond incorporating tea into our drinks,
we hope to convey more about the wind, the earth, and the local sentiments of the people through 'spirits.'"
Tor Dāy
