When it comes to spirit categories, rum is one of those that many might know of in the most basic sense. However, this category is wider and more complex than you think, from rum to spiced rum to cachaça. We speak to the highly knowledgeable Adéle Robberstad, CEO of Black Tears Cuban Spiced to demystify this curious spirit. Continue reading
The World’s Best Restaurants 2022 recently held at historical Old Billingsgate in London celebrates its 20th year anniversary with the coming together of the crème de la crème of the culinary world from across the globe, with Geranium in Copenhagen placing first. Here was what we thought. Continue reading
Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2022 took Bangkok by storm on the 6th of May, where the brightest startenders of Asia met for the sacred awards ceremony. This year sees Mandarin Oriental Bangkok play host to the opulent event requiring a boat for you to reach the ceremony itself. Here’s an analysis and breakdown on this years facts and figures. Continue reading
The global cocktail competition Giffard West Cup is finally back, and this year’s theme is Listen To The Flavours. The competition was held at Reka:bar and was open to all bartenders in Malaysia with a total of 10 finalist where 2 winners will represent Malaysia at the Giffard West Cup Asia Finals which will go on to compete in the global finals in Anjou, France, where Giffard family distillery was founded. Continue reading
Los Misterios is the latest mezcal to be taking the world by waves. The clay pot distilled mezcal is known for its unique flavour that comes at a sacrifice as the spirit loses a considerable amount of liquid during production. We speak to Co-Founder Eduardo Mestre to learn more about the clay pot distilled mezcals. Continue reading
Chef de Cuisine Marco Caverni joins the Mandarin Grill at the Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur, bringing with him the cuisine of his Venetian-Tuscan heritage, with training from Venice, Milan and across Asia. We speak to Marco Caverni to find out more about the cuisine he makes. Continue reading
After opening Sago House in the times of pandemic, owners Jay Gray, Desiree Jane Silva and George Abishek decided to introduce their own NFTs to commemorate their first years menu. What does this mean, how you can buy these NFTs and what benefits do they give? Let’s find out more as we speak to Jay Gray. Continue reading
The recent Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2022 saw something quite spectacular, agave-centric bar COA from Hong Kong winning for the second year consecutively. We speak to Jay Khan about this second win and also to find out a bit about newly opened COA Shanghai. Continue reading
Royal Salute is known as one of the best blended whiskies in the world, created using 31 malts and grain whiskies. With their current collaboration with Richard Quinn creating two bespoke designs for the celebration, we speak to Sandy Hylsop, Director of Blending at Royal Salute. Continue reading
After a series of pop-ups around Kuala Lumpur, the latest offering by Joeri Timmermans appears in the form of a private dining named Pixies. The latest project sees him focusing on his experience with cooking with coals, and a drink pairing to match. We speak to Joeri about this latest getup. Continue reading