“24 hours in a day. 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not.” — H.L. Mencken
James Won is a Krug Ambassade, one of the few who have been chosen globally to showcase the complexity and uniqueness of the Krug champagnes. Currently housed at Shin’Labo, his flagship “transcendental dining”, we speak to him to find out how he has approached this year’s Krug selected ingredient… the lemon. Continue reading
We were recently lucky to be able to meet Sarah Pidgeon, winemaker of Wynns Coonawarra Estates who is challenging our ideas of how wines should be made. Known for its iconic terra rossa soil that the single estate wine is grown in, we speak to the renown winemaker about the famed wine estate. Continue reading
ProChile recent celebrated the launch of Chilean wines available in Malaysia at Gallo Wine Bar with the attendance of His Excellency Diego Velasco and Mandy Chin the current Malaysian Cepas de Chile Champion. The launch saw the education about wine regions in Chile as well as the tasting of 6 Chilean wines. Continue reading
Vermouth is one of those highly used ingredients yet not many people know what makes a vermouth a vermouth, or what sets it apart from other types of alcohol. In conjunction with World Vermouth Day, we speak to Cucielo Vermouth Brand Digital Associate Murray Anderson to find out more. Continue reading
Peddler’s Gin has officially reached Malaysian shores with the launch of its Chinese botanical gin. With ingredients such as buddha’s hand, Sichuan peppers, angelica and lotus flower, the Shanghai made gin is perfect for cocktails that appreciate that citrus high notes, or simple as a gin and tonic with a slice of lemon. We speak to co-founder Rio Liu about the Chinese botanical gin. Continue reading
Tenmasa is known to be the only specialist fine dining tempura restaurant in Kuala Lumpur, and with their latest collaboration with Kamoshibito Kuheiji sake, we see the French-style elegant sake matching the refined tempura omakase telling a story of the turning of the seasons. Continue reading
Tamnavulin Speyside whisky has for the first time reached Malaysian shores, with its iconic rich and smooth finish. This whisky however, is quite light on the palate, yet both with a sweet aroma but extremely easy to drink, and honestly,… Continue reading
Dictador rum has finally reached the Malaysian shores, with 4 expressions including their Fine and Rare which blurs the rum categories. This Colombian distillery not only produces rum to boot, but also their own style of gin. We speak to Diego Quintero Jaramillo, Asia-Pacific Sales Director to find out what is so unique about this rum. Continue reading
The Benriach Distillery, known for its Speyside style, has released new flavour forward expressions. These bottles are artistically crafted by Master Blender Dr. Rachel Barrie and her team, which highlights the orchard fruits in their flavour, with surprising notes of sweet, smoky and oaky. We speak to Stuart Fear, Brand Ambassador of Brown Forman for Asia to find out more about the new releases. Continue reading
With everyone staying safely at home during the pandemic, there have been a few interesting zoomable events, and one that translate swimmingly well is the blind tasting by sommelier Alison Christ. We speak to her to find out more about how she has managed to make this zoom event work so well. Continue reading