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Had the opportunity to try some new cocktails at SIX. The drinks here are created by mixologist Imran. The bar has been around for more than a year now in Bangsar. Its a first floor outlet with a small kicthen as well, and is located along Telawi 2. We had four cocktails to contend with, []
Glenwhat?? Yea, its not a familiar whisky to most dramheads in the world, thats coz the distillerys been out of commission for awhile. However, Glenglassaughs here in Malaysia, where it was launched at Blue Elephant recently, after being brought in by Single Malt Sdn Bhd.
A new single malt has hit our shores, Mortlach, with the official launch party taking place at a cool spot called the Glasshouse. Mortlach was the first distillery to be built at Dufftown, Scotland, in 1823, producing high-quality, luxurious malt that is unrivalled in flavor, earning its recognition as...
Single malt player Macallan introduced its 1824 Masters Series range through a luxurious dining experience that interestingly, collaborated with Aziamendi 88, Malaysia’s first 3-Michelin star chef pop-up restaurant. The chefs were brought in from Aziamendi, a 3-Michelin star restaurant in Phuket,...
I posted once about the fact that drinkers live longer than those who dont, Stay Sober At Your Own Risk. I recently received an infographic from Revivol that focuses particularly on beer, and its very interesting. The benefits of beer are immense. Beer is a simple drink, made from most often barley,...
I learnt something new today. Keeping your drinks cold has another enemy that is little known condensation. While i always assumed condensation was natural and quite harmless, its in truth a goddam cold-sucker. The droplets on your glass, can or bottle, are actually the main cause of your...
Glenlivet scored again with one of their cool events. This time, it was @ Dewakan, a restaurant at KDU in Glenmarie. The selection for guests were three exceptional triple-cask matured single malt whiskies, which are exclusive to travel retail. The Master Distiller’s Reserve, the cornerstone of the range,...
Pop-up bar 44 has reappeared, after going under for a coupla months. It first appeared at APW in Bangsar, a warehouse joint. However, its got a different set-up and look now. While the first one had a really interesting industrial theme, this one has more of a modern and minimalist look. 44 now hides...
There was a cool competition among Malaysias best bartenders at The Bee recently, the Haig Club Pop-Up Bar Challenge, where top barmen faced-off to select the four who went to the South East Asian Finals in Bangkok last week. And Shawn Chong from Omakase+Appreciate won a couple of titles: Best...
Absolut has released a limited-edition called Absolut Colors, which reflects the vodka brands close relationship with the LGBT community since the 80s. It pays tribute to the start of the gay rights movement, and honours the men and women who stepped out of the bars and fought back on the...
And it was a good one. More like a festival than anything else. Began real early too, kicking off at 5pm, and going on till about 1am. I liked the spot APW in Bangsar, which ive visited for cocktails at the pop-up bar 44, as well as for a few Chivas events. Translate however []
William Grant Sons took over the awesome hill of Carcosa for a few days for Glenfiddich to set-up a little mock-up of distillery. The party went on for several nights, catering to about 3,000 whisky fans. I love Carcosa. Its such a cool spot, with the beautiful main building which has a great...
KL was graced with a new Scotch whisky brand recently when Fifty Six Degrees launched at the supercool spot, M8. 56 Degrees is a blended whisky, consisting of single malts and a single-grain whisky, aged in American bourbon oak casks and finished in sherry casks. 56 degrees is the latitude of the Scottish...
12 days in Amsterdam, Brussels, Prague and hopefully Bratislava. Its gonna be a beer-fueled vacation! See yall in May.
After ma man Homey died last year, I was not keen on taking care of another dog. Need some time off and shit. 13 years was the longest duration that i had a dog by my side. Anyway, i recently met this fella, who looks a lot like Homey. It belongs to someone who lives []
Its strange that a fruit-rich, tropical country like ours doesnt seem to have any fruit wines. Until now that is! Reiss Jaden Wines is a new brand that currently has four wines and a liquor in its portfolio. I managed to score a sneak peek at the range, with full samples of course. The wines []
Heineken and GAB Professional Solution (GABPS) held this competition recently that picked the cream of Malaysian bartenders to select one that will compete in the Heineken Global Bartender Finals 2015 in Holland. In 2013 our guy got all the way to the finals but lost to a local. Damn. The Heineken Star Pour...
Its strange that a fruit-rich tropical country like ours doesnt seem to have any fruit wines. Until now that is! Reiss Jaden Wines is a new brand that currently has four wines and a liquor in its portfolio. I managed to score a sneak peek at the range, with full samples of course. The wines []
Absolut threw another cool party at another cool spot recently. This was to introduce the limited edition Absolut Andy Warhol, celebrating creativity and pop art. The design replicates the original Absolut Warhol artwork, which Andy created for in 1986 in Absoluts very first artist collaboration...
One of the worlds finest cognacs, Martell, celebrated 300 years of existence recently. Its the oldest of the great cognac houses, when Jean Martell laid it down way back in 1715 at the height of the eras art de vivre, the French art of living. For those that dont know, cognac is fine...