HK’s Penicillin Wins Ketel One Sustainable Bar Award 2021 The Ketel One Sustainable Bar Award 2021 at Asia’s 50 Best Bars went to Penicillin in Hong Kong. Penicillin is the brainchild of seasoned industry heavyweights Agung Prabowo and Roman Ghale (founders of The Old Man Hong Kong, winner of The Best Bar in Asia 2019) and their wives Laura Prabowo and Katy Ghale, respectively. “Penicillin is the first sustainable … Read More
Shanghai’s Epic Bags the Campari One To Watch Award 2021 Epic in Shanghai was named Campari One To Watch at this year’s Asia’s 50 Best Bars, an award given to the bar that has the potential to break into the top 50 list in the future. This is the first time a bar in mainland China has been given the accolade. Epic, located in Shanghai’s old French Concession, is a … Read More
Diageo World Class Bartender Philippines 2021 Announces Top 6 Two thousand and twenty has been a challenging year for the industry with businesses and bartenders having to change and adapt in ways we’ve never seen before as the hospitality landscape faces incredibly tough times. One aspect of the industry that has had to adapt is the bartending competition. The future seemed uncertain, at one point, for the bartending competitions … Read More
Bannie Kang is Mancino Bartenders’ Bartender 2021 South Korean Bannie Kang bagged the title of Mancino Bartenders’ Bartender 2021, and is the first woman to receive the honor at Asia’s 50 Best Bars. As the only peer-voted accolade in Asia’s 50 Best Bars programme, this recognition comes with added currency in the cocktail community. “Stay humble, be real, and chase your passion,” tells Bannie to aspiring bartenders … Read More
Absolut Vodka and Filipino Artists Team up to Uplift Spirits In its new tagline “It’s In Our Spirit,” Absolut Vodka takes inspiration from the power of the human spirit to fuel positivity as the celebrated brand partners with amazing Filipino artists Eunpyon, Hulyen, Kris Abrigo, and Tokwa Peñaflorida to create art that inspires everyone. “We truly recognize the need for hope and positivity at this time, and we’re lucky to … Read More
Singapore’s MO Bar Wins 2021 Art of Hospitality Award MO Bar at Mandarin Oriental, Singapore is the recipient of this year’s Michter’s Art of Hospitality Award from Asia’s 50 Best Bars Academy. The recognition, an accolade given to the bar that has offered outstanding service to its guests in the past 18 months, attests to the importance of exceptional service, especially during these challenging times for the industry. “Hospitality … Read More
Sagamore Rye Holds First Bartender Competition Online Sagamore Spirit Philippines showed support to the local beverage industry by holding its first Philippine Bartender Showdown recently. The rye whiskey brand — originally from Baltimore, Maryland — was supposed to hold its Philippine launch summer of last year but the event was postponed due to the global pandemic. “It’s been especially tough for new players in the market,” shares … Read More
The Limited Edition Highland Park Triskelion is now Available in the Philippine Market Highland Park — the renowned distillery based in Orkney, Scotland — launched Triskelion, a whisky created by the three legendary whisky makers: Gordon Motion, Max McFarlane, and John Ramsay. These three masters, with over a hundred years of whisky-making experience, have come together for the first and only time to create this special edition. “It was fun and a real … Read More
Chivas Launches Extra 13 Collection for the Bold Whisky Lover Chivas, owned by Pernod Ricard, has released the Chivas Extra 13 collection, a brand-new line of 13-year-old blended Scotch whiskies that are finished in different types of barrels. This series, created by Chivas Master Blender Sandy Hyslop and his team, offers a variety of flavors and finishes that bold whisky drinkers will enjoy. Chivas Extra 13 stands out from the … Read More
The Macallan Edition Series Culminates With No. 6, Inspired by the Macallan Estate and the River Spey The Macallan has just released Edition No. 6, a limited-edition single malt whisky that celebrates the natural wonders of The Macallan Estate, the unique land where the distillery is located and which lies on the banks of the River Spey, one of Scotland’s most legendary rivers and home to the Atlantic salmon. “Edition No. 6 marks the sixth and final … Read More