Behind The Bar Feature Bartenders Pay Tribute to Their Idols in the Industry It’s World Bartender Day! Celebrated annually on February 24, World Bartender Day shines the spotlight on the talented people behind the bar who make our drinks. With most of the bars closed due to the global pandemic, we rarely get to experience sitting at a bar after a hard day and watch our favorite bartender whip us a little, happy … Read More
Recipe Raise Your Glass To 2021 With These 10 Cocktails It’s a brand new year! This is the time for new beginnings and fresh starts. 2020 was challenging, to put it mildly. So we look forward to what 2021 has in store for us, and welcome it with a renewed sense of hope. We’ve asked some of our friends in the industry for cocktail recipes to celebrate the new year. … Read More
Behind The Bar Brand News Giffard’s Spirit of Art Features Manila’s Tattooed Bartenders and Baristas Since time immemorial, we have been using our bodies as living canvasses to express personal beliefs. Filipinos, for one, have a deep historical and cultural connection to tattoos. Pre-colonial Philippine tribes in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao adorned their bodies with tattoos to signify a rite of passage, status, beauty, or as marks of bravery in battle. The first documentation of … Read More
Recipe Rum Cocktail Bibingcolada, Recipe by Cedric P. Cello Recipe by Cedric P. Cello Head Bartender at Nomu bar located inside Nomi Matcha, W City Center, corner 30th St, Taguig, Kalakhang Maynila Ced created this cocktail for DrinkManila Christmas recipes featuring Filipino popular Christmas songs and the drink is inspired by the song Misa de Gallo, composed by Philippine National Artist, the late Levi Celerio. “Misa de Gallo is … Read More
Recipe Rum Cocktail Christmas with Don Recipe by Cedric Cello Recipe by Cedric Cello Bar supervisor at Hooch located at V Corporate Center, 125 L.P. Leviste Street, Makati City “I came up with this hot cocktail because of the nippy weather during Christmas season. I used Don Papa rum for its vanilla and cinnamon notes that pair well with almond milk. This drink will make you feel like you’re having … Read More
Gin Cocktail Recipe Ohh my Deer Cocktail Recipe by Cedric Cello Recipe by Cedric Cello Head Bartender Ms Gee Bar, Poblacion “Christmas is one of the most important seasons for all. It is all about love and to refresh our soul. I made this fruity and refreshing cocktail with Hendrick’s Gin because of its rose and cucumber notes that remind me of love and renewal.” – Cedric Ingredients: 50 ml Hendricks … Read More