DrinkManila.com Turns Three Years Old!

Your learned drinking buddy is already three years old! Thank you for supporting DrinkManila.com over the years. Like whisky and wine, we’d like to think that we are getting better as we age. 

Our local drinking culture is vibrant and thriving. With the support of our readers and brand partners, DrinkManila.com will continue to feature informative and relevant topics about the many aspects of drinking: where to drink, how to drink, what to drink, why we drink, and who makes our drinks, among other things.

DrinkManila have had the pleasure of partnering with numerous brands for both alcoholic and non-alcoholic categories and has been a witness to beverage industry trends. As we continue on our third year, we are excited to feature more stories about our local drinking culture, the best places to drink in the metro, and the people who work hard to create our favorite drinks!

We have created this fun 3rd-anniversary video together with some of our brand partners, the people we worked with since our inception, and various DrinkManila friends who continue to support us. We hope you enjoy watching the video as much as we enjoyed making it! (Watch video above)

For our readers, we are currently giving away various gifts and surprises on our Instagram account @drinkmanila, which will extend until September. Get a chance to win racks of beers, cases of gins, different spirits, liqueurs, and syrups courtesy of our partner brands. Like and follow our Instagram @drinkmanila to learn how to get a chance to win our giveaways and what are the surprises we have in store.

Thank you and continue drinking responsibly!

Tatum Ancheta I editor-in-chief

Special thanks to the special cameos on our 3rd-anniversary video (in order of appearance):

Buccaneers Rum & Cocktails owner Ulysse Jouanneaud with bartenders Steve Balgos, JD Nicdao, and Leo Marzan; bartender Claude Delima (Discovery Primea); Don Revy Philippines bartender Albert Cartagena; Business development manager for Campari Group Philippines’ Aaron Goodall; Chivas Brothers ambassador for the Philippines Hamish Houliston; The Philippine Craft Kings’ Jaime Paraiso, Jazel Paraiso, and Kev Fernando; DBWY Drinks Be With You A Cocktail Pop-Up Squad Aaron Aw (Destileria Limtuaco), Rian Asiddao (Diageo Philippines), Niño Cruz (Bacardi-Martini Philippines), and Glenn Talavera; women bartenders Gladys Gloraine Munar (Raging Bull Chophouse & Bar), Kathrin Osmillo (Oto), Loreen Hernandez (Solaire Resort and Casino), Louisse Lloyd (Raging Bull Chophouse & Bar), Faye Fernando (Cove Manila), and Vanessa Rabadon (Nokal); The Spirits Library owner Lee Watson with bartenders Joshua Galang, Francis Gonzales, Jay Natividad, Ralph Santos, and Ian Libang; wine connoisseurs Bel Castro (Assistant Dean, College of Hospitality Management, Enderun Colleges) and Gail Sotelo (WSET Program Instructor, Enderun Colleges and owner of 2shotsandapint.com); Proof Manila‘s Jonathan Matienzo, Abby Quilal-lan, and Lester Ligon; Liquido Maestro Kalel Demetrio (Agimat Foraging Bar and Kitchen); Ms. Gee bar‘s head bartender Cedric Cello; Dr. Wine‘s bartender Alvin Calipay, sommelier Charles Seguin, and Claudia Martinez; Beam Suntory country manager Jess Constantino and Beam Suntory PH’s brand ambassador Mark Herrera; Monin (World Wide Food Supply Inc.) brand ambassador Arjay Reberta, country manager Michaella Flores, and brand manager Anna Bunuan; mixologist Kathryn Eckstein; Benefit Cosmetics Philippines’ cluster boutique proprietor Celina Fernandez and makeup artist Kay Arias; Don Papa Rum‘s brand ambassador Lloyd Misagal; DrinkManila Writers and Contributors Seph Asong, Ana González, Chiin Gandia, and DrinkManila’s senior writer Chrysmas Gawaran (as seen on the phone); Run Rabbit Run‘s Tony Austria, Enzo Luna, and Joyce Santiago; DrinkManila.com‘s mixologist Icy Mariñas, head of photography Star Sabroso, and editor-in-chief Tatum Ancheta.

Video Production Team: Director Tatum Ancheta; Director of Photography Star Sabroso; and Videographer and video editor Jeremiah Peña

Shot on location at Buccaneers Rum Bar, The Spirits Library, Run Rabbit Run, and Dr. Wine

Brand partners: Apotheke Craft Spirits, Bacardi-Martini Philippines, Beam Suntory, Benchmark Old No. 8 (Grand Cru Wines and Spirits Inc.), Campari Group, Chivas Brothers, DBWY, Destileria Limtuaco, Diageo Philippines, Don Papa Rum, Don Revy Philippines, Giffard Liqueurs and Syrups (Savoroso Inc.), Les Deux Belges, Monin (World Wide Food Supply Inc.), SelvaRey Rum (VASST Exchange), The Bar Gin, The Philippine Craft Kings, and Zabana Rum

Behind the scenes from our 4-day video shoot