Bartender Battle: the La Maison Cointreau Asia Regional Finals 2016 in Phuket, Thailand La Maison Cointreau Regional Finals 2016 recently concluded in Phuket, Thailand. 10 finalists from Southeast Asia battled it out for the 2016 Regional Finals: Joel John Timis (Malaysia), Ari Naryana (Indonesia), Dheeradon Dissara (Thailand), Biēn Ngoc Vū (Vietnam), Jimmy Barat (UAE), Yongjoo Kim (South Korea), Reena Mahendran (Singapore), Kenta Yoshida (Japan), Joshua O’Brien (Australia), and Cedric Cello (the Philippines). For … Read More
Contest: Snap a Gin! The Bonbon Club turns 1 this November! To celebrate the all-gin establishment’s first anniversary, DrinkManila is partnering with The BonBon Club to give our readers a chance to win a free table reservation with 1 Bombay Sapphire Gin bottle worth P5,000 to be consumed during The Bonbon Club’s anniversary on November 18. All you have to do is share a creative … Read More
The PCK Forms to Create a Craft Beer Revolution With the growing number of home brewers and microbreweries in the country, how do you know which craft beers are legit? How regulated is the industry? How do you know that the beers produced and packaged correctly and safely? Who oversees quality control? Enter The PCK, an association that carries the “best of the best” craft beer breweries in Metro … Read More
Our favorite posts from #DrinkManila Thank you for sharing your drinking experiences with #DrinkManila. We had so much fun choosing the creative photos shared on social media using the hashtag #DrinkManila. Keep sharing your drink experiences with us, we will choose our favorite posts weekly and share with our readers surprise prizes for the winning entries. The winner for our first contest is @brown_cantinero of @liquidconceptsph for sharing this … Read More
Johnnie Walker – Are You Ambitious? Johnnie Walker has always been a staple in the Philippine drinking scene. It was the go-to Scotch to give as a gift or to order a bottle of at a bar or club. It was the one at the forefront of our Scotch consciousness way before the whisky wave hit our shores. It’s an old reliable—consistent and readily available. With … Read More
Contest: Share your Favorite drink with #DrinkManila Share a creative photo of your favorite drink and where you had it. Follow, tag us, and use the hashtag #DrinkManila for a chance to win 1 of the few bottles of Godet Antartica Cognac available in the Philippines. Finally it's Friday! If you're heading out for some happy hour, share with us the photos of your favorite drinks by … Read More
The Cocktail Menu at Long Bar Raffles Makati Is Inspired by the Favorite Drinks of Pop Culture Icons We’re fascinated with the favorite drinks of historical figures and celebrities because we always want to know what fuels influential personalities. (One day we’ll write a post about all the beverages that are name-checked in hit songs.) The Long Bar at Raffles Makati has taken this one step further with Classics and their Classics, a cocktail menu inspired by the … Read More
Starbucks Expands Tea Offerings in Asia with the Launch of Teavana Starbucks launched Teavana Handcrafted Beverages and Full Leaf Tea Sachets in more than 6,200 Starbucks stores across the China/Asia Pacific region, including the Philippines. The coffee company promises a modern tea experience that gives customers the opportunity to enjoy a range of unique iced and hot tea beverages with bold, layered flavors. “The launch of Starbucks® Teavana™ brings an entirely … Read More
Craftpoint Brewing Co. Celebrates Third Anniversary with New Dark Beer Local microbrewery Craftpoint Brewing Co. celebrated its third anniversary at Satchmi this month with the introduction of Redemption, a spicy Belgian stout. It’s the third beer in the company’s Revolution series after Liberation (a spicy, fruity pale ale) and Revolution (an IPA Tripel). “I’m a coffee drinker, so I like stouts,” explains master brewer Aldous Bernardo, who founded Craftpoint in … Read More
Three Winning Designs by Local Artists Will Appear on Don Papa Rum Canisters Don Papa revealed three award-winning designs for its Don Papa Art Canister Series at the launch of the second Don Papa Art Competition on Sept. 14 at the Mathilde Café. The top three artworks—winners of the 2015 Don Papa Art Competition—are being incorporated into the canisters and packaging of Don Papa Rum this year. Second runner-up Untitled is an ink-on-paper … Read More