Building a Better Bar Crawl: A Primer on Lush Nights The idea of the bar crawl is simple and straightforward: a group of people go from one bar to the other and drink at each one. Lush Nights, a weekly bar crawl event conceptualized by Craig Wosahlo and Noreen Claire Efondo, aims to offer something more than the tried and tested bar crawl formula. They’re giving a more dynamic experience … Read More
DrinkManila Event Picks for Jan 18 to 21 Try something new this week with a wine tasting, craft cocktail master class, or a Belgian beer and whisky collection launch. Wine and Dine Like a Pro Where: The Good Seed, Brixton St. Pasig City When: Jan. 18, 2017 Time: 6 p.m. Start off with the basics and leave a pro! Enjoy an evening tasting six different kinds of wine … Read More
DrinkManila’s New Year Countdown Events Picks What are you doing New Year’s Eve? Here’s our roundup of the best parties where you can toast to a new beginning as you ring in the New Year. Buddha Bar Manila: Hat Party Where: Picar Place, Kalayaan Avenue, Makati City. When: Dec 31, 2016 Time: 10 p.m. Get your party hats ready as Buddha Bar Manila hosts a New … Read More
DrinkManila’s Event Picks: Christmas Countdown Edition They say there’s no party like a Christmas party. Here’s where to celebrate the spirit of the season before the big day. Bad Decisions Wednesday When: December 21 Time: 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. Where: Warehouse 5, La Fuerza Compound 2, Sabio Street, Makati City Everyone would agree that 2016 was a rough year and everyone can’t wait to welcome … Read More
Beringer Vineyards’ Chief Winemaker Mark Beringer Visits the Philippines for a Master Class and Wine and Food Pairing Event at M Café Beringer Vineyards is one of the biggest names in California wine. It’s the longest continually operating winery in Napa Valley, with 140 consecutive vintages since it was founded by brothers Jacob and Frederick Beringer in St. Helena in 1876. It even survived Prohibition by making sacramental wine. Beringer was also the first winery that allowed the public to enter and … Read More
A Weekend of Craft Beers and Fun at the Angeles Craft Beer Festival The first craft beer festival in Central and Northern Luzon, the Angeles City Craft Beer Festival, was held at the Marquee Mall’s Marquee Park over the weekend of December 2 to 4, 2016. It showcased 15 Philippine-based craft beer breweries and over 70 different beers, with a few imported craft beers as well. Ted Lerner, the organizer of the event, … Read More
XIV: Niccolo Cosme’s interpretation of the 14 Stations of the Cross for HIV and AIDS Niccolo Cosme opened XIV, a collaborative exhibit in commemoration of World’s Aids Day last December 1. The 14-piece visual art series depicts the 14 Stations of the Cross inspired by the life stories of persons living with HIV. The captivating images resonate triumph and dignity despite the pain and suffering caused by stigma, apathy, and discrimination towards HIV and AIDS. … Read More
DrinkManila’s Event Picks for Dec. 2 to 15 Still deciding where to bring your friends and visiting relatives this December? Here are DrinkManila’s event picks for the first half of December. The 1st Annual Angeles City Craft Beer Festival When: Dec. 2 to 4, 2016 Time: 2 p.m. – 12 a.m. Where: Marquee Mall’s Marquee Park, Pampanga This year’s biggest craft beer festival is happening in Angeles City for … Read More
DrinkManila’s Event Picks (Nov. 25 to Dec. 1, 2016) Are you ready for the holiday rush? From gourmet market wine cocktails to dance parties to a landmark LGBTQ bar opening, here are our drink-related event picks for the week. Nectar Nightclub When: Saturday, Nov. 26 Time: 9 p.m. onwards Where: The Fort Strip, 5th Avenue Corner 26th Street, Taguig (former address of Imperial Ice Bar) Finally an LGBTQ bar in … Read More
La Bonbon Royale: The Bonbon Club’s First Year Anniversary The Bonbon Club celebrated its first anniversary in style with a Jazz Age party. Gold and black balloons covered the ceiling and strands of pearls and metallic bottles adorned the tables. Guests sipped Bombay Sapphire gin and tonics, the Bonbon Club’s signature gin cocktails, and the featured cocktails for the night, including the Roses Gimlet (half gin, half Rose’s Lime … Read More