Gin Cocktail Sake Cocktail DrinkManila Valentine’s Day Cocktail: Rose Milk Happy Heart’s Day, dear imbibers! Let’s toast to love with our Valentine’s Day cocktail, Rose Milk. It has subtle floral notes, and creamy, milky undertones. Like a soft kiss on the cheek or a gentle squeeze as you’re holding hands with the one you love, Rose Milk is a quiet expression of love. Ingredients: 45 ml Okinawa Gin 60 ml … Read More
Low-ABV Cocktail Recipe Afternoon Delight For something refreshing in the middle the day, sip on Afternoon Delight. Light and fresh, with invigorating spiciness of lemongrass and ginger at the back of the throat, just a touch of elderflower, this very low-ABV cocktail will perk you up. Add vodka or gin to spike it if you’re having one of those days. Ingredients: 30 ml elderflower liqueur … Read More
Recipe Vodka Cocktail Screw Julius Enjoy this childhood classic with a bit of a punch. We’ve combined the straightforward screwdriver cocktail with the Orange Julius and jazzed it up a bit. A brand that goes all the way back to the 1920s in California, Orange Julius was a staple in local malls all the 80s. Many Millennials and Gen Xers have fond memories of this … Read More
Gin Cocktail Recipe New Year Cocktail: 108 Bells Ring in the new year with 108 Bells, a bubbly, slightly sweet cocktail with a kick. This cocktail is named after the Japanese custom of Joya no Kane, where temples across Japan ring their bells 108 times to welcome the new year. The number represents the 108 worldly desires that a person experiences throughout their life. By ringing the bells, … Read More
Lambanog Cocktail Recipe Midnight Sparkler Welcome the brand new year with a Midnight Sparkler! In the Philippines, locals believe that round fruits for New Year symbolize coins or money and are displayed at the New Year feast as a sign of wealth and abundance for the household. This bubbly cocktail uses the round fruit, Clementine oranges, known locally as kiat kiat to welcome the year with good … Read More
Gin Cocktail Recipe DrinkManila Christmas Cocktail: Okinawa 25 To celebrate this year’s Christmas season, we’ve whipped up a cocktail to bring out all the holiday feels. Okinawa 25 is a complex cocktail that grows on you. It has a pome fruit complexity, deep sweetness, with notes of green pear and just a touch of Chardonnay, and a surprisingly floral finish. Take a few sips to really appreciate the … Read More
Recipe Zodiac Sign Cocktail Zodiac Sign Cocktail: Capricorn Capricorn Date: December 22 to January 20 Element: Earth Quality: Cardinal The ambitious and determined Capricorn is the last Earth sign of the year. Capricorns are thought to be the most serious sign of the zodiac, so they deserve a serious drink. A Negroni that leans into orange flavors and aromas, this drink is classy, solid, and dependable, just like … Read More
Gin Cocktail Recipe Zodiac Sign Cocktail: Sagittarius Sagittarius Date: November 23 to December 21 Element: Fire Quality: Mutable The adventurous and independent Sagittarius is the last fire sign of the year. This light and fresh cocktail reflects the carefree outlook of the archer of the horoscope. It can be enjoyed in a variety of situations and moods, which is like the flexible and adaptable nature of the … Read More
Lambanog Cocktail Recipe DrinkManila Halloween Cocktail: Sigbin Have you heard of Sigbin? If you’ve seen the 2011 Filipino horror flick, Babang Luksa starring Precious Lara Quigaman and Angelika dela Cruz, then Sigbin must have given you nightmares. In the movie, a Sigbin is a spirit trapped within the portal of the mirror, which takes human souls. In the Visayas Islands and Mindanao, the Sigbin (or Sigben) is a popular creature in Philippine mythology. But unlike the spirit … Read More
Low-ABV Cocktail Recipe Periwinkle Lemonade Due to its magnificent natural blue color, the Blue Pea flower (Clitoria ternatea) has been a sought after ingredient behind the bar for quite a while now. Distillers love experimenting with it for their blue colored gins like Empress 1908, Brass Lion Butterfly Pea Gin, Six Dogs Blue, Ink Gin, and the local Sirena Blue Pea Gin. And Bartenders love … Read More