Gin Cocktail Recipe Christmas Tree Recipe by Raffles Makati, Long Bar Recipe by Raffles Makati, Long Bar located at 1 Raffles Drive, Makati Avenue Corner, Makati, Bartender for the shoot: Paul Duka A recipe collaboration between Long Bar bartenders, this cocktail is inspired by Filipino culture and the spirit of Christmas celebrations where loved ones reunite. It is customary in every Filipino family to have a colorful, decorated Christmas tree at home. … Read More
Recipe Rum Cocktail Nine-Day Novena Cocktail Recipe by Aaron Limpe Aw Recipe by Aaron Limpe Aw, business development manager at Destileria Limtuaco & Co., Inc. A drink inspired by the Filipino Christmas Simbang Gabi staple, the bibingka: a buttery cake made with glutinous rice and coconut milk and baked in clay pots. Ingredients: 1oz butter-infused Very Old Captain Rum* 1oz leche flan syrup** .5oz coconut milk .5oz rice milk salt (to taste) … Read More
Recipe Whisky Cocktail Sling of Ebenezer Cocktail Recipe by Lester Ligon Recipe by Lester Ligon, bar manager at ABV (one of 2017 Asia’s 50 Best Bars) located at Basement Floor, 1209, 22 Jupiter, Makati “The drink is all about the famous Charles Dickens novel, a classic albeit slightly terrifying holiday tale, A Christmas Carol. The story is about a grouchy old man named Ebenezer Scrooge who has lost his Christmas Spirit and was … Read More
Recipe Rum Cocktail Give Love Cocktail Recipe by Alyssa Mae Lorenzo Recipe by Alyssa Mae Lorenzo, bartender at 5ynco located at 2 Scout Dr. Lazcano Street Corner Mother Ignacia Avenue, Quezon City “The song ‘Give Love on Christmas Day’ inspires the cocktail. Christmas is the most exciting and anticipated holiday of the year for it is a season of joy, peace, and great tidings. It’s also a season of love, a … Read More
Recipe Vodka Cocktail Uncle Scrooge Cocktail Recipe by Richie Cruz Recipe by Richie Cruz, industrial partner at 5ynco located at 2 Scout Dr. Lazcano Street Corner Mother Ignacia Avenue, Quezon City “Uncle Scrooge is the granddad of Donald Duck in Disney movies. Although he is grumpy, he loves his grand nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Uncle Scrooge reminds me of the saying, ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover.’” This … Read More
Recipe Whisky Cocktail Hail Santa Cocktail Recipe by Sam Webster Recipe by Sam Webster Bar Manager at Hooch, located at V Corporate Center, 125 L.P. Leviste Street, Makati City “In the spirit of the season, I hope to win the favor of our Benevolent Festive Overlord, in order to secure great material gains so that I may feel complete. All hail his Benevolent Jollyness!” – Sam Ingredients: 25 ml Chivas Regal 12 … 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
Recipe Rum Cocktail Mi Familia Cocktail Recipe by Niňo Cruz Recipe by Niňo Cruz Trade Ambassador, Bacardi Martini Philippines Inc. “Christmas is special to our family since this is the only time of the year when my siblings and I get the chance to be together. During Christmas, my Mom would always make Mango Graham that we can’t replicate until now.” – Niňo Ingredients: 45 ml Bacardi 8 Year Old … Read More
Recipe Rum Cocktail Ginto Ni Melchor Recipe by Liquido Maestro Kalel Demetrio Part 3 of “Regalo ng Tatlong Hari” Cocktail series by Liquido Maestro Kalel Demetrio “Inspired by Pinoy’s penchant for chocolate during Christmas, this drink has our own cacao and tablea. This recipe is made with root and herb pumpkin spice rum, tablea, Bacardi 8 rum, Intramuros Cacao liqueur, and pandan syrup. Melchor, one of the biblical Magi, is the giver of … Read More
Gin Cocktail Recipe Insenso Ni Gaspar Recipe by Liquido Maestro Kalel Demetrio Part 2 of “Regalo ng Tatlong Hari” Cocktail series by Liquido Maestro Kalel Demetrio “This drink is inspired by seasonal fruits in the Philippines during Christmas such as longan, strawberry, fuji apple, and passion fruit. The drink has a base of Hendrick’s Gin and Vigan Basi. In the story of the Three Wise Men, Gaspar is the one who brought … Read More