Recipe Rum Cocktail Shades of Christmas, Recipe by Niño Cruz Recipe by Niño Cruz Bacardi Philippines Ambassador This cocktail recipe is inspired by the Filipino Christmas song Miss Kita Kung Christmas, sang by Susan Fuentes and also popularized by Filipino singer Rico J. Puno. “My Inspiration for this cocktail recipe are the people from the food and beverage industry working abroad or aboard a cruise ship. Our colleagues overseas sacrifice … Read More
Recipe Whisky Cocktail Black Forest, Recipe by Royce Pua Recipe by Royce Pua Bartender at William Grant & Sons and Prima Facie bar (a hidden speakeasy inside Vitto’s Wine Bar & Restaurant located at 114 Scout Lozano St., Tomas Morato, Quezon City (inside Vitto’s) This recipe is inspired by the Christmas song Sana Ngayong Pasko popularized by Ariel Rivera. The cocktail takes its flavors from a classic Black Forest … Read More
Brandy Cocktail Recipe Pasalubong ni Santa, Christmas Cocktail Recipe by Lennon Aguilar Recipe by Lennon Aguilar / Bar Supervisor at Discovery Primea Since it’s the Christmas season, and you can practically hear bells, whistles, and Christmas tunes in every corner of the city, we’ve decided to round out top bartenders in Manila to create holiday cocktails inspired by popular Filipino Christmas songs. Inspired by the ’80s Filipino hit Christmas song Sa Paskong Darating … Read More
Gin Cocktail Recipe Init to Gin-it Inspired by flavors of the Visayas, Init to Gin-It brings the deep fruity flavors of mangoes and pineapples together with local gin. Calamansi adds a touch of citrus to this rich yet refreshing cocktail, with a hint of freshness from the basil, a light bite from the coconut vinegar, and a sweet and nutty kiss from the Peanut Kisses. *DrinkManila’s … Read More
Cocktail Recipe 15 Halloween Cocktails Inspired by Filipino Horror Stories Get your sexy or scary costumes ready and welcome Halloween with boozy treats from the country’s top bartenders. From doppelgängers, demons, evil dwarves, halimaw sa banga, kapre, aswang, mambabarang, and white ladies, our local bartenders created fun recipe serves inspired by Filipino folklore and horror stories using local ingredients. Get inspired and you might get some ideas for your Halloween soiree. … Read More
Rum Cocktail Caramelized Spiced Banana Daiquiri This rich, spirit forward cocktail has notes of banana and cinnamon, with a sweet, banana finish (like banana cue). Ingredients: 60 ml rum 30 ml lime 3 slices banana (Lakatan) 10 ml butter 2 dashes cinnamon powder 10 ml brown sugar Pinch of salt Directions: Caramelize the bananas with butter and sugar in a small pan. Deglaze with 10ml rum, … Read More
Cocktail Weng-Weng This drink, which is kind of like a Long Island Iced Tea when it comes to the number of spirits in it, is something that will surely get you buzzed in no time. Nobody really knows how the name came about. It’s said that it’s named after diminutive action star of the 1970s, Ernesto de la Cruz, who was better … Read More