Tropicana Magazine Mar-Apr 2018 #117: Edge Of Excitement
MARCH into April with the Edge of Excitement: Featuring the power couple of sustainability, legendary dancer Datuk Ramli Ibrahim, and the swanky bars of Singapore. Read it here now:
MARCH into April with the Edge of Excitement: Featuring the power couple of sustainability, legendary dancer Datuk Ramli Ibrahim, and the swanky bars of Singapore. Read it here now:
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THE DRINKS<br />
GIBSON<br />
Name checked on Asia’s 50 Best Bars list in<br />
2016 and 2017, Gibson is the recent addition<br />
from husband-and-wife duo Indra Kantono<br />
and Gan Guo Yi. A sexy, vintage-styled cocktail<br />
bar with brass-edged marble tables, an emerald<br />
green long bar and swing and jazz on repeat,<br />
their latest foray elevates a night at the bar into<br />
an occasion, without being stuffy about it.<br />
Led by award-winning bartender and alcohol<br />
ambassador Aki Eguchi and Rhyse Borland,<br />
formerly from Eau De Vie in Sydney, the team<br />
have 24 ingenious cocktails inspired by the<br />
theme “ People, Time and Place”. Take their<br />
Botanic Gardens for example: made with bee<br />
pollen infused gin and mixed with apple juice<br />
and fermented honey, it’s served in a hanging<br />
beehive-shaped glass garnished with orchids, so<br />
you have to sup it like a hummingbird. The food<br />
here is just as exciting and celebrates seafood and<br />
its sweet briny flavours.<br />
Gibson, 2nd Floor, 20 Bukit Pasoh Road,<br />
089834, Singapore.<br />
T: +65 9114 8385<br />
W: www.gibsonbar.sg<br />
Open: Mondays to Thursday, 6pm to 1am; Friday<br />
and Saturday, 6pm to 2am<br />
JIU ZHUANG<br />
Nestled in a secluded corner of Dempsey Road, the exotic<br />
Jiu Zhuang pays tribute to Singapore’s rich and storied<br />
history with its intricate oriental bar and innovative<br />
Chinese menu. Taking a leaf out of 1920s Shanghai, this<br />
intimate space with a courtyard garden has been designed<br />
in a neo-Siheyuan style and is liberally decorated with<br />
antique pieces.<br />
Cocktails here are inspired by the seasons, and its list of<br />
premium spirits and wines is as ample as it is impressive.<br />
What sets it apart is its emphasis on Asian tipples. Expect<br />
Tsingtao beer served in bowls and a curated ‘Owners’<br />
Collection’ that boasts award-winning saké like the<br />
Iwamura Brewery Junmai Daiginjo Premium with Gold<br />
Flakes, which is unique to Singapore. Complementing the<br />
setting, Jiu Zhuang serves up excellently executed modern<br />
Chinese bar bites and daily dim sum. For a burst of flavour,<br />
try the Jiu Zhuang Xiaolongbao with Single Malt Whisky<br />
Infusion and aromatic Double-boiled Jiu Zhuang Wanton<br />
Dumplings with Dried Scallops in Superior Broth. Yum<br />
seng!<br />
Jiu Zhuang, 6D Dempsey Road, 249683, Singapore.<br />
T: +65 6471 1711<br />
W: www.jiu-zhuang.com<br />
Open: Monday to Saturday and public holidays, 5pm to 1am<br />
TM | MARCH/APRIL <strong>2018</strong><br />
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