Escapades

  The first thing I was handed at Braveheart Sake was a small gold-lined cup of Kiku-Masamune Shiboritate, on the house. It’s fresh, fruity, gentl...

  Roberto Durán quietly stood alone between rows stacked from floor to ceiling. Cool lighting hummed over bottles, neatly slotted in their places....

  The Single Cask, one of Singapore’s favourite whisky bars, has returned bigger and bolder at its new home along bustling Amoy Street—and now, it...

  I have a confession to make – I'm a lousy friend. I often find myself eagerly making plans for drinks with friends or even corporate clients,...

  It’s a jungle out there for solo wine drinkers. I mean, how many times have you approached a promising wine list with a hopeful flutter in your ...

  Founded in 1715, Maison Martell stands as the oldest of the four great cognac houses, its legacy of cognac-making passed down through nine gener...

  In the heart of Ho Chi Minh City's District 1 lies a street named in the honour of the renowned French microbiologist, Louis Pasteur, whose rese...

(Source: Matsushita Yoichi)   As a kid, I harboured certain caricatured impressions about fine spirits and the type of people who drink them. Whis...

  Hidden away on the top floor of the Mondrian Hotel in Duxton, Jungle Ballroom isn't a place you just stumble upon – take your date or companion ...

  Before I learnt what “Black Tot Day” was, I’ll admit, I thought it sounded a bit ominous. I knew it was somewhat related to rums and the sea. We...

You literally won’t find another set of bartenders who know more about the whisky they’re serving than at TSC.   Several years ago when I first ...

    Hidden gems await those who dare venture off the beaten path. I've always been rather fascinated by French Armagnac brandy, that underrated an...