The concept of death continues to be taboo across many cultures, particularly across Southeast Asia where heightened anxiety surrounding end-of-life arrangements is prevalent across societies. This April, Bar Spectre brings Death In The Afternoon to its doors, hosting monthly sessions every third Saturday in the apothecary from 20 April 2024 onwards.

Debuting in the season of rebirth and renewal with April’s session hosted by Bar Spectre founder and House of Suntory Brand Ambassador Andrew Pang, spring’s promise of hope and new possibilities in the air brings Death In The Afternoon to the community, as an opportunity to reframe personal perspectives on the end-of-life chapter with fresh eyes and live life to the fullest on individual terms.

Inspired by its namesake cocktail — aptly crafted from a recipe of absinthe and champagne — created by American novelist Ernest Hemingway in 1932, Bar Spectre invites guests to the apothecary for meaningful conversations on the philosophy of regret, missed opportunities and death as a natural stage of life. Working closely with various law, estate planning and mental wellness industry partners in subsequent sessions to advise on end-of-life arrangements, Death In The Afternoon aims to create an honest dialogue reflecting upon regret and death as necessary processes in life that encourage a deeper appreciation of the opportunities already given and those which have yet to pass.