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Passion of Joel Robuchon by Mike Cheong

The DRINK Cocktail Bar at FOO'D by Davide Oldani mixologist's winning entry for the inaugural Teisseire Asia Flavour Masters Regional Competition.
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Get to know: The Last Word

In the beginning was the Word... and the Word was equal parts gin, maraschino, Chartreuse and lime juice.
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Menu love: Jack Rose, Kuala Lumpur

Callan Green and James Estes join forces with Melbourne graphic artist Bernard Caleo for new bar’s first menu.
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Sool Bar Week starts on Monday

The seven-day cocktail festival will feature international and regional names adding to the vibrancy of the Seoul scene.
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Peas in a Pod, by Yao Lu

Revenge for the owner of Shanghai's Union Trading Company is a drink served cold, with snow peas. 
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Citadelle Gin

A French take on gin from a 100-year-old recipe.
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Son Tinh Plum

A traditional Vietnamese spirit that recalls cherry brandy.
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Lee Chee by Cross Yu

Epic Shanghai owner-bartender's creamy cocktail uses lychee and osmanthus in the mix – only because it works in the drink. 
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Tiki Time by David Hong

The Tailor Group bartender's signature drink with tropical island leanings.
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Sleep No More by Eddy Yang

From Above the Globe in Shanghai, a cocktail named for an adaption of Shakespeare's Macbeth.
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Kyro Napue Gin

A genuine owner-distilled gin from Finland.
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Plantation OFTD Rum

An overproof rum replacing the brand’s Original Dark that’s just as explosive.
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The Macallan Fine Oak

The Macallan's signature sherry influences with a kiss of bourbon wood.
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The Macallan Sherry Oak

European and American sherry oak come together in a complex and enjoyable dram.
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The Macallan Copa

Macallan's answer to the g&t is refreshing with a bite of sherry.
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Buffalo Trace

What is it? Buffalo Trace is the oldest continuously operating distillery in America – it even remained open through Prohibition for “medicinal purposes” – and it is home to some of the finest bourbons found on the market, from Stagg Jr to Pappy Van Winkle. This is made from the lower rye of the distillery’s […]
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Aultmore 18 Years Old

What is it? Scotch has been built on economic cycles and there’s no doubt we are currently in one with more distilleries requesting planning permission or coming online. Aultmore, though, was built back in the blending boom of the 1890s along with Balvenie, Longmorn and Glen Moray. Founded in 1895, Aultmore’s history really started in […]
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Rampur Vintage Select Cask

What is it? Here is an interesting fact: the biggest selling whisky in the world is not scotch, American, Irish or Japanese – it is Indian. While we have to be cautious as not all of the country’s whisky conforms to the EU definition, thanks to Amrut and Paul John producing single malt to EU law, […]
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Chivas Regal Ultis

What is it? The latest member of the Chivas family is their most transparent release to date. It’s made with single malts from five Speyside distilleries – Longmorn, Strathisla, Allt A’Bhainne, Braeval and Tormore – as a tribute to the five men to hold the title of Chivas master blender – Charles Howard, Charles Julian, Allan […]
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Milagro

By Natasha Hong. What is it? Spanish for “miracle”, Milagro’s Mexico City-bred founders Danny Schneeweiss and Moy Guindi partnered with a former big brand distiller, Pedro Juarez, and gave him free rein to realise his vision for tequila. In the entry-level Joven, this translates into a liquid with a powerful nose of black olive brine, […]
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Diplomatico Mantuano and Planas

By Dan Bignold. What is it? Two new labels, representing a major tweak to the Diplomatico “Tradition” range. Where you used to find Reserva, now arrives Mantuano (the former Anejo expression has not been replaced); and where you used to have Blanco Reserve, the Venezuelan distillery now serves up Planas. It’s a savvy move. The bottle […]
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Gin La Republica – Andina

A high-altitude distilled gin that features both Bolivia and the mountain range in South America.
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Pollination Gin

A gin made from some of the purest reserved botanicals.
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Black Robin Rare Gin

A gin that takes and gives back to the species under protection.
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Sarnin-Berrux

What is it? When someone tells you they like chardonnay, it can mean everything and nothing. You have chardonnay from Chablis which has a lot of stone fruits and minerality. Or you can have a creamy chardonnay with a bit of oak contact for some body. But if you want both, Savigny-les-Beaune has a nice […]
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Domaine Ramonet

What is it? This is from the premier cru Clos Saint-Jean. Ramonet is known as one of the greatest producers from Burgundy. He’s very famous for his white, but he also does a red in very small production. You get the structure of a beautiful red burgundy from Cote de Beaune: more finesse and feminine with a lot of soft […]
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Mongeard-Mugneret

What is it? Fixin is in the northern part of Cote de Nuits, close to a very famous village called Gevrey-Chambertin. In France, people had a very bad idea about Fixin. They thought it was very rustic and rich. But more and more producers are getting the balance between keeping the identity of the village […]
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Bachelet-Monnot

What is it? Santenay is a village that is located very close to three big villages in Burgundy: Chassagne-Montrachet, Puligny-Montrachet and Saint-Aubin. It has a similar terroir to Chassagne-Montrachet, so santenay has a flavour profile that’s a bit like chassagne-montrachet’s little brother. How does it taste? You get this freshness, something slightly toasty and buttery, with […]
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Founders Mango Magnifico con Calor 2016

What is it? American brewers Founders have form for fruit beers: their Rubaeus is held as one of the best commercial examples. This mango and habanero number was the first of last year’s experimental Backstage Series, and was back by public demand after an earlier incarnation featured in the 2013 Backstage Series. How does it […]
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ABC Gogglebox Raspberry & Vanilla Pale Ale

What is it? Alphabet Brewing Co (ABC) checks off the letter G with Gogglebox, a fruit-filled pale ale. Raspberry and vanilla are not the only addition, though: tonka bean is also listed on the label. How does it taste? It pours cloudy with a nose like raspberry ripple ice cream, then hints of lemon and […]
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Moon Dog Bjorn To Boogie Watermelon Weizen

What is it? Aussie iconoclasts Moon Dog could be seen as barking mad, putting the lunar in lunacy with their envelope-torturing concoctions – their beerography includes a Bloody Mary breakfast ale and one made with Redskins, an Aussie candy. This Watermelon Weizen follows in the footsteps of their Magnificent Mullet fruit beer series – Melon […]
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Samuel Smith Organic Handcrafted Fruit Beer Strawberry Ale

What is it? Samuel Smith’s fruit beers are brewed and fermented on antique equipment at the Melbourn Bros’ All Saints Brewery in Stamford, Lincolnshire – the English county is a fruit hotspot – rather than in the brewer’s North Yorkshire home (although it is conditioned, aged and packaged there). Aside from this certified organic strawberry […]
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Clairin Sajous 2013

From Haiti, agricole-style rum that Joshua Ivanovic calls "a showstopper". 
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