East Imperial’s g&t party starts Jan 31 to Feb 4 in the Thai capital.
After a rocking 2016 tour of the region’s capitals – Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Phnom Penh and Singapore – tonic water specialist East Imperial starts its 2017 g&t sipping in Bangkok.
Initially planned for the end of October last year, proceedings had to be postponed due to the period of national mourning. Now rescheduled, Bangkok’s five-day affair involves 17 of the city’s best bars and their bartenders vying for the city’s Best Gin & Tonic prize, combining their assigned gin brands like Hendrick’s, Bombay Sapphire and Dodd’s with East Imperial’s Burma Tonic.
On the events calendar is a schedule of workshops, cocktail and dining promos, a guest shift by Yoma Rivera and Ashwin Raj from 28 Hongkong Street at Teens of Thailand, and THB200 g&ts at the Gin Lane Street Party by Quaint Bangkok in Ekkamai.
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One advantage the Thai edition of Gin Jubilee has over the rest of region is the involvement of local gin brands. Grandma Jinn, created by alcohol distributor Bootleggers and rum-makers Lamoon and Lamai, works vibrant safflower blooms into a sugarcane spirit, while Ashley Sutton’s Iron Balls, produced in micro batches in Bangkok, is tropical-tinged, with additions of coconuts, pineapple, ginger and lemongrass.
See ginjubilee.com/bangkok for a list of participating bars and their bartenders, and a calendar of events.