There are cocktail weeks, and then there is Saint Petersburg Cocktail Week. We recap what we consider to be one of the best industry events in recent years.
DarkSide at Rosewood Hong Kong, the sophisticated sultry jazz and cocktail parlour (#40 on Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2021), has just introduced a new cocktail menu inspired by the eight phases of the moon and their mystical powers.
Born in Harare, Zimbabwe and raised in The United Kingdom, Keith Motsi’s journey through Asia’s best bars has been one we’ve always been eager to hear about. We caught up with Keith to walk us through the ride.
As parts of the world slowly unlock and start trying to establish some semblance of normalcy, we are seeing the return of cocktail festivals, starting with one of the most talked about – St. Petersburg Cocktail Week, brought to you by Russia’s finest bar team – #FollowTheRabbits.
We spoke with a few bartenders and discerning cocktail drinkers about technique driven cocktails and when it makes sense.
Read our 5 minute recap of what went down at India Cocktail Week with Stranger & Sons Gin.
And just like that, we have rolled into the second quarter of 2021 and as the world waits to be inoculated, we also can’t help thinking about where we will want to grab that first ice cold martini and how that might feel.
Only 6 months after a devastating explosion ravaged the city of Beirut on August 4th 2020, Jad Ballout and his team have rebuilt their dreams as Dead End Paradise – a hedonistic tiki-inspired bar “that may not exist tomorrow”.
In the charming city of Saint Petersburg (Russia), a team of firebrands is all set to change the way you drink…and the way you think.
Amidst a roaring pandemic, 2021 has seen a few green shoots.
