Bars & Spirits
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Drops of Juniper
Juniper, like its namesake botanical, weaves a story of depth, complexity, and quiet strength. It’s a restaurant, yes, but it’s also an exploration.
Bigger, better and Bavarian to the core
Oktoberfest returns to Newport World Resorts this October, with Weihenstephan brews, Bavarian feasts and Austria’s AnTon Showband.
Mojo risin’: A tale of set meals and endless mojitos
Bottomless mojitos, set meals and a little existential drift: an afternoon at TGI Fridays One Ayala, where P345 buys as many mojitos as the heat demands.
A night of dragon potions and Red Lotus eaters
A dinner of Sichuan Sour and Shanghai Spritz becomes a night of wild print-industry tales, at a resto-bar built for lowering your defenses.
Communing with Japanese spirits
Not guzzling but communing: an evening of Kagoshima sweet potato and barley shochu, four cocktails and folklore at a Bonifacio Global City izakaya
If a Jackson Pollock painting were a drink, it would be single malt Scotch
Richard Paterson, the nose behind The Dalmore, holds court in Uptown Bonifacio on casks, memory, and why a great single malt behaves like a Pollock.
Last rites at Penguin
A last drink at Penguin Cafe in Malate: Noli Aurillo plucking, a Rolling Stones epitaph, and thanks for all the fish crackers.