Booze Bonanza

Booze Bonanza

Do you ever just want to flip every table at work, waltz out of there while singing like a mad person and then be a merry drunk at some watering hole? Well, these are some watering hole suggestions for you to get your drunkard on at.
Russell Leong
Russell Leong

Honey get the beer? No honey, get IN the beer. For @smithstreettaps tenth anniversary, they went real special with a collab with @alivebrewing Honey My Bock, a clever little play on the name of this style of beer. Maibocks are refreshing beers with low hoppy bitterness & a pleasantly bready aroma, and it could be thought of as the bridge between a lager & a wheat beer.⠀

Alive Brewing made this maibock extra special with the inclusion of wild Australian honey. They definitely put lots of it into this beer, as nosing over this beer reveals scents of sweet honey, light floral notes, and malt mixed with freshly baked bread. The flavours are mouthwateringly malty, but if you’re a beer snob who likes your beer more bitter than your ex, you’re going to detest the sweetness of this beer. I personally found it to be acceptably sweet, like a cross between a sweet cider & wheat beer, and it’s exceptionally easy to guzzle down even though it weighs in at a respectable 7% ABV.

Alive Brewing’s Honey My Bock might be controversial, but it’s quite a fitting beer to celebrate ten years of boisterous boozy fun. Here’s to ten more years, Smith Street Taps.

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As for the umami section, the 50 Shades of Grey (also $25+) is a dirty vodka martini but much more refined. Grey Goose is stirred, not shaken, with a dashi reduction, dry vermouth & a little sprinkle of Uncle Roger’s favourite white powder (MSG) for an unbelievably umami cocktail. Vodka is for the most part flavourless, so this feels and tastes a lot like drinking a refreshing cold noodle broth with a little astringency. Leave the little seaweed strip in to infuse the 50 with its umami over time, and slowly sip & appreciate the deepening salinity of the cocktail every now & then.⠀

Thank you for being my therapist for the night, @spectre.sg, and many thanks for the invite @geekyelephant!

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The Helping Hand is an espresso shot that has been Irish’d to the nth degree with the inclusion of tequila, coffee liqueur and orange liqueur. I’m not sure what they’ve gassed it up with, but all that is cleverly trapped within the surgical glove wrapped around the rim of the coffee press. Helping Hand, eh? Clever. Once the gas has fizzled out, pour it all over the accompanying soda water for a drink that’ll both jolt you awake and put you to bed. I call it the Forrest Whittaker.⠀

Thank you for being my therapist for the night, @spectre.sg, and many thanks for the invite @geekyelephant!

Now, representing the citrus section of @spectre.sg menu, we have the LSD #2 and the Helping Hand, both priced at twenty five bucks a pop before additional service charge. The LSD #2 is a mishmash of Roku Gin, citrus, marmalade and Aperol foam. Each glass of LSD #2 is served with a pair of kaleidoscope glasses so you can take a (legal) trip as you sip on this refreshingly zesty number. The marmalade provides a superb sweetness to the drink, making it weightier & more fleshed out, while the Aperol foam gives off ambrosial aromas of citrus & herbs.⠀

Thank you for being my therapist for the night, @spectre.sg, and many thanks for the invite @geekyelephant!

The Retrospect ($25+) is a simple vodka, sherry wine & dry (white) vermouth served in a martini glass contained within a wooden trinket box. The box has a mirror under the lid, inviting you to reflect upon your day while you observe your reflection sipping upon this dry yet delicious masterpiece.⠀

Once again, thank you for inviting me to this therapeutic drinking session, @spectre.sg & @geekyelephant!

@spectre.sg cocktails are classified into four sections: herbal, citrus, umami & spices. It was an intelligent way to aid in choosing a cocktail, and the Question ($25+ 10% service charge) was my first choice of the night as I was feeling somewhat spicy. Maker’s Mark, Courvoisier VSOP cognac, Grand Absinthe 69 (nice), Grenadine & citrus all collaborate to form a smooth, zesty yet weighty cocktail that’s the prelude to a psychoanalysis game hosted by Spectre’s co-owner, @cocktailsxconvos.⠀

Once again, thank you for inviting me to this therapeutic drinking session, @spectre.sg & @geekyelephant!⠀

When it comes to the booze, @truecostsingapore is my new true love. All of their astoundingly affordable alcoholic libations are priced so inexpensively, from their $7.50++ glasses of wine to this $11.50++ Manhattan. And no, this ain’t some cheap watered down cocktail, this comely concoction is almost as strong as Brian Shaw.⠀

Although I’m not sure what bourbon they used, I do know they used a copious amount of it due to the cocktail being quite spirit forward and sweet. Even though there’s a more generous pour than usual, the overall balance of flavours & aromas was unbroken. The sweet vermouth added a velvety mouthfeel and extra weight to the cocktail, while the herbal bitterness of the angostura rebalanced the sweetness, and the aroma made the Manhattan even more appealing.⠀

If you’re craving a punchy cocktail that won’t burn a hole in your pocket, True Cost is truly unbeatable.

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The soft shell crab also got me hankering for a nice drink, and Konjiki Hotogisu just happens to have a very fetching Gekkeikan Nigori Cloudy Sake on standby. It’s sweet, rich and thick for a sake, and it’s definitely a capable partner to the light clam broth. More interestingly was the little sampler of special clam rice that isn’t even on the menu that they served with our sake. Honestly, if they served full portions of that stellar special clam rice, I’d gladly pay top dollar for it, and I’d be absolutely addicted to it. It’s subtly but undeniably umami, it’s unctuous, it’s fresh and it’s tremendously tasty.

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Ending a great meal full of wonderful food with a dessert is pretty mainstream, so if you’re at @interconsin @thelobbyloungesg, end it with a dessert cocktail instead. Follow consulting bar manager Jesse Vida in spirit one last time to the underrated gem that is Albert Food Centre, and finish on the sweet note that is the Tjendol (Chendol) Milk Punch (also $22++).⠀

Much like the common hawker dessert staple that is Chendol, Miss Vida’s Tjendol Milk Punch is built on coconut cream, pandan, and gula melaka for the rich, molasses-like sweetness. The punch comes via the milk washed Colombo Gin, but the alcoholic punch is discreet and very well layered by the creaminess & sweetness in the drink. It really does bring mind a nice, cold bowl of chendol at first sip, but then it somehow morphs into a traditional Malay sweet treat further into the drink.⠀

I can’t explain it, but the Tjendol Milk Punch becomes less chendol and more Kueh Bangkit the more you drink it. For the uninitiated or the particularly forgetful, Kueh Bangkit is a classic Malay cookie made from sago or tapioca starch, coconut milk and eggs, and it’s usually over-consumed at Lunar New Year and Hari Raya Puasa. Perhaps it’s due to the fantastic fragrance of pandan that permeates the drink, or perhaps the milkiness starts to resemble the delicious, crumbly cookie. Either way, this sultrily sweet cocktail is the perfect libation to wash down any meal with.⠀

Thank you so much for the generous hospitality @thelobbyloungesg, and thank you for the invite @accela.comms!

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The Flaming Tightrope ($22++) was promising, with the inclusion of Nikka whisky, toasted rice, basil syrup, lemon juice, chili and soda water. Unfortunately, as I had discovered elsewhere with another spicy chili cocktail elsewhere years ago, spice requires salt to execute properly. Otherwise you’ll get a spicy drink that somehow just rings hollow, and that was the sad case with the Flaming Tightrope. I did enjoy the basil aromatics in the background of this fizzy, spicy cocktail though, but it definitely needs some salt around the rim, a-la margarita, and perhaps a bit more Nikka whisky as the whisky was lost in the cacophony of the cocktail.⠀

Still, I’d definitely return to the Lobby Lounge for a (hopefully) improved version of the Flaming Tightrope, and a cocktail flight. Thank you for hosting us @thelobbyloungesg, and thanks for the invite @accela.comms!

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And now we go back to @thelobbyloungesg cocktails, both of which are inspired by the elegance of @interconsin itself. First up, the Legacy Eighty ($22++) is a beautiful cocktail worthy of representing Intercontinental Singapore. The vivid hue comes courtesy of the blue pea infused white vermouth, which is mixed with Bobby’s Gin, champagne, orange bitters and tamarind for the aromatics and a little extra flavour.⠀

As with all other champagne cocktails like the French 75 & mimosa, this dainty little thing is alluringly lethal. The Legacy Eighty is splendidly sweet, with the bitterness from the gin & vermouth helping to restrain the sugar, while the sweet & sour properties of the tamarind juice made the drink more fully fleshed out, and the orange bitters perfumed the drink with its charming citrus notes.. The effervescence of the champagne made the Legacy Eighty ravishingly refreshing, and is the perfect cocktail for a day-drinking session.⠀

Thank you for hosting us @thelobbyloungesg, and thanks for the invite @accela.comms!

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The other drink inspired by Haji Lane is the Haji Paji (also $22++). A tequila based cocktail that combines Ocho Plata tequila with absinthe, Herrencia Mezcal, cumin, grapefruit, lime and soda water, the effervescence of this bubbly cocktail mirrors the real life bustle of Haji Lane. The clean, citrusy notes of the un-aged Ocho Plata fuse seamlessly with the moderate smokiness of the mezcal, and the refreshingly sharp citrus of the grapefruit & lime are a match made in heaven for the fizziness of the soda water. The cumin rounds out the sharpness of this cocktail with its nutty & smoky qualities, making for a well balanced cocktail that’s perfect for day drinking or a bottomless boozy brunch on a weekend.⠀

Truth be told, The Lobby Lounge aren’t capitalising on a massive opportunity here for a cocktail flight. They’ve got eight ethereal new cocktails, so why not do a cocktail flight of four or five of ‘em? They’ve already got the facilities for that, so why not do it? You’re welcome for the idea by the way, @interconsin & @thelobbyloungesg, and thanks for the invite @accela.comms!

Alcohol may not be good for my body, but my body is good for alcohol. Insta: @okwhotookmyusername

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