The Eastern touch
Like some of you, I’m desperately missing travel, which always involved research at hundreds of the world’s best bars each year. Meanwhile, bartenders and owners are struggling to survive through various resurgences, lockdowns and legislation that differs globally. Some are even fighting for the right to serve cocktails at all. Many are getting creative and sharing their beautiful drinks via delivery, pickup, at their bars… and here, with us.
We talk with three bars – in San Francisco, Singapore and Bangkok – on the theme of Asian ingredients in cocktails. Each bartender shares a recipe that showcases Asian ingredients, allowing us the chance to recreate a signature drink from across the world at home. These bars are exactly where we’re headed when we are travelling in each of these cities again. Cheers!
