Singaporeans love wine.
From morning to night, it seems that every moment is happy hour, and the density of bars on Club Street and Amoy Street is amazing. If you ask a local what café recommendations are nearby, he might say: I might as well recommend you a few bars!
While Singapore's nightlife has calmed down a lot due to the pandemic, that hasn't stopped local bars from shining on the international stage. In the "50 Best Bars in the World" list released at the end of 2021, as many as 6 bars in Singapore are on the list!
Come, today I will take you to these 6 bars to sweep up again~
Jigger&Pony
Many Singaporean drinkers say that if you can only go to one bar in Singapore, you have to go to Jigger & Pony.
The bar is located on the ground floor of The Ankok Hotel Singapore. From Jigger & Pony, you can walk to Singapore's first heritage reserve, tanjong pagar reserve, and Chinatown, Chinatown, Chinatown.
Jigger & Pony makes sense to win the hearts and minds of drinkers and become the #2 bar in Asia and No. 9 in the world in 2021.
The bar's classic cocktails are all very creative, with signature cocktails including Yuzu Whiskey Sour based on bullet bourbon, Coinson Bullet based on Mezcal, and Little Red Dot with added Lizcian Gin.
The bar takes every cocktail seriously, even the seemingly bland Mineral Vodka Soda mineral spring vodka soda.
In order to highlight the mineral flavor of vodka soda, the manager chose birch sap with a richer mineral content instead of soda water; in order to avoid excessive acidity, lime juice was not used, but lime peel was used to impregnate vodka.
In addition, Jigger & Pony is also very careful in the production of the wine list, and actually designed it in the style of a magazine. For example, the above "The Decade Ahead" is the menu magazine released by the bar in 2020.
In this 54-page menu-zine, the bar presents in-store liquor from a professional and unique perspective, while also predicting industry trends for the next 10 years.
Manhattan
Part of the Regent Singapore Umbrella, Manhattan is a regular on the world's best bar rankings.
Step into the bar and you'll find a façade of over 100 whiskey oak barrels and bronzed metal shelves, and the elegant interior is a deep recreation of the drunken gold of Manhattan, New York in the 1820s. It's like entering the scene of "The Great Gatsby", elegant, sexy and extravagant.
Manhattan's strength is obviously not only the appearance of the glamorous appearance, but also the thoughtfulness of its service and the high quality of the drinks.
The bartenders at the bar are young and handsome, and they will be served with salty popcorn and a small handkerchief for you to wipe your hands after eating.
As for wine, from the 1820s to the 1890s, we've crafted wine lists with the characteristics of different eras in New York, using cocktails to take you through the history of New York's dream city, and of course, a page of Manhattan specials that you definitely don't want to miss.
The bartender's choice is Mancino Sweet Absinthe and Angostura Bitters, which are brilliantly layered in addition to homemade cherry brandy.
Atlas
The Atlas, which has only been in operation for a few years, is the most exquisite bar in Singapore.
The whole bar is decorated like a medieval European castle, with a large number of murals + intricate carvings + leather metal, decorating ATLAS in the same style as the Art Deco style of Parkview Square, the building where the bar is located, and the beauty is magnificent and stunning.
Two long marble bars look at each other, and ladylike gentlemen dressed in scented sideburns weave through the night between red velvet carpets and leather sofas.
This lavish 15-metre-high castle is an absolute haven for gin lovers – with a collection of over 1,000 gins from around the world. You can walk up the spiral staircase up to the second floor and look up to listen to bartender introduce you to the quirky gins, many of which are from the 20th century.
One of the most classic is the Gin based cocktail, in addition to Martini, Gin & Tonic, each with 3 different variations, classic or creative.
In addition to gin, Atlas's basement also houses a considerable amount of champagne.
No Sleep
On Singapore's bustling Keong Saik Road, the unique "emoji" awning is full of attraction, which is the home of many wine lovers , No Sleep Club.
Juan Yi Jun, the owner of No Sleep Club, was once a bartender at Operation Dagger, a star bar, and his "ghost talent" really brought many surprises to the bar.
The style of the overall wine list is relatively fresh, sweet and sour, and there are also southeast Asian characteristics, and Tom-yam's drink really has a faint sour and spicy soup taste.
The most popular cocktail on the wine list is Three Lime Vodka Soda, and to create the perfect acidity, the bartender adds the flavor distilled from hops and citrus to the vodka soda, and then mixes it in proportion with lime and citrus from different regions to find the best state of ambiguity between sour and sweet.
No Sleep Club not only focuses on cocktails, but also specially develops delicious foods, such as tender beef tata with crispy toast, paired with a cup of Three Lime Vodka Soda.
Previously, No Sleep Club also did a "delicious experiment" with the local Michelin restaurant Zen, with a refreshing orange Botanist Gin paired with foie gras, and a black truffle flavor of Mushroom Manhattan with balsamic vinegar French toast, the flavor is extraordinary.
MO Bar
MO Bar is located at Mandarin Oriental, Singapore, and when you walk into the bar, you can feel a luxurious Malaysian tribal style.
At the same time, MO Bar has also created a versatile space where you can enjoy the beauty of the surrounding bay while exploring and showcasing the nomadic way of life of the sea people, showing the relationship between people and water, and telling local stories about the ocean, moon and stars.
In addition to serving exquisite afternoon tea, the bar also serves guests an intoxicating cocktail in the evening, both of which incorporate specialties from neighbouring regions.
MO Bar's cocktails are always full of infinite creativity, and their home is a collection that uses the theme of the planetary universe to distinguish the wine, which is fun! At the same time, the appearance and taste are both, which is worth trying!
Highly recommend Full Moon and Skyline, especially Full Moon is an absolute must! Face value bearer!
A layer of rice paper floats on the surface of the wine, like a full moon! It is worth noting that the alcohol concentration of his home is marked with a small circle, and friends who can drink can directly flush the white circle ⚪️
Tippling Club
Tippling Club is a joint venture between Australian cocktail artist Matt Bax and British chef Ryan Clift on Tanjong Pagar Road. In addition to being a bar, it is also a good Michelin-inspired restaurant.
They indulge in food in a frenetic way, bringing a storm of taste that will leave you feeling energized and satisfied.
Walking into the restaurant, you will have a sense of rural bistro vision, "bar area + dining area" has almost sixty seats.
The bar is next door to the restaurant, the wine is hanging from the ceiling, it can be accessed with the raised hand, and the bartender is incredibly fast.
There is no wine list here, and when you sit down, the waiter will present you with a bunch of incense paper, which they call the "sensory wine list".
It's like picking perfumes at a counter, orange blossom, leather, forest, earl tea... You have to pick up the notes and try them one by one, find your favorite flavor and tell the bartender.
Behind the test paper, there are introductions to each raw material, and the simple and interesting way of selecting wine with "smelling incense" is also a major feature of our shop.
In fact, Singapore's good bars are more than 6, here, you can drink for a whole year without repeating the same.
If you go out at night, you will see many fashionable and good-looking people holding up their wine glasses and pouring out elegance in the dimly lit room. Seeing those slightly flushed faces, and the sound of high-decibel music mixed with chat in your ears, you will understand:
Life is hammered every day, pour yourself a cup at the right time, and get drunk!