GOLDEN AGE OF BARS
New bars are bringing their genteel
Madame Fan Bar is an exquisitely
Its nondescript name aside, The Lounge
touch to the drinks scene in Singapore.
gorgeous 40-seater craft cocktail bar led
Bar is a small gem of a French craft
Idlewild, the original name of today’s JFK
by Davide Boncimino, who has created
cocktail bar, taking inspiration from
airport, is themed around the early days
13 new culinary-inspired cocktails. True
40 of Savoie’s indigenous alpine herbs
of aviation. Cocktails such as Passage of
to its adjoining restaurant’s Cantonese
for its opening menu. It’s part of JAG
Havana ($30), a house Cuban rum, revolve
roots, the cocktails bear ingredients,
Restaurant by chef Jérémy Gillon and
around 10 eclectic destinations, which are
such as osmanthus in the O&O ($22),
Anant Tyagi, and offers delicious bar
dreamt up by young and energetic Aussie,
a gin, vermouth and tea soda. (Not)
bites that include beef tartare and
Andy Griffiths, head of operations and
Classic PBJ ($28) plays on the kumquat
braised smoked parsnips. Sapin (all
creative. Berbere Smash ($22), inspired
in this whisky apéritif, served with an
herb-inspired cocktails, $18 each) is
by Casablanca, incorporates Moroccan
Instagram-friendly garnish of smoked
imbued with pine tree-infused vodka,
mint tea and preserved lemon and
chocolate-coated macadamia nuts and
blueberry purée, and prune eau de vie
supercharged cardamom bitters, hitting
chilli purée. Velveteen ($24) is almost
for a strikingly sophisticated sipper.
all the right senses. A four-piece band
a dessert cocktail, but never cloying,
Floral herb Thilleuil is combined into a
featuring lead singer Janice Annice takes
using Plantation Pineapple Rum with
refreshing tall glass of Ben Nevis whisky,
the stage from Wednesday to Saturday.
housemade gula Melaka ice cream and
Suze Gentiane, umeshu and jasmine
Lobby, InterContinental Singapore,
salted coconut infusion. The NCO Club,
green tea. Level 2, 76A Duxton Road.
80 Middle Road. Tel: 6825 104
32 Beach Road. Tel: 6818 1921
Tel: 9686 5440
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