The much-awaited Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023, sponsored by Perrier, unfolded in a splendid live awards ceremony held in Hong Kong on 18th July. The event, hosted in collaboration with the Hong Kong Tourism Board, marked a significant moment as it brought together the bar community from across Asia, reuniting…
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West facing Pattaya on Thailand’s Gulf Coast is ideal for many things, including enjoying outstanding sunsets. The drama, the colours, the sky’s atmospherics, and the interplay of light on the waters of Pattaya Bay all come together to make each sunset unique and, in the great majority, totally memorable. Visitors…
Hua Hin has a new beachfront destination for drinks and nibbles, and it is called CoCo’s as in Coconuts. Located beachside at the InterContinental Hua Hin Resort, CoCo’s serves Thai inspired food and drinks in an Art-Deco influenced setting. Design features include early modernist-era motifs with a tropical twist in…
Long before there was any other spirit crafted, distilled, and manufactured, there was rum. It is the first branded spirit ever made. An early version of rum dates back to antiquity. Beverages created by using the fermentation of sugarcane juice are believed to have first occurred in China and then…
At the age of 20, Richard Hennessy, the son of an Irish Lord, departed from his ancestral home for France in 1724 to fight in the French Army of King Louis XV. He sustained injuries in the Battle of Fontenoy in 1745, in which the French were victorious. Richard then…
Few spirits are as shrouded in myth and mystery as much as Tequila—and for good reason. This spicy and instantly recognizable Mexican spirit has been around for centuries, which is plenty of time for a few good tall tales to surface. “Technically, all tequila is a type of Mezcal, but…
Thailand has long been known for its beautiful beaches, Buddhist temples, welcoming people, outstanding natural environment and world-renowned cuisine. Not so well known is the regional image it is cultivating as a wine destination. Thai winemaking can be traced back nearly half a century when His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej…
For hundreds of years, whisky has been distilled in Scotland with the earliest documented record dating as long ago as 1494. While whisky is made only in Scotland, it is enjoyed all around the world to the point that many countries treasure this beverage even higher than their own national…