House of Change – A Trip to India
Earlier this year in March-April 2019, I was honoured to participate in a program called “House of Change” created by the Grey Goose team in India. You can imagine how excited I was to go to “The Land of Spices”. The whole Grey Goose training and philosophy behind “House of Change” is exactly what it sounds…
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Tea – The Exiled Emperor Discovery
Tea is one of the most popular beverages enjoyed by many nations all around the world and I have great memories of sitting with my father chit chatting about life over a cup of tea. Back then, we usually drank it as a dark brown liquor with a touch of sugar and lemon juice but…
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1st January – The Worlds Hangover Day :)
Everyone is happy from their christmas gifts and are now getting excited about welcoming in the New Year. Whether you are going to celebrate at home or in your favorite hangout place here at the Indigenous Bartender we wish you a wonderful New Year’s Eve (and New Year)! For me, I’m usually always getting ready…
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Tea – All around the globe
I have been based in Singapore for over five years now. When I first moved to Asia, I had prior knowledge on teas as I had read many good quality books about tea. Hence I thought that I knew the whole deal. What I have very quickly realised is that I have only learnt about…
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Liquid Pleasures vol. 2 – Taiwan
I am heading to Taiwan for the first time, and I particularly anticipate my stay at Taipei. I have heard great things about the country, so I decided to do some research to learn more about the country and its rich cultural traditions. I am looking forward to exploring the traditional Chinese culture blended with…
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Chilli Pepper: The Widest Used Spice in the World
As a little boy, I always loved to watch western movies where the Mexican cowboys always ate beans and pepper. On the other hand I always thought of chilli pepper as being associated with Asian cuisine. I’ve been in Singapore now for five years, so it is about a time I explored more… Believe it…
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Liquid Pleasures Vol. 1 – Korea
I just got back from Seoul. I went to attend the Pilsner Urquell beer festival held there, that sees about 6,000 visitors per day. There were no signs of security, everyone was very polite and no one was seemingly ‘drunk’, all in all it was very different experience from what I was used to in…
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World Whisky Day
When I lived in Ireland, where I first learnt about whisky, I thought that no one, except the Irish, could have so much passion for whisky. That is until I moved to Singapore, where whisky rules the bars. I had never seen anything like that in my life! Ladies asking for small producing brands with specific finishes…
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World Cocktail Day
As a cocktail lover and bartender for 16 years, I always search for any reason to ‘toast’ with a cocktail in my hand. Certainly, the 13th of May is one of the most awaited days for any cocktail lover and it is to celebrate the first printed mention of the word COCKTAIL on 13th May…
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