First drink in Osaka. It was so refreshing, I got another one!

BRIEF: fresh lemongrass, lime, kaffir lime leaf, lychee fruit, simple syrup, kwai feh lychee, butterfly pea flower infused vodka SOOT’S TAKE: A vibrantly colored and refreshing cocktail to end today’s tour of the Blue Mansion, Penang home base to China’s last mandarin, first capitalist and general consul for all of SE Asia back in the day.

BRIEF: “Rum, Soju, Shiru Matcha, Peach, Lime, Cointreau, Campari.” SOOT’S TAKE: Grassy, fruity and floral. Not a bad way to kick off National Refreshment Day which I only found out about after the fact.

BRIEF: “Christian Drouin Gin, Apple Brandy, Dry Sherry, Quince” SOOT’S TAKE: Calling it a Negroni may be a stretch but I really like this. Light and refreshing.

Prosecco w Blood orange Juice

Happy National Cosmo Day!

Angostura Light Rum, Fresh Mango Puree, Kaffir Lime Leaves, Lemongrass, Lime Juice, Thai Tea Espuma

In honor of Juneteenth... #strength #spirituality #life #death #freshstrawberries #freshginger #strawberrysyrup #freshpineapple #freshlime #gingerbeer #fieryandaromatic #waitrose #pomegranatejuice #bickfords #cognac #cordonbleu #martellofficial #wolfblasswines #eaglehawk #cuvéebrut #juneteenth #symbolic #kolanut #bissap #edouardojordan #foodculturist #nytcooking #fromscratch #sootymixes🍓🍓🍓🥃🍍🥂

Juniper infused Mezcal, Premium Tonic, Fresh Juniper Berries, Orange Peel

🥭🌞🍍 Such a sunny and refreshing excuse to put too-tart-to-eat pineapple to better use!

Refreshingly crisp highball with their housemade yuzu mix. The icing on the cake when you’ve just experienced a mind-blowing meal.

A sparkling, elderflower-flavored cocktail that’s a thing in these parts.

Vodka, Gin, Rum & Cointreau with pineapple & orange juice.

"Sinn Sisamouth" Honey Scented Rice Whiskey with Chili, Galangal Kaffir Lime Syrup

Cointreau, Lime Juice & Tonic. Concocted for Angelina Jolie and her crew when she was pretending to be Lara Croft.

Happy International Beer Day! After seeing (and learning through @douzzan’s post) that edelweiss exists in Japan, I reckoned I’d experience edelweiss in Singapore too! In the form of Edelweiss beer! Well, adulterated with MONIN White Peach Syrup, so happy International Beer(ish) Day?

BRIEF: “Lightly sweet fragrance from natural Peach, soda water and lichiko Shochu.” SOOT’S TAKE: From the Makoto-Ya booth at GastroBeats 2025. Weak fizz at > the prize of my dinner. The peach flavor was pleasant enough but overall, a watered down affair.

From the Martell tent.

BRIEF: “Enjoy this 1915 classic and a must-have in Singapore. A concoction of dry gin, Dom Bénédictine, orange liqueur, cherry brandy, shaken with pineapple juice, a dash of Angostura bitters and Grenadine.” SOOT’S TAKE: Really the only opportunity for me to have one, sweet as it was. Sipped it to “Mother’s Instinct.”

🇨🇳原料: 紫苏梅子酒桂花陈酒禾美子油 青柠糖浆 🇬🇧BRIEF: Shiso Plum Wine | Osmanthus Wine | Pepper Oil | Lime Juice | Syrup SOOT’S TAKE: Sweet and sour cocktail at a place called 2100 CLUB. All their cocktails have poetic names.

MEZCAL, PINEAPPLE RUM, JUNGLE MIX, COCONUT CREAM, SUPER LEMON JUICE, LEGO GUMMIES

COCONUT RUM, SICHUAN PEPPER SYRUP, SUPER LIME JUICE, PANDAN JUICE

BRIEF: “Gin, Tequila, Cointreau, Lillet Blanc, Blackberry Syrup.” SOOT’S TAKE: Among the Fairmont Classics in the "The Decades" category. The taste easily convinced yours truly that someone from the 20’s actually tasted this at a speakeasy.

BRIEF: “A refreshing and sweet cocktail made from Moscar and fresh peach juic. Only available prior to take-off.” SOOT’S TAKE: Skimpflation bellini 😏

BRIEF: “Gin, Orange Liqueur, Champagne, Orange Juice, Pineapple Juice” SOOT’S TAKE: It has lost its sheen.

Black Currant Lime Rickey @ VERMONT CHEESEMAKERS FESTIVAL 2015.

Ginger-Mint Raspberry Collins @ VERMONT CHEESEMAKERS FESTIVAL 2015.

For Tropical Cocktails Day, an ode to bentong ginger, that glorious aromatic rhizome that currently infuses my home brew, very flagrantly spiked with mezcal and Aperol of course.

I ain’t paying £9.70 for a Pimm’s at Wimbledon. 🥒🍓🍊🎾

Juniper infused Mezcal, Premium Tonic, Fresh Juniper Berries, Orange Peel