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Best Martini Recipe: The Atlas Martini is the Best You’ve Ever Had

November 28, 2022 by Sean 2 Comments

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Trying to find the best martini recipe is a fools errand. Why? Because everyone likes different things when it comes to a martini. Some like it dirty, some like with a twist, some like gin, some like vodka, and some still consider drinks like the apple-tini, a martini. Hint: they’re not. But for all the […]

Atlas Bar Singapore Review: The Largest Gin Collection in the World

October 30, 2022 by Sean Leave a Comment

Atlas Bar Singapore

Of all the bars we were planning to visit in Singapore, Atlas may have been the one I was most excited for. Grand in every sense of the word, Atlas is an art deco masterpiece, boasts the world’s largest gin collection, and features cocktails you simply won’t find anywhere else in the world. When we […]

Best Bars in Singapore: The Best Drinks and Cocktail Bars in Singapore

September 24, 2019 by Sean Leave a Comment

28 Hong Kong St. Singapore

I’ve been to Singapore a handful of times, but it’s never been for more than 12 hours. Don’t ask me why, but apparently half the flights through Asia seemingly have a layover in Singapore, and you always get in at some super weird time that forces a very long layover. It’s given me three opportunities […]

Operation Dagger Singapore: Unlike Any Bar Cocktail Bar You’ve Seen

April 4, 2019 by Sean Leave a Comment

Operation Dagger Interior

Of all the best Singapore bars (and there are a lot of them), Operation Dagger was the first one that was really on my radar. For one, when perusing the list of best bars in the world, the name is one that naturally sticks out at you. Operation Dagger. Now that’s memorable. But to heighten my […]

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