How do I love Gin? Let me count the bottles

This photo consists of a few bottles of gin and a vodka. Consumed through several months (from October 2009), shared by two to three people at a time. In any case, one of the simplest thing to do with gin (except drink it with water as your chaser) is to mix it with orange juice and ice. Apparently, this is called Abbey cocktail. How I mix mine is 1 part of orange juice (Del Monte) to half a part of gin. Serve in a glass half-filled with ice.

The bottle of Nutrilite Daily is how I try to keep myself healthy. Try being the operative word.

La Pampa!

A bad photo of a very good wine. This was taken at La Pampa, apparently the first Argentinian Steak House in Hong Kong. If you are not sure what to order, the manager can always recommend what is best with either your food or your wine. If a bottle of red is your bet, Trapiche Malbec is a very nice one.

It is located on Staunton St, Soho, Hong Kong.

R&J Bulalohan

Along Boni Avenue, Mandaluyong City (across Mandaluyong City Hospital and Chow King), this is one place where we frequent to. Not for the beers, though. Not yet at least. It has a very provincial ambiance to it. Mixed crowd. Walls are peppered with photos and autographs of celebrities who have celebrated with or at R&J (they cater, too).

A bucket costs P192 only. Open 24 hours. Cheap food. With a karaoke machine.

I want to try the Tanduay Ice, soon.

The Distillery Jupiter

(Photo by Edgar Alan Zeta-Yap)

I would have never been introduced to this place had it been not to a going away party at Encore, formerly Embassy, Super Club that ended a bit early before everyone had their share of fun ( a beer at Embassy costs P120, entrance fee of P500 gets you three rounds of drinks from a pre-chosen selection). Coolers of imported beers etc line a long wall and the prices are okay, considering these are hard to find brews (with some names I can't pronounce properly because they are too foreign ;p). I loved the Sake Bomb, which was sake in a shot glass dropped in a bigger glass of beer. I suppose this has lesser alcohol content than beer-gin.

The bigger area has a bar with a well-stocked shelf (the photo above is just a portion of this floor-to-ceiling shelf) so you can definitely enjoy your favorite poison on the rocks or mixed.

The Distillery
20 Jupiter St., Brgy. Bel-Air
Makati City
Business Hours: 6 pm to 4 am

THIRSTday Group at Central

(Image courtesy of Lynn Labios)

Where : Central Barbequeboy – Pioneer Branch (inside Madison Square)near Boni MRT Station, Robinsons Mall Pioneer, Globe Telecoms Bldg., RFM Corp.

There is an ongoing promo of buy 2 take 1 on house cocktails: Bad Girl, Surfer Boy, Soco, and Bad Trip. You also get a plate of prawn crackers (kropek) for free.

Meet Squeeze Me. Next to Soco, this is what we usually order.