March 09, 2021
Shelley Tai and Michelle Ki.
Joel Lim Photography
“Where there is a woman, there is magic,” wrote American playwright and poet Ntozake Shange in her 1982 novel Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo.
This International Women’s Day, themed #ChooseToChallenge, we recognise the women we know and love that have picked career in a male dominated industry, and are thriving anyway.
Here are 14 ladies in the bartending and cocktail scene in Singapore, who make magic during the favourite part of our everyday lives (read: happy hour).
1. Hazel Long | Junior
Initially bound for a career in the military, Singaporean Hazel Long gave bartending a shot. That decision turned into passion, allowing her to share her creativity with the people she meets.
June Lee
In case you missed it, the December 2020-January 2021 issue of
epicure showcases the best new cocktails that you’ll find at some of our top-rated bars in Singapore. Here’s a short recap of each bar, what they’ve been up to, and the concept behind each of the new bar menus.
Excerpted from epicure December 2020-January 2021 issue. For more drinks and wine stories, check out epicure in print at your nearest bookstore, or online through the digital edition.
(Main image: Panda cocktail from Junior The Pocket Bar)
Manhattan Bar
In December, the bar welcomed its new bar manager, Rusty Cerven who makes a move from Fairmont Singapore and Swissotel The Stamford, where he was the beverage manager. Cerven will helm the current new menu, whose fold-out pages tell the stories of six famous Manhattanites: Eleanor Roosevelt, Robert Downey Jr, Anthony Bourdain, The Ramones (the band), Vera Wang and Ella Fitzgerald.