Tokyo is bringing the party to Manila in this one-night-only takeover. Recognized as one of Asia’s 50 Best Bars since 2024, @tokyoconfidentialbar is serving up its mix of elegance and chaos at Flora in celebration of our third birthday!
The guest shift marks Bar.Flora’s biggest international collaboration to date, bringing together two celebrated female bartenders whose creativity, precision, and distinct storytelling have made waves across Asia’s bar scene.
May 20, 2026
8:00-11:00PM
Don’t miss out – DM to reserve a table.
Support the top 12 entries of the first ever Planteray Tropical Week Cocktail Competition in the Philippines by heading over to their bars and ordering their entry!
Their entries will be available at their bars until May 24, 2026!
Last April 23, 2026, another guest shift happened at The Spirits Library with the support of Ratafia Rossi featuring Rohan Matmary, Head Bartender of Bar Trigona, Kuala Lumpur who was in the Philippines for exactly 27 hours to do this shift.
Here's a quick recap of that guest shift!
Last April 23, 2026, Rogerio Igarashi Vaz of Bar Trench, Tokyo took over The Back Room with the support of Luxardo.
Here's a quick recap of that guest shift!
A big thank you to all the bartenders that participated in the first ever Planteray Rum Tropical Week: Philippine Cocktail Competition!
It was a difficult choice, but with the help of our esteemed panel, we've selected the top 12 entries who will be presenting their cocktails to the judges on May 25 at Opal to see if their cocktail will get them the chance to win a trip to France!
Until then, the top 12 will be serving their entries at their respective bars for the month of May (until May 24). Show some love for the top 12 entries and visit their bars to try their tropical cocktail creations!
Three shifts into Opal’s Anniversary Week and we’re just getting started.
On April 25, @toru_ariyoshi of Bee’s Knees Kyoto takes over the bar at Opal for our third guest shift of anniversary week.
8PM onwards.
Sponsored by
@planterayrum@citadellegin@ferrandcognac@highproof.ph
With the round trip ticket to France, the winner gets to enjoy a tour at Château de Bonbonnet!
Just a few days to go to send your entries for the Inaugural Tropical Week Cocktail Competition in the Philippines! Don't forget to tag @cedricallenmendoza and @highproof.ph on your entries.
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Take a flavorful journey through Mexico’s diverse Mezcal producing regions.
Absinthe Pontarlier – Cousin Jeune is a classic French absinthe from the historic Pontarlier region in the Jura mountains — the cradle of traditional absinthe production. Crafted by the family-run distillery Les Fils d’Émile Pernot, which traces its roots back to the 19th century and the original Cousin Jeune brand, this absinthe is distilled using a blend of aromatic herbs including Artemisia absinthium (wormwood), green anise, and other botanicals. It reflects a century-old recipe preserved through generations, offering a clean, herb-driven spirit with authentic character and structural depth.
According to legend, La Gauloise owes its name to the face that it was already being made when France was still called La Gaule. The Roman legions preferred this tasty liqueur to mead. The recipe for this incomparable elixir was lost in the annals of time - until 1873, when Sieur Requier, a liquorist and no doubt a bit of an alchemist, found it in an old grimoire.
In the silence of the celars, the master liquorist skillfully blends angelica, St. John's wort, saffron, cardamom, genepi, and many other ingredients whose ancestral secret he preciously keeps, in a double distillation over a wood fire. To ensure that finesse and roundness are combined wit power, he adds just the right amount of fine brandy and simple syrup. Finally, after slow ageing, La Gauloise reveals its exceptional aromatic palette.
