![]() Located on Petaling Street, PS150 is a sultry bar that gives off a vibe of Wong Kar-Wai-esque films. I think most of us are familiar with PS150 by now. Last time i went, Sparrow started serving bites too. Cocktails are delish, and an option for Omakase fans who don’t want to make the trek to the city for a cocktail fix. Turn left down the corridor where the bathrooms are, walk on past the restrooms towards a plain unmarked door at the end of the corridor. ![]() When you walk up the stairs to the first floor, the fragrance of coffee wafts towards you from your right. Joyce: I went to visit Sparrow after Joel won the La Maison Cointreau Finals this year, and it’s properly hidden. Bartenders Shirmy and Joel come up with their original mixes with quirky titles like Hot Girls Don’t Cry, Cana Brava Rum, basil, cumin, sour plum, pineapple with lime and Pekoe Park City, Rendezvous Rye, raw honey, jasmine tea, star anise. Cocktails are priced from RM 35. Tucked in a hidden room at the back of the Olfactory Bulb cafe in Kota Damansara, the bar has a mahjong theme going on (The term sparrow and mahjong sounds similar in Chinese). With talented bartenders, Shirmy Chan & Joel John Timis in tow, they make pretty mean cocktail concoctions infused with Malaysian flavours. Sparrow is founded by Shawn Chong and Karl Too, the men behind Omakase + Appreciate. Instagram: + + + + + + Sparrow Kota Damansara Find your way up the stairs to the loft via the door right next to 99 Speedmart. Expect a blend of Malaysian flavours in their cocktail mixes like the Kg Pandan Don, pandan syrup and pandan bitters Kelapa Rock, fresh coconut water infused with vodka and Bang Pow, hibiscus-infused gin and house-made rose syrup, gin, jack fruit and mustard. Locker & Loft keeps it low-key by not having a signboard screaming its name and is discreetly located on the first floor of a row of shop lots typically known for fish noodles. When he opened this bar, my first response was, “FINALLY.” I met him at a bartending course 10 years ago when we were both covering it for separate publications, we became fast friends and since been on many holidays together ( Kuala Kubu Baru, Kuching, Koh Lipe) which have all inevitably involved a lot of alcohol. ![]() Joyce: This bar is opened by Deep, someone whom i’ve blogged about lots. (On a side note, if you haven’t already watch The Great Gatsby, you’re missing out on yet another of Leo’s greatest films).īelow, are a few Malaysian speakeasy bars we like > The Locker & Damansara Kim I remember someone asking me what a speakeasy was when I extended an invite for drinks and my reply was simply “Oh, you know the scene in the movie, The Great Gatsby, when Jay Gatsby led Nick Carraway through a hidden entrance in a barbershop for lunch and Jay-Z’s 100 Dollar Bills played in the background? Yeah, that’s what it is.” Speakeasy translates into an illicit liquor store or nightclub. By barring alcohol, the government made it more desirable to the people so alcohol was commonly obtained by bootlegging. And that was how speakeasies came about. You know when your parents tell you not to do something but that only makes you want to do it more? Yeah, that was exactly what happened. ![]() from 1920 to 1933 before Prohibition came into law. Prohibition was an effort to eliminate the people’s temptation of liquor but it turned many law-abiding citizens into criminals instead. Alcohol dependence was a growing problem in the U.S.
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