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Jakarta’s bartenders craft love libations
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, we asked a few of our favorite Jakarta-based mixologists to create some romantic cocktails, so we may best savor warm feelings during this month of romance.
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Mixologist Kika Moka for The Dutch: As a well-known figure behind the bar in Jakarta, Kiki Moka has never lost his thirst to find more ideas for creating cocktails. He says that the scene in Indonesia is progressing, albeit slowly, to catch up with those in other countries. Local mix masters are starting to explore flavors by combining ingredients based on international to local produce, and to try many different methods to create something different for the palate.
On Kiki’s Valentine’s Day recollections, he says he once tried to impress a girl by creating a special cocktail – but it turns out she didn’t drink alcohol. Rather than give up, Kiki made a spiced chocolate milkshake. The drink was a success: the woman is now his wife. (J+/Yoshua Yanuard)
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t’s no secret that the local cocktail scene has been on the uptick, with savvy patrons and sophisticated palates looking for more than spirits served on the rocks or neat.
Local bartenders are increasingly up to the challenge, crafting world-class concoctions in swank spaces that might be mistaken for Bangkok – or even Tokyo.
Read also: Sipping new Japanese concept cocktails in Jakarta
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, we asked a few of our favorite Jakarta-based mixologists to create some romantic cocktails, so we may best savor warm feelings during this month of romance. The Union Group’s Kiki Moka, Mother Monster’s Mochamad Warra, Kei Bar’s Indra Sartika and Basque’s Reiza Yudha Putra were up for the challenge.
Here’s a little more about the people behind the bar – and their love libations. (kes)
