MaHB Drinking: The Great Cork Debate

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[Esquire Singapore] In my Man at His Best drinking column for this month’s stellar Esquire issue, I popped the question of corks —wine corks. What effect does synthetic, plastic and agglomerated corks, or screwcaps, crowncaps and glass stoppers have on the quality of wines? I asked chief sommeliers from St. Regis, Raffles Hotel and Les Amis Group, and threw in an oenologist.

I also got to meet David Stewart, a malt master who has been with distillers William Grant & Sons for half a century. Read about the expression that embodies his illustrious career —the Balvenie Fifty — and the artistic integrity that’s beyond craft than mere science.

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MaHB Drinking: You Are What You Drink

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[Esquire Singapore] Pages and pages of year end goodness in next month’s issue of Esquire. Also, if you’re not my mom, find out how you can define a person by their choice of booze in my drinking column, a review of some of the finest bars in town including The Cufflink Club, 28 HongKong Street, The Library, and also, malt master David Stewart in the mix with his half-century aged expression.

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MaHB Drinking: Cold Snap

[Esquire Singapore] In this Movember issue of Esquire, I decided to tackle a cold and diluted issue in my drinking column -ice. We’ve taken it for granted, and worse still, indifferent to the importance of its quality. Find out how ice can make or break your booze. Unless you’re an Eskimo and have not only disregard the importance of ice but have also grown to hate it, browse through the other pages. Loads of stache-related reads. Totally applicable in your world.”

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MaHB Drinking: For The Last Time, The Beer Belly is a Myth

[Esquire Singapore] In my Man At His Best drinking column for Esquire’s October issue, I decided to dispel the beer belly myth once and for all. Here’s an excerpt:

Just like a unicorn galloping the length of a rainbow, there is no such thing as a beer-made belly. This muffin top that we speak of —that has been obstructing your commanding view of the can— is made up of fats that can come from anywhere. In the immortal words of Homer Simpson: Beer is the cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems. It should remain that way, but be rest assured that the brew is not the main cause for that problematic flab. Read on unless you are a professional truffle shuffler.

Whilst poking your belly in utter disgust, remember the golden rule of fats overstaying its welcome: What isn’t burned will be stored. Beer or no beer, you can acquire a nice round bulge through a high-cholesterol, -carbohydrate and –calorie diet that your over-sustenance-purveying aunt would be proud of.

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Booze, F1 cars and views

[HungryGoWhere.com] You’re too stingy to fork out for an F1 ticket – hey, we’re not judging – but always happy to spend on a good booze-up session. This weekend, move the drinking to these bars located near/along/over the Marina Bay Street Circuit, where your pint of beer or lychee martini will be given the additional value of blazing floodlights, the high-pitched sound of F1 cars, and the cheers of thousands.

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Beerfest Asia 2012: A rollicking good time

Savour 350 labels of beers while bands like AC/DC, The Beatles and Rolling Stones entertain you. Sounds like heaven, but from June 7 to 10 at the Marina Promenade, all this will be a reality at Beerfest Asia 2012. And with a larger list of brews and a greater number of bands (well, tribute bands at least) in the festival’s fourth year, attending all four days seems like the only logical thing to do.

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