Still fancy a Christmas treat but didn’t want to crowd with the 183984574 other people out for a festive meal yesterday?
From now till 31 Dec, head on down to For The People to get their Christmas menu featuring 24-hour Beef Short Ribsw/ Christmas Potato Salad, Smoked Duck w/ Red Wine Reductionon Savoury Sweet Potato Mash, and Smoked Duck w/ Red Wine Reductionon Savoury Sweet Potato Mash.
24-hour Beef Short Ribsw/ Christmas Potato Salad
Smoked Duck w/ Red Wine Reductionon Savoury Sweet Potato Mash
Smoked Duck w/ Red Wine Reductionon Savoury Sweet Potato Mash
There’s also toasty beverages like the Iced Peppermint Chocolate and Hot Valencia Orange Mocha (Interesting!). Get atheir full Christmas Special for $48, which includes a Lobster Bisque, a main course and a drink of your choice (from above).
You can also check out their festive gift of a coffee + pastry hamper (coffee’s pretty good!) that you can order by dropping them a message on Facebook or Instagram.
Editor’s note: As part of ongoing COVID-19 Safe Management Measures, your safety and health during your visit is important to the venue. You will be required to adhere to SMM actions such as SafeEntry, and social distancing. Stay safe, fellow otters!
Whisky Journey 2020 Singapore – More than just a bar-hopping event
Whisky is one of those things that can grow with you in different stages of your life; from the guzzling down bottles after bottles when you just turned 18 (where I live this is the drinking age), and when you’re older and been through life quite a bit, it can be that friend that sits with you at the fireplace in accompanying silence.
Whisky Journey 2020, organised by The Whisky Store, was meant to be a convention show sometime in May this year; of course now we know that the pandemic has all but shuttered that plan. Hence it was transformed into a 10-day bar and restaurant trail. Not an entirely new concept, but certainly one that is refreshing in these times.
From Stalwarts to New Entrants
From 11-20 December 2020, visit all 15 of the participating venues (list at the end of the article) to receive a dram of whisky from a curated selection of distilleries, and a stamp in your “passport”. Finish the passport and hand it in to any of these 3 bars (Copper, Malts & Quiach South Beach) no later than 22 Dec 2020, 10:30pm, and qualify for the Whisky Journey Trailblazer Contest. Stand to win exclusive bottles, collectible gifts and vouchers!
The closest you’re going to get to stamping a passport.Get a Glencairn Tasting Glass to bring along your Whisky Journey.
This inaugural event features old-timer bars like Wala-Wala and Cable Car 1890’s Saloon, and bars that are new or quite off the beaten track such as Malts, #WLJK, SIlvermalt and many others.
Copper X Duncan Taylor
We started our journey at Copper, situated in Lanson Place off Penang Road. Although smack in the middle of Orchard Area, its inconspicuous facade means that it’s not one of the popular hangout spots of late. In fact, it’s round the corner from a very popular nightlife bar.
Copper. Image by Whisky Journey.
There, we were introduced to Duncan Taylor, a multiaward winning distillery with 75 years of history as a blender, bottler and cask broker, and now one of the most dynamic and innovative Scotch Whisky companies. Look out for the Black Bull Kyloe, a cask strength blend with a really complex flavour, and the Octave Glenallachie 2008 Whisky Journey Exclusive, which is surprisingly platable despite its 54.1% ABV. Perfect to pair with some savoury bar bites!
Malts X Glencadam
Malts. Image by Whisky Journey.
Being just opened this year, malts is one of hiding spots for the busy executive to enjoy a tipple after work, while still enjoying the impeccable service and whisky collection. With an adventurous chef at hand, they also have a delectable menu to pair with your drink, such as the papaya salad, Chinese-style prawns, roast beef and a signature lamb chop that is marinated for days and then grilled to greatness.
Being one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland, Glencadam Distillery is old school meets new world, sticking to their traditions of making highland whiskey. Look out for the Glencadam 1825 “The Rather Elegant”, a homage to their heritage, and my personal favourite, the 18 years “The Rather Polished” which was described as “A warm hug from grandpa”, with a surprising note of a familiar flavour to many. As someone told me, tasting notes might give you a bias on what you actually taste, so give it a go before reading the bottle!
A Malt to Remember
Being an admittedly novice at whisky (I’m more of a craft beer person), I found the concept very newbie-friendly and not intimidating at all. Perhaps it was also a blessing in disguise that the trail had to happen the way it is; you can now pace yourself over a few days instead of jam-packing a convention hall the reverberating noise of a crowd may not be the most conducive environment to learn about one of the world’s oldest alcoholic beverage.
So why not malt over to these 15 bars to have an eye-opener of a journey? Whether you want to casually enjoy a dram, or to nerd out with your fellow whisky geeks, there’s something definitely for everyone.
Be sure to check out their website to see their exclusive whiskys just for this event! You can also purchase bottles from the respective bars at prices never before seen, as low as S$104!
More Information
Whisky Journey will be carried out in accordance to existing government regulations with temperature screening and social distancing restrictions in place. To ensure that guests will have the opportunity to enjoy their free whisky drams, free pours will be extended beyond the event till 30 December 2020 at selected partner bars. Guests are also encouraged to make reservations before visiting each partner bar or restaurant as well.
Whisky Journey will be held from 11-20 December 2020 at various participating bars and restaurants across Singapore.
Ticket passes are available at $38 online, with passes priced at $45 each at the door. Pass holders will be entitled to a free Glencairn whisky glass, a Whisky Journey passport and a free 10ml tasting dram at each participating bar and restaurant. All guests will also have the opportunity to buy additional drams from only $2, access to industry experts, exclusive access to Whisky Journey bottlings, and many fringe activities.
To ensure you can get your drams, some bars extend their tastings till 30 December 2020, although you won’t be able to enter the Trailblazer contest by then. Just remember your passports and tasting glass!
Participating Distilleries:
Bunnahabhain
Cù Bòcan
Currach
Deanston
Duncan Taylor
Glencadam
Glen Scotia
Inchmoan
Inchmurrin
Kalak
Ledaig
Loch Lomond
Ornabrak
Paul John
The Lakes Distillery
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Tobermory
Tomatin
Tomintoul
Participating Bars and Restaurants:
Cable Car 1890’s Saloon
Copper
FOC
Jiu Zhuang
Joo Bar
Malts
Quaich Bar South Beach
Silvermalt
S L A T E.
The Cooperage
The Other Roof
The Writing Club
Tom Dick & Hillary’s
Wala Wala Café Bar
#WLJK
This feature is brought to you by Whisky Journey 2020 by The Whisky Store.
Editor’s note: As part of ongoing COVID-19 Safe Management Measures, your safety and health during your visit is important to the venues. You will be required to adhere to SMM actions such as SafeEntry, and social distancing. Stay safe, fellow otters!
Your Secret FOAMula to the Ultimate Self-Care Treat!
Inspired by Dove’s well loved Cloud Foam body wash, Playmade launches its first-ever foam drink series!
Pamper your skin with the beloved Dove Cloud Foam Body Wash. This body wash is made of skinloving ingredients and has a self-foaming technology that pumps out soft and rich foam to soothe and moisturise skin. The Dove Cloud Foam works wonders on every skin type while smelling heavenly!
Available in three different variants, Dove Cloud Foam boasts a unique blend of skin-loving ingredients to soothe and rejuvenate the skin.
Dove and Playmade collaborate to give you the ultimate self-care duo – Dove giving you the best care for your skin with its new Cloud Foam Body Wash, while Playmade satisfies your taste buds with its latest cheese & vanilla foam concoctions! Playmade will be launching its first-ever foam drink series, that is inspired by the foamy goodness of the Dove Cloud Foam Body Wash and its ingredients.
This December, enjoy Playmade’s popular Peach Green Tea topped with its new rich and creamy cheese foam – inspired by the peach ingredient and luxurious foam of the Dove Peach Cloud Foam Body Wash. Also, enjoy crowd-favourite teas paired with a classic vanilla foam, inspired by the classic calming scent of Dove’s best-selling Deep Moisture Cloud Foam Body Wash, which will be made available later this year.
Product Information
With this exciting collaboration, $2 OFF Dove vouchers is available in Playmade stores for consumers to take to get their hands on the Dove Cloud Foam Body Wash to complete their self-care routine.
Peach Perfect Series
Not only are peaches brimming with robust sweetness, they are also filled with vitamins and anti-oxidants. Dove Peach Cloud Foam Body Wash is packed with moisturising ingredients to hydrate your skin and has a natural peach fragrance to brighten your day.
Enjoy a Peach Perfect Self-care experience with Playmade’s refreshing Peach Green Tea, topped with thick frothy cheese foam – making it the perfect balance of sweet and savoury. To elevate the experience, Playmade is also bringing back its most popular seasonal Peach BOBA, infused with juicy peach pulp.
If you’re looking for something to perk up your day, this sweet drink and a refreshing shower with the Peach Cloud Foam Body Wash is guaranteed to make you feel good throughout the day.
Vanilla Cloud Dreamin’
Celebrate the New Year and pamper your skin with the Dove Deep Moisture Cloud Foam Body Wash. Indulge in a spa-like experience with calming fragrance notes of vanilla and rich and creamy foam – all in the comfort of your own home.
Inspired by the Dove Deep Moisture Cloud Foam Body Wash, Playmade takes you to cloud nine with the nostalgic taste of vanilla. With vanilla as the star, enjoy crowd-favourite teas paired with classic vanilla, in Playmade’s Vanilla Foam series.
Featuring four of its signature drinks – Chrysanthemum, Cocoa, Matcha, and Taiwan Green Tea, topped with a rich, cloud-like Vanilla foam for an explosion of flavour. It’ll be love at first sip!
Treat yourself to ‘Vanilla Cloud Dreamin’ and get all cozied up for this season’s festivities.
The Dove Cloud Foam Series (S$9.90, 400ml) is now available at key health and beauty stores and super/hyper markets such as Guardian, Watsons, Fairprice, Sheng Siong, and also online marketplaces such as Redmart, Shopee and Amazon.
The Playmade Peach Perfect Series with Cheese Foam (Medium: $4.80, Large: $6.20) and Peach Pearls (Medium: $1, Large: $1.60) will be available from 4 – 10 December 2020 at their Westgate outlet and 11 December 2020 – 7 January 2021 at all other outlets. Meanwhile, the Playmade Vanilla Foam series (Medium: $4.20, Large: $5.40) will be made available later this year at the following Playmade outlets.
Ang Mo Kio MRT Station
Depot Heights Shopping Centre
Marina Bay Link Mall
Nex Shopping Mall
Northpoint City
PLQ Mall
Tampines 1
Tiong Bahru Plaza
Waterway Point Shopping Centre
Westgate
This feature is brought to you by Dove & Playmade.
NOTE: Dove Cloud Foam Body Wash is NOT FOR CONSUMPTION. Please do not drink or eat the body wash.
I’m pretty new at Whisky, no doubt, but I always enjoy a good aromatic Scotch or some smooth Japanese single malt.
S.L.A.T.E. Bar. Image by Whisky Journey by The Whisky Store
It’s the most Whisk-derful time of the year
This holiday season, revel in an all-new whisky experience with Whisky Journey, Singapore’s first island-wide bar and restaurant whisky trail.
As a 10-day celebration of whisky culture and Singapore’s F&B scene, Whisky Journey will see 15 restaurants and bars partnering international whisky distilleries to offer unique tasting menus, whisky pairings and an around-the-world whisky tour for just $32.
To ensure that there is something for everyone – from first-time imbibers to connoisseurs – there will be signature serves, exclusive limited Whisky Journey inaugural bottlings and rare bottles for sale.
Cable Car 1890’s Saloon. Image by Whisky Journey by The Whisky Store
Whisky Journey is organised by The Whisky Store, one of the pioneers in the local whisky scene. The organisers had originally planned for Whisky Journey’s debut as a two-day weekend event in May. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event has since pivoted to a restaurant and bar trail that ensures Whisky Journey remains an inclusive, educational and celebratory whisky event.
Glen Scotia Distillery. Image by Whisky Journey by The Whisky Store
At the same time, the innovative concept hopes to reinvigorate the local F&B sector and bring the Singapore bar scene together while prioritising the safety of guests.
From 11-20 December, guests can visit FIFTEEN (15) restaurants and bars island-wide and have the opportunity to taste whiskies ranging from family-owned boutique distilleries to renowned international brands. Each venue will be paired with a whisky distillery and offer a tasting menu, samples of highly sought-after casks and rare bottles at wholesale prices.For a list of participating bars and distilleries, please scroll down to the end.
Wala Wala Café Bar. Image by Whisky Journey by The Whisky Store
Some of the listed bars and restaurants will also delight guests with unique whisky pairings. To truly celebrate whisky culture and ensure an enjoyable experience for all, restaurant and bar staff will be trained by the distilleries to share tasting insights and experiences.
This unique 10-day F&B extravaganza also hopes to offer a new way for guests to celebrate the holiday season with loved ones – through a unique travel experience one golden-hued dram at a time.
The Cooperage. Image by Whisky Journey by The Whisky Store
#SupportLocal Bars
The revamped Whisky Journey concept is also focused on supporting local F&B businesses, bars in particular, during these challenging times.
As a first-of-its-kind restaurant and bar trail, the organisers want to empower the F&B community with a differentiated and unique experience for the holiday season.
The Writing Club. Image by Whisky Journey by The Whisky Store
Through meaningful collaborations with international whisky distilleries, Whisky Journey also hopes to foster new collaborative opportunities for local establishments, allowing them to engage audiences with new whiskies and drinks, and provide a platform to elevate whisky appreciation in Singapore.
Distilling the Season
Be spoilt for choice with the wide range of rare whisky selections including exclusive inaugural Whisky Journey bottlings from brands such as Tomatin, Duncan Taylor, Glencadam, Inchmurrin and Glen Scotia. With ticket passes starting at an affordable price of $32, guests will journey through the different whisky regions and be treated to a free whisky tasting dram at each partner bar and restaurant. Need some nibbles? A delectable range of additional whisky tasters will be available from $2 onwards.
Whisky Journey will be carried out in accordance to existing government regulations with temperature screening and social distancing restrictions in place. To ensure that guests will have the opportunity to enjoy their free whisky drams, free pours will be extended beyond the event till 30 December 2020 at selected partner bars. Guests are also encouraged to make reservations before visiting each partner bar or restaurant as well.
Whisky Journey will be held from 11-20 December 2020 at various participating bars and restaurants across Singapore.
Early Ticket passes are available at $32, with passes priced at $45 each at the door. Pass holders will be entitled to a free Glencairn whisky glass, a Whisky Journey passport and a free 10ml tasting dram at each participating bar and restaurant. All guests will also have the opportunity to buy additional drams from only $2, access to industry experts, exclusive access to Whisky Journey bottlings, and many fringe activities.
Participating Distilleries:
Bunnahabhain
Cù Bòcan
Currach
Deanston
Duncan Taylor
Glencadam
Glen Scotia
Inchmoan
Inchmurrin
Kalak
Ledaig
Loch Lomond
Ornabrak
Paul John
The Lakes Distillery
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Tobermory
Tomatin
Tomintoul
Participating Bars and Restaurants:
Cable Car 1890’s Saloon
Copper
FOC
Jiu Zhuang
Joo Bar
Malts
Quaich Bar South Beach
Silvermalt
S L A T E.
The Cooperage
The Other Roof
The Writing Club
Tom Dick & Hillary’s
Wala Wala Café Bar
#WLJK
This feature is brought to you by Whisky Journey by The Whisky Store.
Editor’s note: As part of ongoing COVID-19 Safe Management Measures, your safety and health during your visit is important to the venues. You will be required to adhere to SMM actions such as SafeEntry, and social distancing. Stay safe, fellow otters!
Ring in the season with the perfect Yuletide celebration at Mandarin Orchard Singapore, featuring an array of Christmas roasts and signature delicacies available for takeaway, lavish dinner spreads at Triple Three, and a festive getaway package for two!
Can I just say that Mandarin Orchard’s Christmas offerings are one of the few things I look forward to every year-end?
Your presents is requested.
Making a comeback due to popular demand is the Sakura Chicken($108), oven-roasted and stuffed with an indulgent medley of Black Truffle, Quinoa, and Wild Rice. For something new, add the succulent Roasted Lamb Rollwith Thyme Jus to your list of must-have Christmas dinner centrepieces this year!
Image by Mandarin Orchard Singapore
Also available for the more health-conscious is the Baked Norwegian Salmon encased in Seafood and Chia Seed Mousseline, and served with mushroom sauce. Making for the perfect complement to this guilt-free dish is an assortment of seasonal vegetables.
Image by Mandarin Orchard Singapore
Next featuring the MVP: no feast is complete without Mandarin Orchard Singapore’s signature Premium Honey-glazed Boneless or Bone-in Gammon Ham, a timeless favourite prepared using an original recipe that remains a closely guarded secret since 1971.
Meat your best Christmas ever.
Innovative creations also make their way out of the Hotel’s Christmas kitchens this year, featuring a decadent line-up of yule log cakes that includes the highly popular Valrhona Delicious Dulcey, as well as new flavours such as Soursop and Lychee, Tropical Fruit and White Chocolate, and Raspberry Namelaka. The latter is not to be missed—made with chocolate dacquoise and feuilletine bars generously layered with raspberry jelly, chocolate mousse, and raspberry namelaka, then topped off with rich chocolate ganache.
Image by Mandarin Orchard Singapore
Deck The Halls
Christmas takeaway goodies by Mandarin Orchard Singapore are available from 23 November to 31 December 2020. For orders and enquiries, call +65 6831 6272/6320 or email festivedesk.orchard@meritushotels.com, or visit Coffee & Crust located on Level 5 from 11am to 8pm.
Download the 2020 Christmas Goodies Brochure here and the Christmas Order Form here.
Good Things Can Come In Threes
Want to dine in person instead?
Showstopping spreads at Mandarin Orchard Singapore’s Japanese-inspired international buffet restaurant, Triple Three, will showcase Christmas roasts such as the much-acclaimed Honey-glazed Gammon Ham, Roasted U.S. Turkey with Cranberry and Giblet Sauce, and Roasted Lamb Rack with Thyme Jus.
Other highlights of the buffet will include Pan-seared Foie Gras with Truffle Miso, Oven-baked Boston Lobster with Uni Sauce, Lobster Mentaiyaki, Freshly-shucked Oysters, and Assorted Seafood on Ice.
An elaborate array of Christmas desserts also awaits festive diners at Triple Three, with Christmas Pudding, Stollen, Fruitcake, Panettone, Yule Log Cakes, and Festive Cookies adding to the delectable selection of sweet treats.
Prices from Christmas Eve till New Year’s Day Start from $99++ for lunch ($33++ for children), and $128++ for dinner ($48++ for children). For festive dinner reservations and enquiries, call +65 6831 6288/6271 or email dine.orchard@meritushotels.com.
CHRISTMAS GETAWAY
Bask in the excitement of the Holiday Season right in the heart of bustling Orchard Road. Book the Hotel’s Christmas Getaway package and have a jolly holiday experience with friends and loved ones!
At $268++, enjoy a night’s stay for two inclusive of breakfast and set lunch at Chatterbox. The set lunch includes the legendary Mandarin Chicken Rice, Seafood Laksa, a side of rojak, two scoops of the signature Coconut Ice Cream, and two glasses of soft drinks.
Book the Christmas Getaway package direct on mandarinorchard.com.sg. Alternatively, call +65 6737 2200 or email resvn.orchard@meritushotels.com for booking assistance and enquiries.
This release is brought to you by Mandarin Orchard Singapore.
Editor’s note: As part of ongoing COVID-19 Safe Management Measures, your safety and health during your visit is important to the venue. You will be required to adhere to SMM actions such as SafeEntry, and social distancing. Stay safe, fellow otters!
Yeah, yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, that they didn’t stop to think if they should. –Ian Malcolm
… is what most people bear about themed cafes sometimes. But we definitely won’t say that about the Jurassic World Cafe that will be open to public from 6 November 2020 to 3 January 2021!
Jurassic World Cafe comes to Singapore
Be transported into Isla Nublar at ION Sky, with its breathtaking view all the way up at level 55 of ION Orchard. This immersive experience is suitable for families and fanatics alike with themed menu items and exclusive merchandise from the well-loved movie franchise, Jurassic World – which is set to release its highly anticipated third installment in June 2022.
So, Who’s Hungry?
The menu here is all themed to the movie franchise and is inspired by key elements, such “Volcano Curry” emulating lava from the active volcano in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the “Geologic Parfait” and “Lava Cookies”.
The Volcano Curry ($23) is a volcano made of rice and pulled pork curry liberally spread onto the plate like lava. To me, this is arguably the star (main) dish of the pop-up. It even comes with a postcard you can prop up for some Instagram moments.
Volcano Curry.
Postcard for the ‘gram.
The Jurassic World Burger ($28) is made of a huge bun generously holding a thick beef patty, bacon and mushrooms. Be warned, it might be considered a ‘safe’ option but it is by no means shy of serving size.
Jurassic World Burger.
Other mains include the Nasi Lemak with a cutout of the four Velociraptor siblings and Curly Fries on the side.
You can also get a cup of hot beverage, like a latte ($6) which comes with a concept latte design in the form of a dinosaur, or a Mosasaurus Soda ($8) for a minty, herby refreshing finish! There are also other choices like the Brachiosaurus Mint Pandan and Brachiosaurus Chendol (not pictured), but those are more instagrammable for sure.
The title of pièce de résistance however, definitely goes to their star dessert, the Fossil Excavation Cake ($16), which is a sponge cake with layers of vanilla, white chocolate mousse, which is ‘buried’ in yet another layer of chocolate and biscuit crumbs. So it feel like you’re digging up some millions-year old dinosaur bones. Diggy Diggy Hole ahead!
Fossil Excavation Cake, where you can be a dwarf and diggy diggy hole.
Christmas Tree-Rex
The cafe will run through the Christmas period, starting with a couple of Christmas menu specials, the Christmas Meat Platter ($25) and Cranberry Mint Chocolate ($9) available from today!
Cranberry Mint Chocolate. Image by 1-Group
Christmas Meat Platter. Image by 1-Group
There’s also a merchandise area where you (or the kids) can lay your/their hands on some sweet toys, and see the raptor lego sculpture right at the corner.
Last but not least, the cafe full of photospots set against the beautiful skyline viewable at ION Sky. The life-size figure of Blue, the beloved velociraptor, is also there for some good ol’gram shots!
Have tea with a Tea-Rex.
T is also for toys.
Welcome To Jurassic Park
Ian Malcolm: You will remember to wash your hands before you eat anything?
Due to the current social distancing precautions, reservations are highly encouraged. The cafe will be open daily from 11am to 10pm, and tables will be available for booking from 6 November 2020 onwards. To book your table, call +65 8028 1489 or write in to reservation@jurassicworldcafe.sg.
You can visit their website for more information as well.
And yes, we’ll remind Ian to thank John for a lovely weekend.
Now, we’re going back to our dino-snore.
Good night, Blue.
Jurassic World Cafe is brought to you by Universal Brand Development, 1-Group, venue partner ION Orchard and PARCO – a licensee of Jurassic World Cafe.
So recently they launched two new flavours, almost like a small celebration of being able to come out to enjoy good food again — the Yuzu Meringue Cake and Rose Raspberry.
The Rose Raspberry ($8/slice, $80 whole cake) is made with “Vanilla sponge on a raspberry puffed rice base with layers of rose Valrhona Ivoire 30% chocolate ganache and rose mousse with raspberry bits, coated with raspberry Chantilly cream and topped with fresh berries” Indeed there is a generous body to the cake, and a rather intense hint of the rose which initially made me guess it’s a bandung flavoured cake (Disclaimer: I went totally uninformed, and I was glad to have that mystery experience after all).
The Yuzu Meringue Cake ($8/slice, $80 whole cake) is a pleasant twist to the traditional lemon variant, with a more pronounced tang to contrast the cream. There’s also strong fruity, citrus notes that you don’t get with the lemon. Otherwise it’s a no-nonsense, straightforward piece of work.
Now personally, I always appreciate flavours that complement the kind of weather we have to endure here in Singapore. The two new flavours by LUNA certainly ticks those boxes with its refreshing flavours and generous mouthfeel, perfect for the local tastebuds!
Mandarin Orchard Singapore features an exquisite ensemble of classic and contemporary moonkeks mooncakes, specially handcrafted by the Hotel’s award-winning culinary team to celebrate the Mid-autumn Festival.
This is not my first time enjoying their signature offerings, but it’ll be my first having it delivered to my doorstep instead of enjoying them at an event. Fun fact: I held my wedding reception at the hotel too!
We both lost weight since then, I promise.
Mandarin Orchard Singapore’s Ensemble of Mooncakes
From 25 August to 1 October 2020, get yourself some two- or four-piece selections that are presented in a VERY BEAUTIFUL, lustrous blue gift box, embellished with a lattice-patterned crest and a customisable leather patch in rose gold. Touches of teal and delicate foil stamping accentuate the motifs of chrysanthemum blooms and dragonfly—symbolising good fortune, joy, and longevity.
Look at this box.No seriously.LOOK AT IT.
Leading this year’s curated assortment of mooncakes is the Double Yolk and White Lotus Paste Baked Mooncake. A perennial favourite, this traditional baked mooncake is filled creamy white lotus paste to contrast the two flavourful salted egg yolks at its centre.
A nod to the Cantonese classic, the signature Mixed Nuts and Jamón Ibérico Baked Mooncake remains a popular choice with its multi-textured filling that combines sweet and savoury with every bite (pretty interesting for those looking for something different than lotus paste). Those looking for a guilt-free option will find the Macadamia Nut and Low Sugar Paste Baked Mooncake a delicious, health-conscious treat. Adding variety to the lineup is the Japanese-inspired Azuki Red Bean Paste and Pine Nuts Baked Mooncake — sweet azuki red bean paste and crunchy pine nuts encased in delicate pastry.
Double Yolk and White Lotus Paste Baked Mooncake (top) and Mixed Nuts and Jamón Ibérico Baked Mooncake (bottom)
The Mandarin Collection($74 for 4pcs) is ideal for gifting, with each set comprising four assorted baked mooncakes—Mixed Nuts and Jamón Ibérico, Double Yolk and White Lotus Paste, Macadamia Nuts and Low Sugar White Lotus Paste, and Azuki Red Bean Paste and Pine Nuts.
Are you #snowskinfam? There’s also their range of pastel-hued mini snow skin creations including Lychee Martini and Chocolate, and Red Wine Cranberry Paste with Japanese Yuzu and Lemongrass. Filled with a creamy decadence, these delicate and refreshing mooncakes are sure to impress.
Although admittedly, Baked Mooncakes Best Mooncakes.
Snow Skin Selection by Mandarin Orchard Singapore.
Order Some Mooncakes
Mandarin Orchard Singapore’s 2020 Mid-autumn Collection from 25 August to 1 October at Coffee & Crust located on Level 5 of the Hotel. To order online, visit shop-orchard.meritushotels.com.
DBS/POSB card holders will be entitled to 30% discount until 1 September for early bird discount, and 25% thereafter. UOB and Citibank card holders will enjoy 20% discount until 1 September, and 15% thereafter.
