Cocktails Inspired by Ernest Hemingway at The Old Man
Jun 27, 2019
MONIN, the world's number one selling syrup brand, is proud to announce its partnership with Agung Prabowo of ranking #1 on the prestigious Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2019 list ‘The Old Man’ on this year's edition of Sydney Bar Week as a part of their “Bartending as an Art” series of inspirational bar influencers.
The Old Man
Led by three of Hong Kong’s cocktail and bar forerunners and “old men” Agung Prabowo, James Tamang and Roman Ghale, The Old Man has taken the cocktail scene by storm with innovative drinks and a unique approach to mixology. After opening its doors in August 2017, the Ernest Hemingway-inspired speakeasy made waves by ranking #5 on Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2018 as the Highest New Entry, #10 on the list of World’s 50 Best Bars 2018, as well as being crowned the winner of T. Dining Awards’ Best Cocktails 2018 category. This year, The Old Man returns to the regional stage in flying colors, ranking #1 on the prestigious Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2019 list. Agung’s latest child The Sea by The Old Man was made possible with the success of The Old Man HK & Singapore.
Cocktails Inspired by Ernest Hemingway at The Old Man
Located in a discreet corner of the trendy SoHo district, The Old Man sweeps Hemingway fans and cocktail connoisseurs into a world tailored to the beautifully complex mind of the iconic writer. With a name, drinks menu and overall concept paying tribute to Ernest Hemingway’s Pulitzer Prize winning fictional work, The Old Man and the Sea, Agung Prabowo and his team have concocted some truly inventive cocktails with an Asian touch. The cocktail menu by Prabowo delivers fascinating backgrounds on the various drinks, their ingredients, their histories and the characters – real and fictional – associated with them.
The “Best of the Old Man”offers a unique take on Hemingway’s oeuvre that showcases the tastes, smells and colors of the cocktails he enjoyed and placed so prominently in his stories. A Moveable Feast #1964uses a rotary evaporator to extract elements of the sea, taking memorable aromas of the sea and concentrating them into liquid form. Paying homage to a Hemingway book set in the idyllic south of France in 1927, Garden of Eden #1985infuses rotovap honeydew rye whiskey with goat’s milk bourbon, caramelized sauterne, cordial and orange-phosphate bitter.In Our Time #1924is a collection of short stories and vignettes chronicling the years before and after World War I that rocketed Hemingway to fame. For this, Prabowo has put together an eclectic combination of ingredients, such as clarified banana ghee and celery, salted tequila and spiced banana skin tincture.
Under “Not Hemingway’s Favorites”, Prabowo has created two new non-alcoholic cocktails that wouldn’t exactly be the famous writer’s first choice.
MONIN ‘BARTENDING AS AN ART’ series – 2019 Masterclass by Agung Prabowo
“We, at MONIN, are very proud to welcome such an inspiring man, bartender and entrepreneur during this event which gathers the ‘crème de la crème’ of the Australian and world bartenders,” says Tomas Vikario, MONIN Business Development Director Asia Pacific.
“During this 2-hour session, get the privilege to meet Agung Prabowo who will share his success story, his inspiration and love behind the modern bartending, Asian and global cocktail culture. Take this opportunity to learn more about his famous Ernest Hemingway inspired menu, modern bartending techniques and sample some of his world-famous ‘The Old Man’ recipes but most of all be inspired by Agung’s simple and authentic approach of being a humble bartender,” adds Nathan James, MONIN marketing manager at Stuart Alexander & Co.
MONIN team is honored that Agung Prabowo will be visiting Sydney and share the passion of bartending with us. Do not miss the chance to witness the global trends as Agung inspires league of new upcoming bartenders in their daily operations and to ask all the questions you have always wanted to ask about booming Asian bar scene & craft cocktail culture and enjoy cocktails served up by one of the best and most awarded Asian bartenders.
WHAT: ‘Bartending as an art’ series – 2019 Masterclass by Agung Prabowo.
WHERE: TBC, Sydney
WHEN: Tuesday 17thof September 2019 from 3pm to 5pm
