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We’re always on the hunt for a truly spectacular cocktail, so you can imagine our excitement when we heard that Employees Only is making a nostalgic return of sorts to our shores. Having closed its Hong Kong outpost in 2019, the legendary speakeasy brand is back for one single evening on May 21, as the team from Employees Only Singapore takes over the bar at Terrible Baby.
If you’ve never had the pleasure of dropping by their permanent home on Amoy Street, the award-winning Singapore outpost is a neo-speakeasy famous for its art deco interiors, hidden entrance tucked behind a fortune-teller’s lair, and an energetic, hospitality-first atmosphere centred around a curved main bar. Having earned consecutive slots on Asia’s 50 Best Bars list, Employees Only Singapore is known globally for putting on an absolute show behind the stick.
Leading the charge for the night in Hong Kong are principal bartender and bar manager William Melo Camcam, who recently scooped up the first runner-up at the Giffard West Cup, alongside bartender Darren Prasad. The duo will be serving up three custom creations throughout the evening, including the ‘Dilly, Don’t Dally’, a smooth, milk-washed gin cocktail blended with falernum, housemade chamomile cordial, botanical extracts, basil, lemon juice, and finished with a splash of Maison Perrier Forever Lemon.
Tequila fans can opt for ‘Nightshade’, which combines José Cuervo Blanco tequila with blueberry shrub, allspice dram, peach bitters, and Perrier sparkling water for a punchy balance of fruit and spice. Rounding out the menu is ‘Peachy Keen’, a light and floral number matching Tito’s vodka with elderflower, peach liqueur, lemon, and an Oolong tea-infused Baldoria Bianco vermouth.
If you fancy making a proper session out of it, a curated tasting package is available online via Eventbrite for $320 per person, which lets you sample all three of these signature serves. The takeover kicks off at 7pm and will run until the drinks are completely sold out, so make sure you get in early – we’ll see you there.
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