What would Gardens By The Bay’s Supertrees or Raffles Hotel look like as cocktails? The spirits brand Bombay Sapphire issued a fun challenge to several top bartenders in Singapore this year. Their task? Create a drink inspired by one of Singapore’s famous landmarks. The drinks were then photographed by F&B photographer Wei Ping and presented alongside visuals of the landmarks captured by urban photographer Lee Yik Keat.
This is all part of Bombay Sapphire’s ‘Saw This Made This’ campaign, which encourages creativity and an appreciation for the things that surround us daily, including our built environment. Running with this vision are eight bartenders from celebrated bars The Elephant Room, Analogue Initiative, Sago House, Stay Gold Flamingo, Writers Bar, Employees Only, Nutmeg & Clove, and ATLAS.
From the modern Indian cocktail bar The Elephant Room, bartender Jimmy Kok delivers a stunning reimagination of the ArtScience Museum in the gin-based tipple Flowing Still. The drink captures all the salient architectural elements of the museum, including its ten sculptural extensions and the tranquil lotus pond surrounding the building.
Sustainable drinking hole Analogue Initiative presents a regal deep purple cocktail reminiscent of the towering supertrees in Gardens By The Bay, complete with an intricate lattice sheet and floral elements. Another interesting concoction is The 1979, a vibrant, nostalgic cocktail by Sago House which takes inspiration from the iconic Toa Payoh dragon playground. Meanwhile, Stay Gold Flamingo, Nutmeg & Clove, Employees Only, Writers Bar and ATLAS will be presenting drinks inspired by the Singapore Flyer, Esplanade, Merlion, Raffles Hotel, and Park View respectively.
This cocktail campaign is part of Bombay Sapphire’s global ‘Saw This Made This’ initiative which launched in October 2022 under the creative direction of film director Baz Luhrmann, who has cult classic films like The Great Gatsby, Romeo and Juliet, and Moulin Rouge under his belt. The eight special cocktails will be available for a limited time of three months at their respective bars, except for Flight of Nostalgia by ATLAS, which will only be available till the end of July.
Find out more about the ‘Saw This Made This’ campaign here.
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