{"id":13208,"date":"2025-11-20T23:22:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T15:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=13208"},"modified":"2025-11-20T23:22:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T15:22:49","slug":"drink-in-focus-like-minded-creatures-at-the-old-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=13208","title":{"rendered":"Drink in Focus: Like-Minded Creatures at The Old Man"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Much like the way words on a page can evoke scenery, character and emotion, the Ernest Hemingway-inspired concept at The Old Man sought to do so with its recently released seventh menu, titled Relations, and through drinks like the Like-Minded Creatures.<\/p>\n

Also quite like Hemingway\u2019s brusque but otherwise detailed and hyper-focused prose, the Like-Minded Creatures aims to evoke an extremely specific experience in nature. \u201cThe Like-Minded Creatures started with a simple idea [of] capturing the feeling of walking through a forest in the early morning \u2013 the damp earth, fresh greenery and that quiet calm before the day begins,\u201d says Nikita Matveev, director of operations at The Old Man. \u201cThat atmosphere became the backbone of the drink.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since its founding in 2017, The Old Man has been known for its use of cutting-edge equipment like rotovaps and centrifuges to bring obscure ingredients and colours to life (see The Sun Also Rises \u2013 the cocktail, not the Hemingway novel). To push this even further, the team honed in on four meticulously chosen and prepared ingredients \u2013 patchouli and moss redistilled El Tequile\u00f1o Blanco, Muyu Vetiver Gris liqueur, a home-made pear and aloe cordial, and cold brewed Kukicha.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPatchouli and moss bring a naturally earthy, perfume-like quality that we couldn\u2019t get from more common ingredients,\u201d Matveev explains. \u201cRedistilling gives us purity \u2013 lifting the aroma without the weight or muddiness those botanicals usually carry. It\u2019s a way to take something unconventional and make it elegant and drinkable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Patchouli seems to be the key ingredient here \u2013 it\u2019s an herb with small purple flowers that\u2019s native to Southeast Asia. Its essential oils are often extracted for perfumes, incense and insect repellent; the flower is sometimes dried and used in the herbal teas of Indonesian or Chinese traditional medicine<\/span>.<\/div>\n
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The Like-Minded Creatures cocktail from The Old Man\u2019s seventh menu, Relations. Photo: Handout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cPatchouli has this deep, green, slightly mysterious character that fits the mood of the drink perfectly,\u201d says Matveev. \u201cWe explored roots and herbs like vetiver, lemon balm, frankincense and moss, but patchouli gave us the exact balance of earthiness and aromatic lift we were searching for.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kukicha was chosen to complement those notes without compromising the distillate\u2019s profile. \u201cKukicha is gentle and quietly green,\u201d Matveev says. \u201cIt adds structure without overpowering the patchouli, vetiver or moss. Hojicha<\/span> and Genmaicha have roasted notes that would take the drink in a completely different direction; Kukicha keeps it fresh and clean.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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