{"id":20787,"date":"2025-12-17T18:29:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T10:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=20787"},"modified":"2025-12-17T18:29:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T10:29:36","slug":"crazy-cocktail-menu-at-macau-bar-honours-bartenders-travels-in-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=20787","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Crazy cocktail menu\u2019 at Macau bar honours bartender\u2019s travels in Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">How does a Scottish bartender with a strong aversion to menus craft an extensive cocktail list for the flagship bar at one of Asia\u2019s largest luxury hotels?<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">By thinking outside the box \u2013 in this case, the jewellery-box-like space that is Wing Lei Bar at Wynn Palace in Cotai, Macau.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The bar, which is adorned with mirror panels, emerald-green curtains and gold accents, sets the expectation of offering a classic five-star hotel bar experience.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">But the man behind it is determined to turn the concept into something unique.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-0 e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The interior of Wing Lei Bar. Photo: Wing Lei Bar\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2025\/12\/17\/41991b64-808c-473f-9bf6-218ed74f2158_f00938d2.jpg\" title=\"The interior of Wing Lei Bar. Photo: Wing Lei Bar\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1ixmelf e1gf69pb1\">The interior of Wing Lei Bar. Photo: Wing Lei Bar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Mark Lloyd is an industry veteran who has spent the past 15 years working and travelling across Asia, including 10 years bartending at J. Boroski, a speakeasy concept in Bangkok that was known for not having a menu. 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