December 7, 2006

 

A belated Happy Thanksgiving to all.  Now that the shopping season is in full swing, I think we can pronounce that the holidays are the happiest time of the year!!!  I hope everyone takes this time to surround themselves with the people you most care about and give thanks for the past year and for the upcoming one.

 

After Tokyo, we headed off to Singapore to see Demigod of Tequila Devin K. and visit his operations: Wine Garage, Brewerkz and the amazing Cafe Iguana.  Obviously, if you need a tequila fix in Singapore, head over to River Road and sample some of Chef Dan's fine cuisine, great margies and a fine selection of 100% agave.  If you are in luck and you are nice, you may meet the legendary Johnnie Walker!  To quote Lisa Stansfield, "been around the world" and have met many who claimed to be able to drink but Johnny Walker claims nothing.  He does.  After drinking a copious amount of 100% agave Tequila with the ambassador of Mexico at Cafe Iguana, several of us then drank bottles of Patrón Añejo (thanks Michale!!), Siete Leguas Añejo, El Tesoro Añejo (you're welcome!) and JW's own Sol beers and some amazing cigars (thank you again Michale), a chosen few of us went out drinking. There, Johnny Walker had us consume 4 shots of Jaeger and San Miguel expresses.  Needless to say it was a strong performance.

 

Did I mention the amazing beer being brewed by Master brewer Scott and his assistint Kim.  Brewerkz makes amazing beer.  Thank you Scott and Kim for un unforgettable time .   Devin also took us to Sin Huat, a favorite of Anthony Bourdain.  Very solid.  However I think we will forever be in debt to Devin and Scott for taking us to the Shanghai dumpling place on Orchard road.  Mindblowing would be an understatement!  Thank you!!!

 

In Kualla Lumpur, we met up with Idris S. who lives in Frankfurt.  Back in Germany we were supposed to hang out with some serious folks from Malaysia but some people, believe it or not not me, missed thier flights!!!  Anyway in KL, we hooked up with some Datos and the amazing Ronnie C.  Ronnie is one of the most progressive and successful  bar operators in KL.  And fortunately for us, he just opened Mexique 52, KL's first tequila bar and Mexican restaurant.  He has a superstar chef from Houston by the name of Larry.  His food is strong and his passion is high.  Please check out Mezquite 52 next time you are in KL!  Thank you Larry and Ronnie!  

 

Hong Kong kicks ass.  It is that simple. Hong Kong has the best skyline in Asia, never sleeps nor powernaps!  Open 24/7.  Vibrant people, fun people.  Incredible food and shopping. Agave in Lan Kwai Fong and now Wanchai are the best Tequila bars in Asia.  Thanks to Sherman, Grant and Luis for making our stay amazing. The Star Ferry is the best public transport bargain on Earth!

 

Hey, please read our Tommy's Blue Agave Club section.  We finally updated our list and would like to replace every Blue Agave Card out there.  So if you have an old Tommy's Blue Agave card or Ph.D. card come in anytime and we will give you a replacement card and get you back up to speed!  Remember those cards never expire and are now worth $10!!!  So make a New Year's resolution to graduate from the most prestigious Tequila school on Earth!!!

 

Thanks to Henry and Dre of Green & Red London and the World Wide Cocktail Club for sending Cesar G. our way.  Jacques brought him to Tommy's and a few other places and then both of us took to several more. He said he enjoyed San Francisco and its vibrant cocktail culture.  Remember even though SF is tiny we easily hold our own with NYC!

 

Hopefully German Gonzalez will be able to visit us on the 17th, Sunday of December for a Chinaco Negro dinner. There will be only 25 place.   He just released Chinaco negro officially at Bacar on the 8th of November.  However it is yet to be available to the general public. Tommy's hopes to be the first place to make it available!  Our dinner will be similar to the one we had for Chinaco 30th anniversary.  Email Julio at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it if you would like to attend.  

 

Do not forget to buy your Tommy's Mix for all of your holiday parties!  Ciao, bellas & bellos!