K-Pour Chronicles – Episode 6: Nature, Craft & Welcome
Some bars you discover. Others you return to. I first visited Make Zero Bar in early 2025. It was a quiet night, but something about the place stayed with me...
K-Pour Chronicles – Episode 5: Creating new memories at Daegu
Some bars you visit once. Others linger with you quietly, long after the last sip. After the cosmopolitan buzz of Seoul, the sea-salted rhythm of Jeju, and the slow grace...
K-Pour Chronicles – Episode 4: Déjà Bu in Gyeongju
Some places you visit once. Others call you back. After the bright lights of Seoul and the salty air of Jeju, we returned to Gyeongju — the city that stayed...
K-Pour Chronicles – Episode 3: Jeju Moments
We swapped the clinking glasses and skyline shimmer of Seoul for sea breeze, wide skies, and winding island roads — the kind that ask you to slow down, even when...
K-Pour Chronicles – Episode 2: Three Ways a City Reveals Itself
The second day unfolded differently. Slower at first, then widening, then gently rising towards the night. Three bars again. Three distinct rooms. Three different ways Seoul speaks when approached without...
K-Pour Chronicles – Episode 1: The First Sips
The first night out couldn’t have been better. Golden autumn sun and Seoul feeling just right and familiar. Stéphanie and I were all smiles, happy to see each other again...
K-Pour Chronicles — Barstalker’s Notes from South Korea
It’s my second time in South Korea, and I still can’t quite believe I’m back within just a year. My first trip, back in February, left me stirred in more...
Returning to Budapest – A Sip at Bar Elysian where Sustainability Meets Cocktail Artistry
You know about my love stories with bars — and how they tend to pull me back to places that leave a mark. When I heard that Máté Szabó, whom...
Bratislava – The Hidden Gem of the Danube is becoming a Cosmopolitan Cocktail Culture
After my delicious adventure at Alma in Prague, I continued my journey to Bratislava. A comfortable four-hour train ride later, I arrived in a city that’s often overlooked but full...
From Platform to Pour | An Alcoholiday Through Central Europe
Every city has a story, and I uncover it – one bar at a time. To me, bars are not merely places to drink; they’re living rooms of the city,...
Sip by Sip | Taiwan’s Cocktail Culture: A Global Ascent
From quiet alleys in Tainan to speakeasies behind vending machines in Taichung and award-winning bars in Taipei, Taiwan’s cocktail scene has emerged as one of the most exciting in Asia—subtle,...
Sip by Sip | Taipei Nights and Creative Spirits
Taipei, Taiwan’s dynamic capital, is a city of contrasts that somehow coexist in perfect balance. Ancient temples sit quietly beside high-rise towers, night markets bustle just steps from Michelin-starred dining,...
