From 10th to 12th October, Southeast Asia’s brightest bartenders gathered in Tokyo for the first-ever Monkey Shoulder Ultimate Bartender Championship (UBC) Regional Finals: a high-energy showdown celebrating skill, creativity, and the pure craft of hospitality. From the first shake to the final pour, this wasn’t about smoke or spectacle, but about precision, rhythm, and heart: the “skills that pay the bills.” After months of national … Continue reading An Interview with Monkey Shoulder Ultimate Bartender Championship Regional finalists Yesaya Rotinsulu, Head Bartender at 8Souls Jazz Club, (Jakarta) and David Abalayan, Bar Manager at No Entry Cocktail Club, (Manila)