first Indonesian CiGS champion and lands third for my first world stage? pretty rad 🥉🇮🇩 we’re a pragmatic team. the calculated risk & chance was based on how much work i wanted to put in. so thank you to my boys for always listening, checking-in, and being silly when the situation needs it. i really put my shoulder to the wheel for this and these boys have been my steadfast support a visual diary vol.2 part ii coming July + a vlog series on @hungrybirdcoffee’s Youtube 🔜

i never went into detail what went down during Milan WCiGS 2022. but preferring to keep things short & sweet i was competing with Dengue. how unfortunate! couldn’t try my cocktails, and the whole world kept going dark when i’m picking up tools from the trolley. i looked at my overtime ticking up & still thought i was OKAY 😩😂 anyway that was my major goal to fix joining CiGS again this year. and i’m so happy to get another shot. although this will come with a new set of challenges (my collarbone better be FUSED) i’m ready to take it on thank you @aksi_scai for organizing another smooth running event. shout out to the volunteers 👊 it was lovely to see some old & new faces. not forgetting all ICiGS judges for their strong livers 💪 and thank you for guiding this competition @chacha_tong @thephatuncle last 2 slides Dengue Shay in Milan 👹 thank you @ssgcoffeecompany for the shots 📸

WCiGS 2023 - PRELIM still recycling my national cocktails for hot & cold. not because i’m lazy yaw 🫵 i love these drinks! and i’ve served them @clubsoda_canggu too for some public validation (ahah) finally a set of coffee cocktails even non-coffee folks can appreciate. that’s how classic cocktails are born too; global appreciation. a drink you’d order visting any bar in the world and trust it would taste 👌 all coffee’s are from @chevas_coffee_estate. trusty Geisha Fresa for cold, and their classic washed sweet, clean Geisha Black Pearl. bringing a touch of Indonesia through @pithecantropusbali’s elegant outfits. hope for a good result to wear the second set tomorrow hihihi thanks @li.na.ta from Black Hand Gang for screen printing the 3D placemats. srry sh tty photo quality :( scroll for Taiwan adventures vol.ii

it’s common us competitors don’t have enough coffee or ingredients to share what was made on stage to the public but thanks to the coffee support from @chevas27 @chevas_coffee_estate, there was enough to share for all curious folks in Taiwan thank you @yu.hc @lian_420 @xeyes13 from @noon.taipei for the hospitality and space to share my coffee cocktails with your regulars - grateful for all the exchanges, and even feedback of the coffee & spirits served that night, cheers 🥃 still wore my supposed Finals outfit for this from @pithecanthropusbali ❤️

ICiGS 2023 - IRISH COFFEE this classic will remain a huge mental test for me. we’re expected to create something so basic, balanced, but taste amazing? like i’m gonna overthink it hey HAHAHAHA but it was a positive experience! meditative almost. my Irish Coffee was hella simple, because the more i complicated things the more i grew uncertain. the R&D for this made me confront that it’s a compulsory round for a reason, be realistic i used equal parts Teeling Small batch & Tullamore D.E.W for a traditional Irish Coffee direction with notes of Toffee, Butterscotch & Dried Fruit. inspired by @agarojewska, my sweetner was Okinawa brown sugar. discovering this sugar that doesn’t only give sweetness but acidity & savoriness, has made me appreciate simple sugars that come with complex processing and characteristics coffee is none other than @chevas_coffee_estate’s Geisha Fresa. i’m sure ya’ll have noticed by now that i’ve used this coffee for Spirit Bar, my Cold cocktail & now Irish Coffee. i believe in a consistently good coffee to work with. and this coffee delivered 💗🔑 used @westgoldnz fresh cream for my Irish Coffee – the closest to Double cream, unavailable in Indonesia. Love its silky texture & seamless blending with other ingredients, no distinct separate taste