Fun cocktails with interesting flavour profiles are highlights at KL watering holes
Little Piece of Heaven with light rum, melon liqueur, lime, rosemary, kiwi and aquafaba at Blue.
BLUE
Level 51, EQ, Equatorial Plaza, Jalan Sultan Ismail, KL
Business hours: 5pm to 1am
Tel: 03-2789 7777
This bar offers one of the most dazzling panoramic views of the city skyline.
Visitors can watch the sunset as well as admire buildings such as the Kuala Lumpur Tower and the illuminated Petronas Twin Towers.
Selected bands perform indoors on Fridays, Saturdays and public holidays. VIP members can party on the upper deck.
An all-time favourite cocktail here is Smoked Negroni, consisting of Tanqueray gin, Campari, Cinzano 1757 Rosso vermouth, local spices, and hickory wood smoke.
Other signature cocktails include Little Piece of Heaven, made of light rum, melon liqueur, lime, rosemary, kiwi and aquafaba, as well as The Borneo Head-Hunter, a concoction of tequila, Strega, lime, kaffir lime, aquafaba and Sabah chilli tincture.
Signature White Russian, a mix of coffee liqueur, vodka and fresh milk, at The Cove.
THE COVE
Level 7M, Pavilion Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Bukit Bintang, KL
Business hours: 6pm to midnight
Tel: 03-2117 2888
High above the city streets, The Cove offers guests a good place to unwind.
Designed with three large private rooms seating up to 10 people, the bar with its rustic decor gives guests privacy while enjoying a night out.
They can indulge in a selection of international cocktails, beer packages and delectable bar snacks after a long day.
Among its signature cocktails are White Russian, which is a mix of coffee liqueur, vodka and fresh milk, as well as Gimlet, which has gin, fresh lime juice and syrup.
The bar also offers bottle packages for liquor and wine as well as beer by bottle packages daily.
A blend of gin and fruity ingredients in Vertigo’s signature Mount Genting cocktail.
VERTIGO
Level 59, Banyan Tree Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Conlay, KL
Business hours: 6pm to midnight
Tel: 03-2113 1888
One of the highest rooftop bars in the city, Vertigo has the Petronas Twin Towers, KL Tower, Tun Razak Exchange and Merdeka 118 in its landscape view.
Guests have their pick of international and signature cocktails.
Tuck into bar snacks inspired by countries in South-East Asia while listening to beats from the DJ’s turntable.
Signature cocktails include Fruity – a mix of vodka, grenadine syrup, orange-flavoured liqueur, lime juice, egg white and mixed berry syrup – and Mount Genting that is a blend of gin, dry vermouth, lime juice, lychee and raspberry syrup, and egg white.
Vertigo also offers bottle packages for liquor and wines.
Rum, Malibu rum and coconut cream pack a punch in Monkey Business at Ferria KL.
FERRIA KL
Westin Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Bukit Bintang, KL
Business hours: Noon to midnight
Tel: 010-303 1122
Ferria KL offers cocktails served in unique glassware and inspired by flavours and ingredients found in tropical rainforests.
Rum is the base for most of the cocktails while whiskey is used in others.
Tropical fruits like pineapple add citrusy and refreshing notes.
Signature cocktails include Monkey Business, which has a sweet, fruity and tropical taste from its combination of rum, Malibu rum and coconut cream.
For something more zesty, try Fun in the Wild made of gin, passionfruit and lime.
It is a well-balanced drink with a complex flavour profile.
