Ben the Bartender × The Art of Saké · Booth 14
The Art of Sake is proud to collaborate with Ben the Bartender to present a unique cocktail experience where premium Japanese Sake & Shochu meets modern mixology.
Discover expertly crafted sake cocktails that showcase the versatility of sake through refreshing, innovative flavours while celebrating the craftsmanship behind every pour.
Whether you're new to sake or a seasoned enthusiast, this collaboration offers a fresh way to experience Japanese sake, one cocktail at a time.
What’s sipping? Six cocktails you’re familiar with, a highball, a Martini, an Old Fashioned rebuilt from the sake up with koji spirits and umeshu doing the work no imported spirit gets to. How do they taste? That's the whole reason to come!!!
Experience Ben the Bartender × The Art of Saké · Booth 14, 25–26 July 2026, Tanjong Pagar Distripark.
Behind the Cocktail
Highball:
- 10ml Wakaze The Classic France
- 20ml Wakaze Barrel Sake - Brandy
- 60ml Soda
- Total Pour: 90ml
- Garnish: Lemon wheel
Umeshu Gin & Sonic:
- 15ml Sakari Shukugawa Craft Gin
- 15ml Nihonsakari Waka Mellow
- 30ml Indian Tonic Water
- 30ml Soda
- Total pour: 90ml
- Garnish: Lime wheel
Lychee Martini:
- 20ml Wakaze The Classic France
- 60ml Wakaze Ispahan
- 5ml Sakari Yuzu
- 5ml Lychee Syrup
- Total Pour: 90ml
- Garnish: Rosewater mist
Penicillin:
- 30ml Hanahato Kijoshu 8-Years
- 30ml Hachijo Nasakeshima Bakkan
- 15ml Sakari Gari
- 15ml Sakari Yuzu
- Total Pour: 90ml
- Garnish: Peated Whiskey Mist
Old Fashioned:
- 45ml Hanahato Kijoshu 8-Years
- 45ml Hachijo Nasakeshima Bakkan
- 1 bar spoon Demerara
- 1 dash each Aromatic & Orange Bitters
- Total Pour: 90ml
- Garnish: Orange disc
Pizza Martini:
- 45ml Lagoon SAKE Margherita Amber
- 45ml Toasted Dough, Tomato & Basil Whey water
- Total Pour: 90ml
- Garnish: 4 drops Extra Virgin Olive Oil
About Ben The Bartender:
Trained Across Every Kind of Bar:
Ben's career moved through the opening team at Employees Only Singapore, Bar Manager at Firangi Superstar, and Group Beverage Director at That's Proper Hospitality — overseeing Lucali BYGB, Corduroy Palace, and ETTA. Along the way, he became a national and Southeast Asian bartending champion. Ben The Bartender, founded in 2022, is where all of it converges.
Every Drink Built Like a Story:
Ben treats every cocktail like a story, not just a recipe — built in layers, from aroma to finish, with every ingredient earning its place. That instinct is what happens when craft cocktail technique meets sake: familiar notes reframed through unlikely pairings, forgotten flavours, and ingredients most bars wouldn't think to reach for.