The World’s Best Bourbon—According To The 2023 Singapore World Spirits Competition

Over the past decade Singapore has seen its stature skyrocket to the summit of the global cocktail scene. For years, if you were talking about drinks, the city-state was associated only with the cloyingly sweet Sling that bears its name. A popular tipple, to be sure, from an iconic location: the Long Bar at the legendary Raffles Hotel. But this was the only game in town, and it’s not as if this was the most sophisticated of alcoholic preparations.

Fast forward to today, and Singapore is home to dozens of world-class drink venues, many of which feature prominently on the list of World’s 50 Best. The annual competition is actually being hosted here in the city this month, marking its first foray outside of Europe.