Star of Bombay At Tujo With Mitchell Lam

Apologies to the organisers for this very belated post.

Sometime ago, we were invited to this event.  Now, because of my age, I have selective hearing and reading, and I only remembered seeing Mitchell Lum aka Kai, Bacardi Brand Ambassador, so I actually rolled up to Tujo expecting Bacardi.

Bombay Sapphire used to the THE gin in my younger days, the blue bottle gave it that classy look, compared with the pedestrian Gordon's and Beefeater of its time.  Now of course the market is inundated with all kinds of gin.  Nevertheless the brand is nostalgic, and it was also my first time trying the Star of Bombay.

Bombay Collins, which is obviously inspired by Tom Collins, was a spritzy refreshing cocktail, well, you can't really go wrong with basically gin, lemon juice and soda.  And syrup of course.  RM30

The STARITini, close cousin of the MARTini, also very drinkable.  Consisting Star of Bombay, Noilly Prat Vermouth, and Olive.  RM30

The Rowling, Star of Bombay, Cinnamon Stick and Orange Twist.  RM25.

What I liked about them were they were not overly sweet, and all very zesty.

A little info about the man of the hour, Mitchell Lum. 

MITCHELL ‘KAI’ LUM
BACARDI Brand Ambassador – South-East Asia

Mitchell Lum (aka ‘Kai’)  basically hails from Hawaii, (how exotic is that), bartending first from the basement of his family home in Honolulu and eventually ending up in Thailand, where he spearheaded the opening of 4 bars for a few hotels in a span of two years.  He won Top 8 spot worldwide when representing Thailand in the Bacardi Legacy Global Cocktail Competition 2016, and was  offered the role of Brand Ambassador (Thailand/Philippines/Vietnam) to lead their advocacy and training programs.

Anyway, now that he's based in the region, hopefully we will find him teaching workshops or slinging cocktails in KL again soon.