Niner Ichi Nana is one (of the many) restaurants that Erwan Heussaff owns. Erwan is known for his blog, The Fat Kid Inside and also the beau of famous celebrity, Anne Curtis. Erwan usess a hands-on in terms of managing his restaurants. And Niner Ichi Nana turned out to be an interesting cocktail bar with a wide array of unique ingredients.

What caught my eyes were the bottles perfectly lined in their shelves. Most of the labels they have are new to me and the jars reminded me of the stuff that often preserved in the provinces(lambanog, preserved with fruits and exotic animals)

A combination of different types of bitters, unique ingredients like dried (hydrogenized) fruits, herbs, flowers and barks will welcome you at the bar. All liquor base are top shelf so they'll be crafting your drinks based on the best liquors available.

Last October 16, I was able to try the Craft Series: Pulutan. We were served a combination of "panulak" and "pambara" that resembles to what the people are accustom to every "inuman" session.

Tipple and Slaw recently opened at the Forum, BGC near The Fort Strip. It serves artisan and unique sandwiches, placing all ingredients you can imagine between those two slices of thick bread.

Here's some of the things we tried that night:

Appetizers