Diageo Reserve develops spirits cocktail kits
COSMOPOLITAN drinking used to mean heading out after work or during the weekend to a favorite cocktail bar, or a fine dining restaurant. But as the pandemic has everyone staying home, nights out have become few and far between. Diageo Reserve, the luxury portfolio including spirits such as Johnnie Walker, Tanqueray, and Ketel One, is bringing some of those elevated drinks home. Diageo Reserve and World Class — which are behind the World Class Bartender of the Year Competition — partner with Boozy.ph to offer the World Class Spirits Cocktail Kits. These specially curated kits come in four variants, all crafted by Diageo Philippines Brand Ambassador Rian Asiddao, and past Diageo Reserve World Class Philippine Bartenders of the Year David Abalayan (2019) and Lester Ligon (2018), to make sure that each kit delivers the most satisfying cocktails. The four kits are: the Johnnie Walker Black Label Highball Collection (P1,399), developed by Asiddao, containing Johnnie Walker Black Label (1 liter), Monin Caramel Syrup, and Sprite, and recipe cards to make three cocktails — a Johnnie & Lime, a Johnnie Caramel Highball, Caramel Whisky Sour; the Johnnie Walker Double Black Highball Collection (P2,099), containing a bottle of Johnnie Walker Double Black (1 liter), Monin Caramel Syrup, and Schweppes Tonic Water and a recipe card for making a Johnnie & Tonic, a Caramel & Tonic Highball, or a Smoky Caramel Old Fashioned; The Tanqueray & Tonic Sunset Kit (P1,099), developed by Abalayan featuring Tanqueray London Dry Gin, Monin Vanilla Syrup, and Schweppes Tonic Water and a recipe card for making a T&T (Tanqueray & Tonic), a Vanilla T&T, and a Tanqueray Vanilla Gimlet; and the Marvelous Ketel One Cocktail Set (P1,399), developed by Lester Ligon featuring Ketel One Vodka, Monin Almond Syrup, and Sprite, plus a recipe card for making a Ketel One Highbal, a Ketel One Almond Caipiroska, and a Black Russian Twist. The World Class Spirits Cocktail Kits, available for a limited time only at Boozy.ph (https://boozy.ph/collections/diageo-world-class-kits).
Jollibee releases new rewards card
JOLLIBEE has just launched its new Joy Rewards loyalty card, which offers exclusive promos aside from earning of points. The Joy Rewards card also lets the user earn points when they purchase food from participating stores of other brands like Chowking, Greenwich, Mang Inasal, and Red Ribbon. Every P50 spent earns a point that, when collected, can be used to purchase more food. Earn points as well when loading gas at participating Caltex stations. New members are entitled to a welcome gift of a free Jolly Spaghetti with a minimum purchase of P300 using the card upon card registration. Customers can use the Joy Rewards card for cashless transactions — they can top-up their cards at Jollibee stores and use it to pay for their food purchases for dine-in, take-out, drive-through transactions. The new Joy Rewards Cards is available in all participating Jollibee stores for P100. The customer can register for the card in two ways — via the website at www.happyplus.com.ph or via SMS.
Spam unveils food truck
THE SPAM Food Truck is back making the rounds, this time with a new menu that takes classic comfort food recipes to another level. Those who regularly visit Capitol Commons, Ortigas East, and Greenhills will soon have a taste of the Spam Rice Ball — a five-ingredient, three-step Spam Classic recipe — along with the Spam Creamy Spicy Musubi, Spam Cheeseburger, Spam Salpicao, Spamdesal Queso Blanco, Spam Takoyaki Bao, and an off-menu dish — Spam Kimchi Bao. The Spam brand collaborated with chef RJ Ramos, co-owner of neo-Filipino bistro Lampara, on the dishes, which are made with Spam Classic, Spam Lite, and Spam Less Sodium. Filipinos first got a sneak peek at one of the Spam Comfort Food menu items when the #SPAMRiceBallChallenge launched earlier this month on social media. Mall goers, grocery shoppers, and passerbys got a taste of the reinvented dishes from the comfort food-themed Spam Food Truck in ArcoVia from June 17-20. The Spam Food Truck will be coming to Capitol Commons from June 25-27, Ortigas East from July 2-4, and Greenhills from July 9-11.
‘Frozen Weekends’ at Robinsons Place Manila
ROBINSONS Place Manila is the place to chill with its Frozen Weekends until July 4. Done in partnership with Manila City Bureau’s Manila Restaurant Week, mall patrons can look forward to chilled food and beverages such as ice creams, gelatos, frappes, popular coolers from Tiger Sugar and Coffee Bean, and frozen ready-to-cook meats. Mall restaurants like Max’s, SNR, Mesa, Gerry’s Grill, Cabalen, Manam, Ramen Nagi, Yellow Cab, Pancake House, Chowking and Bonchon are on board too, with their latest promo and store offerings. Plus, Robinsons Place Manila has a sweet treat on June 26-27 and July 3-4: with a minimum purchase of P1,000, shoppers can avail of a free ice cream.
Red Ribbon opens online store and ReGALO e-Gift Card
RED Ribbon has two new ordering services: its new online store and new ReGALO e-gift cards. Through the new Red Ribbon Online Store redribbononline.com, customers can: order cakes and pastries from home for either delivery or pick-up on the same day or up to seven days in advance (delivery services are available in select stores in Metro Manila, Montalban, Canlubang, Imus, Silang, Trece Martires, Baliuag, Olongapo City, Cebu City, and Davao City, but ordering for pick-up is available in all stores nationwide); go cashless as the online store accepts online payment via Visa, Mastercard, JCB, and PayMaya; and exclusive deal. Meanwhile, the new Red Ribbon ReGALO eGift Card is an electronic gift card that is redeemable in all Red Ribbon stores nationwide. The eGift – which is available both in the Online Store and in Messenger — comes in the form of a redeemable code through SMS and/or e-mail which can be forwarded to one’s chosen recipient. When ordering through Messenger, one also has the option to customize each purchase by choosing from any of the design templates and by adding personalized message. The Red Ribbon eGift cards now come with a special discount. Get up to P100 off on all eGift Cards until June 30. Redemption of these discounted e-Gift Cards will be valid through Sept. 30. Visit redribbononline.com, or chat with RIA on messenger (m.me/redribbonbakeshop) for details. Orders can also be made through the Red Ribbon delivery hotline #87777 or order through Grab Food and Food Panda. For more information and the complete list of Red Ribbon stores, visit https://stores.jfc.com.ph/redribbon.php.
ShopeePay ₱1 Deals on comfort food
TREAT yourself to comfort food and satisfy your cravings with ShopeePay ₱1 Deals. Users can now purchase ShopeePay ₱1 Deals on Shopee and redeem discounts when they pay at Shopee’s partner merchants via in-store QR codes using ShopeePay. To avail of the promo, purchase the discount or cashback voucher on Shopee, pay via QR code in-store, and select which voucher to use before payment confirmation. Check out these ShopeePay ₱1 Deals, which give users a ₱30 discount at the following restaurants for no minimum spend: milk tea from Tiger Sugar, Dark Chocolate Frappe from Coffee Project, fries from Potato Corner, and chicken wings from the Wingman restaurant. For more information and the complete list of ShopeePay ₱1 Deals and partner merchants, including Puregold, Seaoil, Kuya J, and more, visit https://shopee.ph/m/deals-near-me.