Iron Balls Distillery & Bar

Iron Balls Bar (Phrom Phong), Sukhumvit Soi 45 AND Iron Balls Distillery & Bar, 18 Park Lane Building, Soi Sukhumvit 63 G Floor, Bangkok

With two bars, Australian native Ashley Sutton’s boldly-named Iron Balls is important for gin fans as a small Bangkok gin distillery producing its own 15 botanical, tropical fruit gin, the first distillery license granted in Thailand in three decades. The original Sukhumvit Distillery houses a bar, while the Phrom Phong location opened in 2018, maintaining their signature nautical steampunk vibe with hard-hat diving masks, distilling containers and gin bottles hanging from the ceiling, shimmering off chandelier and candles like being underwater when diving. Cocktails by Carson Quinn highlight their gin alongside other spirits, while their house G&T is garnished with pineapple and Thai basil. Gin drinks focus on local flavours, pairing gin with ingredients like coconut water or dragon fruit.