Liberation

Piman 49, Soi Sukhumvit 49, Bangkok 10110

A newcomer at the end of 2018 hidden above Paint Bar, Liberation’s swank wood paneling, navy banquettes and dressed up bartenders may look like “just another speakeasy” but they deliver some of Bangkok’s more advanced cocktails from Suwincha “Chacha” Singsuwan, Kitibordee “Gov” Chortubtim and Krit “Joey” Prakobdee, the crew behind Bangkok’s Rabbit Hole and Canvas bars. While equipment like a rotary evaporator (rotovap) has long been typical in the world’s most experimental bars, it’s a rarity in Bangkok. Liberation’s team plays with machines and ingredients to intriguing effect, in drinks like Chocolate Factory, combining cacao butter-washed gin and pisco, vermouth and white cacao. They also go eco-friendly, utilising “waste and discarded products” in the Plot-Twist section of the menu.