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The classics haven’t. 14 AUG 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69973101ed2c152d42e7a8a4/a9b74413-6475-4075-9260-b9360304ef37/6_What+Are+You+Supposed+to+Drink+with+All+This_Hero.png All perspectives DRINK What are you supposed to drink with all this? 20 AUG 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69973101ed2c152d42e7a8a4/a7eb9d5c-5023-45c2-afc5-3f44aa893ef2/7_The+City+Eats+Late_Thumbnail.png All perspectives PLACES The City Eats Late 20 AUG 2026 https://theorientalistspirits.com/food-perspectives daily 0.75 2026-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69973101ed2c152d42e7a8a4/f022836a-4d27-4baa-98ca-a597914d1983/Homepage_Perspectives_04.png Food perspectives FOOD Fifty Cents a Bunch 120AUG 2026 https://theorientalistspirits.com/drink-perspectives daily 0.75 2026-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69973101ed2c152d42e7a8a4/e08a47eb-d766-48e6-b247-c2e27a978bfc/2_Money+You+Can+Drink_Thumbnail.png Drink perspectives DRINK Money You can Drink 20 AUG 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69973101ed2c152d42e7a8a4/1788349632175-LF5QR4ZCT8AM5ZZNU7QQ/5_The+Flavours+have+Changed_Thumb.png Drink perspectives DRINK The flavours have changed. 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In that setting, buah keluak stops functioning as a reference and starts functioning simply as flavour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69973101ed2c152d42e7a8a4/1788349443332-BUPKEEZT9DOZJZH7SCTI/5_The+Flavours+have+Changed_Thumb.png Articles - Nobody is Explaining Anymore DRINK The Flavours have Changed. The Classics haven’t. 14 AUG 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69973101ed2c152d42e7a8a4/1788349443350-QH4OXP0M7G3V4XR6G40O/6_What+Are+You+Supposed+to+Drink+with+All+This_Thumb.png Articles - Nobody is Explaining Anymore DRINK What are you supposed to drink with all this? 20 AUG 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69973101ed2c152d42e7a8a4/1788349443357-L0MBMTX2R7K0TACO95PO/7_The+City+Eats+Late_Thumb.png Articles - Nobody is Explaining Anymore DRINK The City Eats Late 2 SEP 2026 https://theorientalistspirits.com/articles/a-note-on-perspectives monthly 0.5 2026-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69973101ed2c152d42e7a8a4/1787273987042-H0LDIYO46J9HAOJDQ5NB/2_TopFold.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69973101ed2c152d42e7a8a4/4cc90b74-35d6-453b-beee-a8311d412616/0_Notes+on+Perspectives_Sup+1.png Articles - A Note on Perspectives Perspectives looks beyond fleeting trends and static ideas of heritage, focusing instead on the people shaping contemporary Asian culture as it is lived today. By staying specific and following the connections between places, practices and ideas, it aims to tell stories that feel grounded rather than generalized. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69973101ed2c152d42e7a8a4/ce8a01a7-1134-4f57-8641-48fe9b0bce6e/5_The+Flavours+have+Changed_Thumb.png Articles - A Note on Perspectives DRINK The Flavours have Changed. The Classics haven’t. 14 AUG 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69973101ed2c152d42e7a8a4/6ef590ec-760c-4d0f-b57d-29b41c21368f/6_What+Are+You+Supposed+to+Drink+with+All+This_Thumb.png Articles - A Note on Perspectives DRINK What are you supposed to drink with all this? 20 AUG 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69973101ed2c152d42e7a8a4/db5dac4a-c6c1-4c75-9476-58094c17ab1a/7_The+City+Eats+Late_Thumb.png Articles - A Note on Perspectives DRINK The City Eats Late 2 SEP 2026 https://theorientalistspirits.com/articles/money-you-can-drink monthly 0.5 2026-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69973101ed2c152d42e7a8a4/bbc43bcc-3f85-46eb-b136-55041de95076/2_Money+You+Can+Drink_Hero.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69973101ed2c152d42e7a8a4/41b09e57-e63c-4e42-adf9-37d832af26de/2_Money+You+Can+Drink_Image+1.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69973101ed2c152d42e7a8a4/11248297-52d3-4f53-a938-b5d258363d73/2_Money+You+Can+Drink_Sup+1.png Articles - Money You Can Drink Long before tea became a global commodity, it already operated as infrastructure: a drink, a currency, a trade good and a political instrument. Its history in Asia shows how something ordinary can become embedded in systems of exchange, survival and state power. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69973101ed2c152d42e7a8a4/f5d1149a-f41b-4f52-9683-da85ced1fb9a/2_Money+You+Can+Drink_Sup+2.png Articles - Money You Can Drink When Europe entered the tea economy, the story shifted from regional exchange to global imbalance, empire and speculation. What began as a practical commodity eventually became both an industrial product and a collectible asset, while the older culture of provenance, ageing and regional distinction continued alongside it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69973101ed2c152d42e7a8a4/1788349465714-FU2TZGR0I23UTJ8Z94E7/5_The+Flavours+have+Changed_Thumb.png Articles - Money You Can Drink DRINK The Flavours have Changed. 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Across India, China, Korea and Japan, value increasingly comes from confidence in a distinct point of view rather than borrowed prestige. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69973101ed2c152d42e7a8a4/3bc544b7-b182-4b69-8986-186f1aaee1c7/4_Asia+Doesnt+Need+Another+LV_Sup+2.png Articles - Asia doesn't need another Louis Vuitton As luxury shifts toward provenance, originality and place, Asian origin becomes part of the value rather than something to disguise. The strongest brands are not reproducing European luxury, but building desire around what could only have come from their own geography, materials and culture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69973101ed2c152d42e7a8a4/1788349515430-GRKFU04CXPJ9ZIQKHGQN/5_The+Flavours+have+Changed_Thumb.png Articles - Asia doesn't need another Louis Vuitton DRINK The Flavours have Changed. 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The Classics haven't. - A Daiquiri in name, but proof of how far the cocktail pantry has travelled. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69973101ed2c152d42e7a8a4/1787895643778-Y1N8ZU0AAI2HJU649W74/5_The+Flavours+have+Changed_Image+2.png Articles - The Flavours have Changed. The Classics haven't. - A frozen whisper of tea and spirit, silky, aromatic, and quietly bold. Tea and shiso bring Asian flavours into the familiar frame of the Martini. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69973101ed2c152d42e7a8a4/3e654614-2119-4fa1-829b-1f37b09edb89/5_The+Flavours+have+Changed_Sup+1.png Articles - The Flavours have Changed. The Classics haven't. Asian ingredients are reshaping the modern cocktail pantry, even as many drinks still rely on the names and structures of an older Western canon. 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