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Whisky Tasting Flight at Ponti’s Rye Tasting Room

March 26, 2015 by Richard 4 Comments

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Rye Tasting Room Ponti Makati

I know less than nothing about whisky except for some foreign sounding names likes Yamazaki, Glenlivet and what not. So I had no idea what I was in for when I had a sneak preview of Rye Tasting Room at Il Ponticello. It occupies what used to be the lounge area of Il Ponticello. Rye Tasting Room is geared towards single malt whisky, a passion for it’s partners but other spirits will also be featured.

Rye Tasting Room Ponti Makati Skillet Fries

We started the night off with some of their bar chow like this sexy Skillet Fries. French fries topped with meat chili, spicy hot jalapeño peppers and a heap of cheese sauce.

Rye Tasting Room Ponti Makati Seared Spice Tuna Loin

For a lighter but equally enticing appetizer,  Seared Spice Tuna Loin (P490). Perfectly pink tuna with a thin, lightly seared and crusted outside.

Rye Tasting Room Ponti Makati Gambas

The Gambas (P460) at Rye are not your ordinary sweet morsels, they are big and plump pieces of prawns.

Rye Tasting Room Ponti Makati Dry Cured Bacon Slab

The appetizer that drew the most raves was of no surprise at all, the Dry Cured Bacon Slab (P420). The slab had the perfect ration of fat to meat and is served with mustard and caramelized onions on the side.

Rye Tasting Room Ponti Makati Whisky

We went through a little whisky appreciation class led by Single Malt Enthusiast Aids Tecson. I gained some knowledge on whisky and the different tastes and flavors that might be derived from them like notes and finish which sounded very similar to coffee to me.

Rye Tasting Room Il Ponticello Makati Glenlivet

Photo credit – Spanky Enriquez

Rye Tasting Room Ponti Makati Glenvilet Flight

We were given this tasting board with 4 shots of Glenlivet Whisky in different ages from young to old (12, 15, 18, 21). I tried a little of each and except for the color, I could hardly taste the difference. Irene who is more inclined to alcohol loved the 21 year old Glenlivet.

Rye Tasting Room will be holding more whisky tasting with different themes in the future from novice to expert level.

Rye Tasting Room Ponti Makati Porchetta Cubano

After the whisky tasting intermission, we proceeded to have more food. The Porchetta Cubano Sandwich was the clear cut winner. This was the sandwiched that debuted at Dessert Comes First’s recently held food fair. Crispy buttered bread sandwich generous slices of their house special porchetta and salsa verde.

Rye Tasting Room Ponti Makati Four Cheese Wagyu Burger

Four Cheese Wagyu Burger was a little over cooked for me, although the beef flavor was really evident.

The Rye Tasting Room is a great, novice friendly addition to Il Ponticello and the spirit appreciation scene in Manila. It’s a great place to learn and enjoy new things.

Rye Tasting Room at Il Ponticello

2/F Antel 2000 Bldg.
121 Valero St. Salcedo VillageMakati City,
Philippines
Contact No.: (632) 553 9971/ (63949) 760-8731
Operating Hours: 
          Mon- Thurs – 11:30 am to 2:30pm, 6 pm to 12 am
          Fri – 11:30 am to 2:30pm, 6 pm to 2 am                           
          Sat. – 6 pm to 2 am
 

Facebook Page: Il Ponticello

Facebook Page: Rye Tasting Room

Instagram: @RyeTastingRoom

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Filed Under: Makati, Restaurants Tagged With: Il Ponticello Salcedo Village Makati, Orange Whisk Restaurant and Patisserie, Rye Tasting Room, Single Malt Whisky Bar

Comments

  1. Eleigh says

    March 27, 2015 at 3:59 AM

    I’ve never gone wine tasting before. Gotta try this. Thanks! :)

    Eleigh

    Reply
    • Richard says

      March 30, 2015 at 8:07 AM

      Go and check Rye out. I’m sure you’ll enjoy.

      Reply
  2. Pepper says

    October 9, 2015 at 10:10 PM

    How much was whiskey tasting? I actually wanna try my first whiskey in this bar.

    Reply
    • Richard says

      October 12, 2015 at 10:14 PM

      Not sure about the price, I think it was 1.7k. The Rye Room is also currently transferring locations.

      Reply

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