As it celebrates a decade of revolutionising Singapore's cocktail landscape, Jigger & Pony Group's famed cocktail bar, Gibson, reveals its 10th anniversary menu, TIMELESS. The menu, which debuted ahead of its milestone celebration in October, connects the past, present, and future by reimagining refined classics for today's discerning palates and encouraging the next generation of cocktail enthusiasts.

Gibson, located on the second story of a wonderfully maintained 1930s heritage shophouse, retains the understated elegance that has defined it over time. Its Art Deco ceiling, stained-glass back bar and luminous Louis Poulsen pendant lamps create the tone for a variety of occasions, from intimate date nights to exuberant social events. The setting embodies the group's hallmark convivial hospitality, providing a magnificent yet modest refuge in the centre of the city.

The TIMELESS menu was created as a tactile embodiment of Gibson's concept, with a dusty pink suede cover that softens with age. Inside, humorous graphics accompany cocktail listings, reflecting the bar's concept of being serious about craft without taking itself too seriously. The team's comfortable green overshirt jackets reflect this sense of individualism and classic style.

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The Onyx Blazer, a dramatic ritual cocktail in which flames dance in the air before landing into a ceramic cup with cacao tea, combines Monkey Shoulder Scotch Whisky, chocolate, cinnamon, and chilli liqueur. The end result is warm, fragrant, and reminiscent of spiced hot cocoa. Another standout is the Amaretto Sour Affair, which reimagines a classic by butter-washing Maker's Mark Bourbon and mixing it with Amaretto Disaronno, cherry, roasted peanut, and black glutinous rice—a daring reference to Southeast Asian delicacies.

Guests looking for lighter options will find three smart low-ABV offerings, including the Watermelon Garibaldi, a tropical take on an Italian aperitivo. Coconut milk improves the smoothness, and shaved frozen watermelon adds a delicious granita finish, topped with chocolate-coated sunflower seeds. Perfect for Singapore's summer heat, it provides all of the enjoyment without the heaviness.

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Gibson presents three shareable punch bowls, each serving 8 to 12 guests. Highlights include the Mahjong Club Punch, a lively blend of bee pollen-infused Hendrick's Gin, rum, chamomile tea, and prosecco designed for social gatherings that flow as naturally as the talk around them.

A new food menu has been devised to complement Gibson's cocktails. Freshly shucked oysters remain a popular staple, with seasonal varieties priced between $6 and $8. Every appetite is provided for, from small snacks to heartier sharing platters, ensuring that Gibson's offerings go beyond the bar to provide a full sensory dining experience.

Gibson's TIMELESS upholds its status as one of Singapore's most distinguished cocktail locations, with each visit becoming a celebration of both craft and community. Whether you're a cocktail expert or a first-timer, the menu allows you to indulge in a decade of ingenuity condensed into every glass.

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Rebecca

26 Oct 2025 , Sun

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Expat Choice Reporter Rebecca Assice celebrates Gibson Bar: Ten Years of Timeless Cocktails in Singapore

There's something quietly triumphant about a bar that survives a decade in Singapore. In a city where restaurants and bars flicker in and out of existence like fireflies, Gibson has endured—not through gimmicks or reinvention, but by staying stubbornly, elegantly itself.

Tucked on the second floor of a 1930s shophouse on Bukit Pasoh Road, Gibson doesn't announce itself with fanfare. You climb the stairs and find yourself in a space that feels like stepping into someone's very sophisticated living room—if that someone had impeccable taste and an extensive collection of Louis Poulsen lamps. The Art Deco ceiling, the stained-glass back bar, the lighting that makes everyone look like they have a secret—it all conspires to create an atmosphere that's both intimate and celebratory.

Their tenth anniversary menu, aptly named TIMELESS, reveals a bar that's grown more confident in its skin. The dusty pink suede cover of the menu will soften with age and handling, much like the bar itself has mellowed without losing its edge. It's a clever metaphor, really—though Gibson would never be so gauche as to point that out.

Take the MF Martini. On paper, it's straightforward: No. 3 Dry Gin, Cinzano Dry Vermouth, Cocchi Americano, a whisper of orange. But here's where Gibson reveals its knowing wink—it arrives with french fries. Yes, fries. Apparently this is a thing now, particularly in New York, and Gibson has imported the trend with the same easy confidence that makes you forget how odd it sounds. It works. The salty crunch against the botanical bite of a properly dry martini is one of those combinations that makes perfect sense only after you've tried it.

The Maharaja's Mule is where things get interesting. Don Julio Blanco Tequila meets citra hops and ginger beer, then takes an unexpected detour through Fernet Hunter before being crowned with a ginger ale foam. It's complex without being fussy, the kind of drink that rewards attention without demanding it. The hops add an almost beer-like quality that plays beautifully against the spice.

But the Amaretto Sour Affair—this is Gibson showing off. Maker's Mark bourbon butter-washed and combined with amaretto, cherry, roasted peanut and black glutinous rice. Black rice in a cocktail. It's the kind of move that could go terribly wrong, but instead it grounds the drink in something distinctly Southeast Asian, making it both familiar and completely novel. The reference to regional desserts is there if you want to see it, or you can simply enjoy a damn good amaretto sour that happens to have layers.

This is a bar that would thrive anywhere—in New York, London, Tokyo. But it's here, in a Bukit Pasoh shophouse, where it's carved out its space. The bartenders wear comfortable green overshirt jackets that somehow read as both casual and refined. The vibe is serious about craft without taking itself too seriously, that delicate balance that separates good bars from great ones.

Ten years. In Singapore's brutal hospitality landscape, that's not just an achievement—it's a statement. Gibson has proven that sometimes, the best way to stay relevant is to remain timeless.