Xin Hui Helder-Eng
Editor
Xin brings to Parched all the wisdom of a young woman who has seen life from both the giving and the receiving end of the bar – the latter far exceeding the former – across the city, the region, and beyond.
Today, armed with the soul of a storyteller and an off-the-charts lexicon, she writes and collects stories for our editorial team with a never-before-seen passion, not simply for drinking, but for the outcomes a good drink brings.
Fluent in small, medium, and colossal talk, she is an inevitable celebrity. Not just because of her good nose, so-so face, and great bod, but because when it comes to the joys of drinking, Xin knows just where the good lighting and badass angle is.
We made the pilgrimage to Absintherie, an absinthe bar and musuem and now know more than we should about The Green Fairy. To summarise our experience, we draw on the words of a man who knew the Green Fairy even better.
Absinthe - the mysterious, mind-altering drink with a debatable psychoactive effect but a definite cultural impact - what sorcery is it and why does it occupy an unnaturally glowing green space in contemporary literature?
We checked out Chopsuey Cafe's cocktail menu, saw the words longan, lychee, rambutan, and chrysanthemum. You will believe what happened next... We ordered it.
Parched Drinking Rule #17 clearly states: "A travel must-do, is the local brew!" So, meet "Chouchen", an alcoholic beverage popular in Brittany, France.
We present to you: Uniquely Asian Drinking Games that require neither linguistic, athletic, hand-eye-coordination, nor oratorical skills - just a passion for efficient drinking.
Scientists have discovered why alcohol can make us feel good; let's drink to science!
Most people can't tell plonk from grand cru; even experts have proven to be totally inconsistent. Does the science of wine-tasting remain an art?
We've got media darling, eye-candy, bar-owner, and business news presenter - Paddy Fok - served straight up and on the house today.
"Beer + spa" = BOOM. We're naked. Soaking it in. Welcome to Prague where they've had bliss-by-beer all figured out since the Middle Ages.
11 of the funniest beer names we have come across; useful if you want a chuckle, Pilsner Urquell if you want a beer recommendation, aight?
We caught up with the owner of The Papa Shop, Keagan Kang - the current trending expert on craft beers - earlier today, and we heard about "Double IPAs". Now, IPA, that we know, but double? Read on. Be enlightened.
Think cocktails are poncey? You’re missing out, mate. It’s ordering a lager in one of those New York-style prohibition-era bars that’s pretty damn girly. Here are 11 cocktails you’d be a tool not to try.