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.
A study suggests the sugars in tequila may help shed pounds. Tequila Mockingbird tonight, anyone?
9 beverages to import from the reel world, with the exception of #1 and #4
Life is too short to be spent drinking Bad Wine. Even worse if spent allowing wine to go bad. Know the difference.
11 pieces of alcohol trivia that may or may not win you the next Pub-Quiz. Ladies, don't quote #11 aight.
Whether it be waking up on the 18th hole of a country golf course at 7am or booking £300 Enrique Iglesias tickets, don't we all love a "There was one time, I was drunk..." anecdote? – Here's a Top 10.
Which came first, prophecies or self-fulfillment? A writer has put together a more-fun-than-usual zodiac read. Some of you may may see it as cosmic observation, and some can use it as this weekend's instruction manual.
The French have done it again. They gave their opinion, and got awarded for it.
Asian-ize your next cocktail creation, with this Ingredient Cheat-Sheet
This 2015, get ready to mark it down, pencil it in, hang out, and drink up, at least for these 11 days!