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 trendy uptown restaurant, in the central business district of Singapore, is pissing off customers by making, what we consider, the biggest sommelier boo-boos!
Have you heard of the legend that is the "Shawshank Husband"? It's the best thing you'll read today!
Whisky Lovers, Get an Oyster! Oyster-Lovers, Get a Bowmore! The Following Recipe Might be Contagious. You Have Been Warned.
Find out what George Geris - New Zealand Winemaker of the Year - drinks when his own wines are not an option!
Tricky Wine Varieties, that is. Challenge officially issued. Impress us.
Celebrities, celebrities - some tall, some short, some more full bodied, and some more profitable than others.
Know fellow wine-lovers who are about to be parents? Remind them to lay down wine, for their soon-to-be-born child. Because, beautiful tradition.
Our writer reviews, or shall we say, rebukes the beautiful Potato Head Bali - Is it pure honesty, a tribute or an accusation? - We'll decide after another drink.
If you want an eye opener, literally, and a metaphorical kick in your next drink, make yourself an espresso martini. Here's how.