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Atlas Bar: The Great Gatsby Bar – Review

March 26, 2018

Atlas Bar is Art Deco Bar

Jay Gatsby opened Atlas Bar… Wait, what? When we were in high school, we had to read a novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was The Great Gatsby and I really enjoyed reading it. The story is more or less about the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his passionate obsession with Daisy Buchanan. The story is put into 1922 — a golden era.

Contents

  • Atlas Bar is Art Deco Bar
  • Atlas Bar Ambiance
    • You Can’t Miss This Building
  • Atlas Bar Menu
    • The Goût Américain
    • How to Spend Money in Singapore?
  • Our Drinks
    • Gin of Course
  • Conclusion
  • Atlas Bar Review Card
  • Price and Location
Atlas Bar bar
The bar – and that is just one part of the Atlas Bar’s stock.

There were some crazy parties with a huge amount of alcohol. Actually, Fitzgerald was inspired by those eccentric parties. His work explores themes of decadence, idealism, social upheaval, and excess. It’s about the American dream with a note to the emptiness in their rich residents. The style of that era is what I admire the most and Atlas Bar Singapore is a statue to this excentric era.

golden crane at Parkview Square plaza
In the center of the plaza is this golden crane frozen in flight. Underneath is the Chinese poem about the crane’s homesickness.
golden crane
The golden crane statue in the middle of the plaza looks towards mainland China.

Atlas Bar Ambiance

There was a huge influence of Art Decoratifs and the emerging Modernist movement. Now we recognize it as Art Deco. Bold geometric forms and bright colors mixed with exotic styles of China, Japan, India, and Persia. New materials like aluminum and chrome were also presented. They were discovered before, but not used that much. Buildings got a lot of details and handmade ornaments.

Atlas bar building
Inside this Art Deco building is one of the best bars on the world – Atlas Bar

A lot of projects in Art Deco were a win-win situation. That goes for dynamic collaborations between architects, painters, sculptors, and designers. This movement had an impact also on fashion. And I must admit, it was neat.

Atlas bar art deco ceiling
Art Deco style from the bottom to the top.

You Can’t Miss This Building

Anyway, Vivi found a building that was built in Art Deco style – Parkview Square Plaza. She took me there for a date and when we entered the building, I saw one of the greatest looking bars ever — Atlas Bar Singapore. When I saw the outline of the building, it took me away. The outside of it is really appealing, and my camera was that day on fire. But the inside… O, my god! Details everywhere, absolute perfection. It is like you stepped right back in 1920. The era of unbridled fun and good music.

modern art deco building Parkview Square
One of the most expensive buildings in Singapore is Parkview Square. Its lobby and Atlas Bar are designed in the Art Deco style.

Atlas Bar Menu

The amazement reached further than the appearance, thanks to their drink menu. Well, they have World’s Biggest Gin Collections with more than 1000 gins from all over the world. For example, few London dry gins from the as far back as 1910, or the best of modern craft gins from the distant corners of the world. Many have been generously and personally contributed by their distillers.

Atlas bar menu
Classy Atlas Bar logo on the beautiful drink menu.

In 1920 there was nothing more important than Champagne. These bubbles were running all over Europe at that time. To complement this, you will find in Atlas Bar more than 250 labels of Champagnes in total. Part of their rare collection is from the Parkview Family Cellar. If your wallet is deep enough, you can get even a taste of Heidsieck Monopole & Co. “Goût Américain” from 1907.

alcoholic drinks
A small part of their vast spirits collection. Atlas Bar has the biggest drink menu, we have ever seen.

The Goût Américain

The story of “Goût Américain” dates back to the time of the devastating World War I. When a Swedish schooner named “Jönköping” was quietly loaded with 3,000 bottles of Champagne, tasted, liked and ordered by Tsar Nikolai II, the last Emperor of the Russian Empire. The Jönköping has made nine smuggling journeys before and everything was pointing in the direction of making easy money. Sadly, this time luck turned its back on them, and they were hit by a German submarine. For 82 years, the Champagnes and the rest of the precious contraband rested at a depth of 64 meters under the sea. In 1998 Jönköping was salvaged with its cargo.

steampunk lights
Welcome to the steampunk …

The showpiece bottle securely locked in its own case was one of CS Hwang’s favorites. That was a 1907 Heidsieck & Co Monopole “Goût Américain”, a Champagne which was ironically also served on the famous Titanic, which was also sunk in that year. Fortunately, due to the perfect pressure and temperature in the deep Baltic Sea, many of the original 3,000 Champagne bottles made it through this 90-year transcendence of time safely. The corks intact and no leakage.

Art deco
At night the open plaza of Parkview Square glows in colorful lighting.

How to Spend Money in Singapore?

So, if your idea of a good drink involves sipping a glass of bubbly goodie that spent years on the seabed, Atlas Bar is definitely the right place for you. This Extraordinary bottle will cost you around 144,500 USD. Crazy, I know! However, their selection of rare champagne bottles is straight from the private collection of Hwang’s Uncle George.

atlas bar singapore
Is the 10 million USD investment justified for this 15-meter high drinks tower? No doubt it is a masterpiece.

In their rare and exceptional collection, you will also find whiskeys like Macallan Vintage 18 Year (1956) and many others. The wine collection is pretty neat as well. I think Atlas Bar is the best location if you have an urge to spend one million dollars in one night.

parkview square singapore Fernando Botero statue
At the Parkview Square plaza is the sculpture of the dressed woman by Fernando Botero.

Our Drinks

With all that famous alcohol options Vivi turned the other way. Her policy is to try the less famous drinks for a proper evaluation of the place. So, for this reason, she turned to alcohol-free drinks and went for Coffee & Tonic, which was truly delicious. I believe she will try to imitate it on hot summer days. The first thing to remember, it was made of elderflower tonic, floral water, and cold brew coffee. This drink is revitalizing, refreshing and invigorating. Surely, it’s great how nutty and chocolate flavors from the cold brew complete the bitter taste of elderflower tonic.

orange peel for cocktail
Perfectly shaped orange peel curl is a suitable garnish for a mocktail.
Coffee Tonic
Coffee&Tonic mocktail; made of elderflower tonic, floral water, and cold brew coffee.

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Gin of Course

Atlas Bar is a Gin bar in the first place! That’s the reason I decided to try one gin – Death’s Door Gin from the USA. I remember some reading about this distillery, so I gave them a chance. By the side, I ordered their house tonic — East Imperial ATLAS Burma Tonic. This tonic is a bit sweeter. With this in mind, it has a double measure of natural cane sugar and nice acidity from citruses. However, this tonic also has the highest quinine levels available in the market, which gives it a fuller but still balanced taste. This is rounded with lemongrass and mango lime. I must admit, it was a great pair with mine gin!

East Imperial tonic
The house tonic — East Imperial ATLAS Burma Tonic.
This tonic has a double measure of natural cane sugar and nice acidity from citruses. In addition to that, the high quinine levels also contribute to the fuller taste.

Conclusion

When it comes to the best bars in Singapore, you simply can’t skip Atlas Bar. Here you will find an amazing atmosphere and an extremely big drink menu. well, next time when we came to Singapore we will try another gin. So that means only 1000 and something more visits to this great city. Fine by me! So, next time you will be asking your self where to drink in Singapore – Atlas Bar might be the right answer.

popcorn
Popcorn – a perfect snack that goes well with any drink.

Atlas Bar Review Card

  • 9.3/10
    ATMOSPHERE – 9.3/10
  • 9/10
    SERVICE – 9/10
  • 10/10
    DRINK SELECTION – 10/10
  • 8.7/10
    PRESENTATION – 8.7/10
  • 9/10
    OUR DRINKS – 9/10
  • 9.2/10
    VALUE – 9.2/10
9.2/10

Price and Location

Our drinks here ar Atlas Bar were about 30 USD. On the menu, you can find also a Champagne for 144,500 USD, so only the sky is a limit. However, here is a link to the Atlas Bar location in case you will check this piece of art by yourself.

Source:http://atlasbar.sg/drinking


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