Penfolds-backed Bin 38 opens in Singapore

Tippling Club and Australian winery Penfolds have collaborated on a new private dining room above the famous Singapore restaurant.

Bin 38 – named after Penfolds Bin Series – is described as a “private dining and research and development (R&D) space”, and will feature a special test kitchen, cocktail bar, lounge and private dining spaces.

Tippling Club owner and chef, Ryan Clift, explained: “The style of our food and drinks is continuously evolving in such a way and at such a pace that we require a dedicated R&D space to constantly create anew without distraction. When making Bin 38, I wanted a space that was every chef’s dream kitchen – a space where the design and equipment can’t help but breed creativity and inspiration on a daily basis”.

The menu can be tailored to meet the tastes of individual guests and the menu will be changed every three months to reflect the seasons.

All dishes will be paired with Penfolds wines, including old and rare vintages, which will be sourced direct from the winery’s cellar in Australia.

Example dishes include: smoked pollock with pickled onion, egg yolk and caviar; pigeon with mushroom and black truffle ramen; celeriac with duck tongues, sea herbs and vegetable jus; and for dessert, dark chocolate aero with Manuka honey.

Likewise, the cocktail bar will feature unique drinks such as “Purple Drank” (vanilla and raisin spirit, curacao, candy gomme, raspberry and citrus) and “Old Man and the Sea” (blanco rum, anise, lime and ginger).