Speakeasy surprises in The Other Room

TUCKED behind a discreet door in the lobby of the Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel, The Other Room leans into its speakeasy identity with its doorbell-only entry and pamphlet-papered ceiling. Around a central stretch of tables, cushioned seats run the length of the walls; above them, sitting quietly behind glass, the bar’s signature cask-finished spirits bide their time.

The 5-litre American oak barrels are conditioned with sherry and matured with port, says head bartender Rishvinder Singh Randhawa. Cask-finishing adds a new dimension to a sp…

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