Enjoy your Scotch, single malt, or bourbon without worry as these bars around Clarke Quay, Duxton, Chinatown, and Tanjong Pagar roll out whisky happy hour deals
Cocktails and beers might be fine if you’re planning to paint the town red, but there is nothing quite like kicking back and savouring the oaky, intricate flavour of a glass of whisky on the rocks. Here’re nine happy hour deals for whisky connoisseurs to enjoy their spirits without breaking the bank.
The Flagship
No fancy-schmancy gimmicks, no flamboyant concept, no secret passwords for entry; this is one fuss-free dive bar to simply enjoy a drink with your gals and mates. Helmed by the trusty hands behind Jigger & Pony, Gibson and Humpback, The Flagship is all about rock & roll and whiskies. The Flagship’s happy hour from Monday to Saturday, 5pm-8pm, offers house pour whiskies for just $12++. Being a whisky centric bar, its house pour offerings are a class above the rest – you can expect Monkey Shoulder scotch, Bulleit Bourbon, and Rittenhouse Rye.
The Flagship, 20 Bukit Pasoh Road, Singapore 089834.
The Exchange
Despite its distinctly high-end metropolitan surroundings, this brasserie and bar offers a mean happy hour from Monday to Thursday 9am to 8pm, and all day on Fridays (oh my!). Let your hair down and enjoy $8.50 housepours which include spirits, whiskies, and bottled beers so even your non-whisky-loving friends can get in on the action.
The Exchange, Asia Square Tower 1, 8 Marina View, Singapore 018960, p. 6636 1200.
Chupitos Bar
This shots bar is well-known for their staggering selection of shots and even crazier happy hour deals: $6 for all selected shots, bottled bottles, and housespours (including whisky) from 6.30pm till 9pm daily.. It also opens ’til 3.30am on party nights (Wednesday, Friday and Saturday), and that means, if you’re gutsy enough (or have an infinite alcohol tolerance), you have time to sample all 130 shots at The Chupitos Bar. G’luck!
The Chupitos Bar, #01-05, 3B River Valley Road, Clarke Quay, Singapore 179021.
Highlander
This Scottish whisky drinking den plays a real good mix of rock & roll tunes, and it’s no wonder why patrons are always seen dancing ’til closing time. Here’s how you get some liquid courage before getting jiggy on the dance floor: down a couple of whiskies that are 50% off ’til 9pm every day.
Highlander, 3B River Valley Road, #01-11, Clarke Quay, Singapore 179021, p. 6235 9528.
SQUE
Be it bubblies or spirits, SQUE, part of the Emmanuel Stroobant Group, caters to all with their vast range of bevvies, and their daily promotions are a bonus to our wallets too! If spirits are your cup of tea, look out for their Thursday promotion where whiskies, rum, and other housepours are going at $13 one-for-one – all day too!
Sque, #01- 70, The Central, 6 Eu Tong Sen Street, Singapore 059817. p. 6222 1887.
Bourbon Street
Livening up the already-animated Club Street is this new waterhole that pretty much cuts to the chase in its specialty – it’s daily happy hour until 8pm will get you a Jim Beam with mixer for $10, or a Jim Beam cocktail for $12.
Bourbon Street, 72 Duxton Road, Singapore 089531. p. 6221 1670.
District 10 @ UE Square
With a sleek interior and laid-back ambiance, District 10 makes happy hour feel like a sophisticated affair. Enjoy one-for-one deals on draught beer, exotic gin & tonic, selected wine, and house pour spirits such as Jim Beam bourbon during their happy hour between 11am to 8pm daily (except Mondays).
District 10 @ UE Square, #01-15/16/17 UE Square Shopping Mall, 81 Clemenceau Avenue, Singapore 239917, p. 6738 4788.
Whisky not your thing? Try our guide to the best margarita happy hours and our list of the best gin and tonic happy hours.