Jigger & Pony’s Indra Kantono is thinking beyond the cocktail bar
The Jigger & Pony co-founder reflects on mentorship, expansion into Jakarta and why the future of Singapore’s cocktail scene may lie beyond drinks alone.
Indra Kantono, co-founder of Jigger & Pony, is looking beyond cocktails as his bar empire expands. Named Best International Bar Mentor at the Spirited Awards, his bars Jigger & Pony and Cosmo Pony in Jakarta have earned high rankings in Asia's 50 Best Bars. Having never mixed drinks before 2010, Kantono and wife Guoyi Gan built Jigger & Pony from the ground up, employing 120 people in Singapore and Jakarta.
Kantono credits his wife's drive and mentorship approach for the success, emphasising "global fluency" and authenticity in local culture. His newest venture, BOP, blends Korean culture into Singaporean cocktail traditions.
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