parting shot
We were blown away by Shelter in the Woods’ selection of 26 types of house-macerated rums (S$7.50 per shot), made from a base of La Mauny White Rum (from the Carribean island of Martinique). Choose your poison wisely, but we’d tell you which ones won us over – passion fruit-chilli, red berries, and the signature rum (with sugar cane syrup macerated in oak barrels, orange and lemon peels, Tahitian vanilla, ginger and Tonka beans). Tippling aside, chef patron David Thien makes a mean crispy skin suckling pig marinated with aromates (S$35) – slow-grilled crackling perfection! Try as we might, we couldn’t stop reaching for the chicken liver parfait and red onion jam (S$13.50, delish on bread). We persevered on to dessert and were rewarded with their version of chocolate tart (S$7), which sports a salted caramel layer between the pastry crust and luscious chocolate mousse. Burp. 22 Greenwood Avenue. Tel: 65/6466-6225
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