15 SEPTEMBER 2022 - ANZA
Here Are the 14 Best Cocktail Bars in Singapore Right Now
Whether you’re in town for Formula One or a crypto conference, you’ll find the region’s best nightlife and drinks culture coming back fast.
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13 SEPTEMBER 2022 - ANZA
10 minutes with Vicki Virtue
New Zealand author Vicki Virtue is the Second Writer-in-Residence of Raffles Hotel Singapore. She talks to ANZA about her latest novel, which is inspired by the iconic property.
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SEPTEMBER 2022 - NZ BOOKLOVERS
Interview: Vicki Virtue talks about The Raffles Affair
NZ Booklovers talks to Vicki Virtue.
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JUNE 2022 - LOCAL MATTERS
Book Reviews – The Raffles Affair
The setting for this whodunnit is the beautiful Raffles Hotel in Singapore.
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16 march 2022 - australian financial review
Why I cheated on Raffles with the Kempinski
Returning to Singapore for the first time in more than two years, the writer was torn between her enduring great hotel love and a newcomer.
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23 february 2022 - echelon
Creative Juice: Drink Like a Writer at these Literary Bars
Inspired by the illustrious writers who’ve stayed at Singapore’s grande dame hotel—think Somerset Maugham, Rudyard Kipling, and Joseph Conrad— the Writers Bar at Raffles Singapore is a sophisticated homage to literature.
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07 NOVEMBER 2021 - THE SPINOFF
Singapore’s most famous hotel is shilling this NZ thriller. So is it any good?
New Zealand travel writer Vicki Virtue concocted her debut novel, The Raffles Affair, during a writer’s residency at Singapore’s iconic Raffles Hotel. The hotel has since made a range of cocktails to promote the book, and they’re selling it in their gift shop. Here’s Sam Brooks.
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05 NOVEMBER 2021 - SPIRITED SINGAPORE
The new Writers Bar chapter Raffles Affair reveals some murderously good cocktails
The latest cocktail menu at Writers Bar, inspired by travel writer Vicki Virtue’s crime novel Raffles Affair based in the hotel, is a compendium of great twists on classic cocktails.
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23 OCTOBER 2021 - LIVING ARTS CANBERRA
Vicki Virtue - The Raffles Affair
How could I resist this book with its instant evocation of memories of that gracious gem of colonial luxury, Raffles Hotel. I’ve not yet stayed there but have absorbed some of its beauty in the odd wander through in times past when we could travel freely. The author had the distinction of a writer’s residency there. I’m green with envy.
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13 OCTOBER 2021 - RADIO NEW ZEALAND
Book review: The Raffles Affair by Vicki Virtue
Lisa Finucane reviews The Raffles Affair by Vicki Virtue, published by Penguin.
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JULY/AUGUST 2021 - NZ LIFE & LEISURE
Murder, she wrote: How Vicki Virtue’s love of detective novels turned into a career of cliffhangers
Detective novels were such fun to read, this travel writer wondered if they would be as much fun to create. She found out.
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JULY 2021 - ANZA
The Raffles Affair – book review
Verdict: An enjoyable and engaging read, perhaps while sitting at Raffles Courtyard or Writers Bar!
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JUNE 2021 - TIME OUT
14 books we've read and loved so far in 2021
On our list – a murder mystery set in Raffles Hotel.
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JUNE 2021 - THE EDGE SINGAPORE
Raffles Hotel Singapore plays muse to writer-in-residence Vicki Virtue
A choice destination for the discerning traveller, Raffles Hotel Singapore has over the years been frequented by the powerfully rich, royal and famous, not to mention many illustrious writers and novelists like Rudyard Kipling, Joseph Conrad and Somerset Maugham who once said, “Raffles stands for all the fables of the exotic East”.
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JUNE 2021 - THE PEAK MAGAZINE
The Raffles Affair: A lighthearted, modern whodunnit for those fond of the iconic hotel
We review the second installment of the writers-in-residence programme at the Raffles Hotel – a mystery novel by Vicki Virtue.
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MAY 2021 - time out
Time Out says
The art of the written word and cocktail-making come together at Writers Bar. The luxurious drinking hole at Raffles Hotel Singapore pays homage to the literary authors that have once stayed at the storied property.
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MAY 2021 - UGOLINI NEWS
Raffles Hotel Writers Bar returns with new bespoke cocktails inspired by the next Raffles’ Writer-in-Residence.
The storied Writers Bar reopen its doors and welcome guests to an alluring space that pays tribute to many famous authors who have stayed at Raffles Hotel Singapore throughout the years.
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MAY 2021 - LUXURY ASIA
Raffles Hotel Writers Bar returns with new bespoke cocktails inspired by the next Raffles’ Writer-in-Residence.
The storied Writers Bar reopens its doors and welcomes guests to an alluring space that pays tribute to many famous authors who have stayed at Raffles Hotel Singapore throughout the years.
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APRIL 2021 – THE PEAK MAGAZINE
A modern twist on the classic whodunit.
Raffles Singapore has inspired more than one author. Current writer-in-residence Vicki Virtue shares her experiences.
Somerset Maugham once famously said, “Raffles stands for all the fables of the exotic East”. And whilst the mysticism that once shrouded the region has largely disappeared, for me, Raffles has lost none of its allure. For over a century, it has been a meeting point for global travellers; synonymous with luxury and extraordinary adventure.
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MARCH 2021 – CNA LUXURY
Raffles Hotel’s iconic Writers Bar serves cocktails based on a murder mystery.
Aside from Long Bar, the birthplace of the Singapore Sling, Raffles Hotel is home to another iconic watering hole – the Writers Bar, which pays homage to the many famous authors who have stayed in the hotel through the years.
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MARCH 2021 – CPP LUXURY
The Writers Bar at Raffles Singapore pays homage to the famous authors who have stayed in the hotel throughout its history.
After a pandemic-ridden year of temporary closures, The Writers Bar at Raffles Singapore is making a superb return to Singapore’s bar scene, this time with a new head bartender, Nicholas Alexander. Alexander brings with him a decade of knowledge and techniques from some of the most prestigious bars and restaurants around the world, including Aquavit and Eleven Madison Park.
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MARCH 2021 – CITY MILANO NEWS
The newly re-opened Writers Bar turns literary art into cocktails.
Long Bar may be the first boozy locale one might think of when heading to Raffles Hotel, but the iconic establishment is home to another storied set-up: Writers Bar — a watering hole that pays homage to the many famous authors who have stayed in the hotel through the years.
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MARCH 2021 – TRAVEL ASIA NOW
Writers Bar at Raffles Singapore returns with a series of intriguing cocktails.
The iconic Writers Bar reopens its doors and welcomes guests to an alluring space that pays tribute to many famous authors who have stayed at Raffles Hotel Singapore throughout the years.
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FEBRUARY 2021 – CONNECTED TO INDIA
The Writers Bar at Raffles Hotel celebrates its author-in-residence with a special cocktail collection.
The Writers Bar is all set to reopen its doors and welcome guests to a space that pays tribute to many famous authors who have stayed at Raffles Hotel Singapore through the years.
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FEBRUARY 2021 – ASIA BARS
Writers Bar at Raffles Hotel Singapore launches refreshed cocktail menu.
Following the relaunch of the Writers Bar at Raffles Hotel Singapore in late 2019, the bar has recently introduced a refreshed cocktail program – inspired by “The Raffles Affair”, a murder mystery set in Raffles Hotel Singapore by the latest Writer-in-Residence, Vicki Virtue, a seasoned travel writer who has journeyed to over fifty countries and an aspiring New Zealand author.
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