bahrainthismonth.com | AUGUST 2025 BREWED & BLENDED 72 The Brewed & Blended Show celebrates Bahrain’s vibrant beverage scene by spotlighting the island’s most passionate baristas and mixologists – one creative, flavour-packed episode at a time. If Bahrain were a drink, what would it taste like? Sweet Manhattan. What’s your signature drink called – and what inspired it? Midnights at Bahrain. What’s the most Bahraini thing you’ve ever mixed into a drink? Cardamom seeds. One local ingredient more people need to try in drinks? Cardamom again! If your drink had a theme song, what would it be? 7 Seconds by Joezi, featuring Coco and Pape Diouf. Describe your biggest drink disaster! I once used salt instead of sugar (don’t tell my boss!) What’s your guilty pleasure drink — the one you secretly love but rarely admit? Strawberry Mojito Dream collab time! If you could serve one person in the world, who would it be? Lionel Messi! Your go-to café in Bahrain? Urban Sky Lounge at Swiss-Belhotel Seef Bahrain. Bahrain summer in a glass — what’s going in? Mint, sugar (not salt this time), lemon juice and top up with Diet 7 Up. What are your Top 3 must-visit spots in Bahrain? Tree of Life, Formula 1 and Al Dar Island. Houssam El Alaoui Episode 3 Mysteria Bar and Lounge at Swiss-Belsuites Admiral Juffair Watch the Video Episode 3 features Houssam El Alaoui, the man with flair at Mysteria Bar and Lounge at Swiss-Belsuites Admiral Juffair, who takes us through his signature drink and shares insights in a rapid-fire Q&A.
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