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Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel’s Aqua Bar marks 20 years with cocktails inspired by ducks

For its 20th anniversary, the Aqua Bar at the Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel in Bangkok has crafted cocktails that are a throwback to its past

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Dewdrop Whisper at the Aqua Bar is made of gin, elderflower liqueur and fresh lime juice. The drink is part of the new cocktail menu created to celebrate the Bangkok bar’s 20th anniversary. Photo: Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel
Ashlyn Chak
When you enter the Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel, the lobby’s frescoed ceiling, art and opulent decor are immediately reminiscent of the resort in the third season of The White Lotus, set in Koh Samui, Thailand.

The Bangkok property was built in 1978, and it was a Peninsula hotel before it was sold to Regent Hotels & Resorts in 1982. Following its 2001 acquisition by Minor Hotels, it was renamed as a Four Seasons in 2003, before its most recent name change, on March 1, 2015.

While just as elegant and lush as the White Lotus resort featured in the HBO hit social satire series, Anantara Siam Bangkok is much more relaxed – and that vibe carries through to the hotel’s Parichart Court, which houses plants, trees and ponds, as well as the two-decade-old Aqua Bar.
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As part of its 20th anniversary celebrations, the Aqua Bar is bringing back a quirky part of its heritage by building its new cocktail menu around the ducks that once roamed Parichart Court.

A nighttime view of the koi pond inside the Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel. Photo: Ashlyn Chak
A nighttime view of the koi pond inside the Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel. Photo: Ashlyn Chak

“The guests would come back to Aqua because of the ducks,” says Ryan Dela Vega, Aqua’s beverage manager. “Building a strong concept is not easy, but you need the right concept to suit a venue.”

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