Our 30-minute car ride turns into an elaborate guest shift. We take off from the Four Seasons hotel set in the glossy heart of corporate Kuala Lumpur, with dramatic views of the iconic Petronas towers. Our guide for the evening’s bar crawl is the award-winning bartender who runs Four Seasons’ Bar Trigona, Rohan Matmary, and is friends with everyone behind a bar in the city. Rohan is generously willing to share his contacts and insider tips.Which is how we get into Coley, set in the southwestern part of the city in Bangsar, a quaint, residential neighbourhood dominated by classic row houses. Sandwiched between two shops, Coley has an unassuming familiarity. The simplicity of its being reflects in its bestselling cocktail: gin blended with coconut water and served chilled in a mug.
Inside Coley
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Rohan says Coley is the go-to place for locals in the neighbourhood. With dimly lit interiors and limited table seating, the cosy space offers cocktails blended with local flavours, such as Bumi Kita, made with Woodford Reserve bourbon whiskey, pandan leaves and beetroot vermouth.
