MasterChef royalty unveils The Singleton whisky train for QT Melbourne

MasterChef royalty unveils The Singleton whisky train for QT Melbourne
By Zach Havard


The Singleton whisky has created a ‘sip-sational’ dining experience in its latest partnership with MasterChef star Poh.

The Singleton’s Delicious Discoveries train is exclusively available at QT Melbourne’s new event space, Premiere, and will be open now until 1 May 2023.

Desserts and savoury delights will cruise past diners on a sushi-train-style conveyor belt of deliciousness adding a dash of quirk for luxury loungers keen to kick back and revel in main character energy. Tinges of teal tickle every corner offering a colourful backdrop to enjoy The Singleton’s signature Plus Two cocktails in between mouthfuls of eight different sweet, savoury and surprising dishes

The menu includes a roster of never-before-tasted delicacies inspired by menus from around the world, all of which are the perfect pairing for The Singleton whisky. The line-up features mouth-watering dishes designed to bring out the sweet, nutty and fruity flavours of The Singleton including savoury showstoppers such as a delectable fried chicken, kimchi and kewpie mayo bao and French fries with an anchovy cream sauce.

Chicken Bao, Poh x The Singleton. (Supplied)

Sweet temptations include a riff on an Italian classic; strawberries, mascarpone yoghurt, roasted almonds, aged balsamic and basil and a cheeky Easter take on old favourite; apple miso caramel turnovers with vanilla crème fraiche.

“I wanted to take The Singleton’s unique world of single malts into a new flavour realm, playing on QT’s signature quirk to create a dining experience that is bursting with colour and taste. For my first restaurant takeover, I ignored the sensible and embraced the playful,” MasterChef  royalty, Poh Ling Yeow.

The Singleton invites new whisky drinkers into the world of single malts through its delightfully adaptable Plus Two cocktails. Simple in its approach but vibrant in flavour, The Singleton Plus Two serve is an equal parts mix of The Singleton plus a choice of one sparkling and one still mixer.

Eight paired cocktails have been created to complement Poh’s dishes including the Orchard (apple juice, pair juice and Appletiser) the Tropical (guava juice and grapefruit soda), and the Mediterranean (apricot nectar and lemon tonic) all of which are mixed with The Singleton 12 Year Old.

As part of Delicious Discoveries, QT Melbourne’s stellar line-up of mixologists will serve a “create your own” menu allowing guests to pick their own wildly creative mixers to pair with The Singleton, limited only by their imagination and flair for flavourful theatrics.

“The Singleton Plus Two of equal parts The Singleton 12-year-old, a still mixer, and a sparkling mixer, is a winning formula that works with all sorts of ingredients from the sweet to the nutty to the bitter, delivering a cocktail that has maximum flavour with minimum fuss,” Katie Nagar, national brand ambassador, The Singleton, said.

“The Singleton flavour pairings will only be enhanced through the rich and deep flavours of Poh’s cooking, best enjoyed together in the comfortably quirky QT surrounds. When The Singleton meets Poh and QT Melbourne; this will be good.”

The Singleton x Poh. (Supplied)

“The Singleton Delicious Discoveries at QT Melbourne is a feast for the senses,” Kristen Foat, GM, QT Melbourne, said.

“Pop in for the afternoon while shopping, stay overnight or make it a culinary and cocktail destination; whatever your reason; together with the delectable creations from Poh and The Singleton’s Plus Two Cocktails, we’ll pull back the curtain to celebrate the sweet things in life with an experience you won’t find anywhere else.”

Poh was catapulted into the centre of the Australian food scene when she won the hearts of Australia as a finalist on the first season of MasterChef Australia. Since then, Poh has graced screens with her shows; Poh’s Kitchen and Poh & Co. In addition, Poh has authored four cookbooks, Poh’s Kitchen – My Cooking Adventures, Same Same But Different, Poh Bakes A Hundred Greats, and What I Cook When Nobody Is Watching. The Singleton Delicious Discoveries will be the only location in the world where guests can sit down and enjoy Poh’s creations in a restaurant setting.

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