Uno Jang

Singapore

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Uno Jang arrived in Singapore from his home country of South Korea one decade ago with limited English skills and zero bartending experience. Today, he's helping to shape one of Asia's most influential bars and is recognised winner of Altos Bartenders' Bartender Award as part of The World's 50 Best Bars 2025 – the only peer-voted-for accolade of the entire programme.

Jang's first bartending gig was at (the now defunct) Orgo, where he made his very first gin and tonic the only way he knew how – like a soju bomb. It, pun fully intended, bombed. After coming to grips with craft cocktail creation and the language, he joined Singapore cocktail institution Jigger & Pony in 2017 and found himself entering a host of different global drinks competitions.

Jang describes his process for creating cocktails like an engineer's flow chart: define the classic, break it down, set a hypothesis, then test one variable at a time. Not too dissimilar from an F1 race team mechanic would approach an engineering problem. His reinterpretation of the espresso martini for Jigger & Pony, for instance, leans on fresh coffee and building a stable crema – small details that elevate the cocktail while keeping its essence intact.

That unique approach and his relentless drive would help Jigger & Pony become one of Singapore's defining cocktail institutions, ranking among Asia's 50 Best Bars every year since the list's inception in 2016.

Jang's role at Jigger & Pony may have expanded from principal bartender to creative director since early last year. He now carries responsibility for the teams, concepts and direction for the various bars under the group, but you'll still find him behind the bar on most evenings, sharing his wisdom with the next generation of bar talent with quiet confidence. 

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