Lovely speakeasy bar at 61 Monarchy @ Damansara Uptown, Petaling Jaya

61 Monarchy is a nice hidden speakeasy whiskey bar in Damansara Uptown. Wide range of whiskey cocktails to try and they have good pan seared scallops in ponzu teriyaki sauce with bonito flakes. The ambiance here is fantastic and very nice decoration. The seat here is quite limited if you have big group. If you would like to explore the whiskey from around the world, you would like this place as they have so many selection and their bartenders are friendly as well. Let them know what you want to taste and your preference.

Taste:9/10(Delicious. I ordered their whiskey sour which is a cocktail that contains whisky, lemon juice, sugar, and egg white. I like it as it come in big glass which I can enjoy it longer. Their pan seared scallops in ponzu teriyaki sauce were tasty).
Price:3/10(Expensive. Cocktail here starts at MYR40 and their whiskey selection are all priced above MYR50).


Very nice bar ambiance. Plenty of whiskey selection from around the world.

Old style decoration.

Ordered whiskey sour.

Pan seared scallops in ponzu teriyaki sauce with bonito flakes.

I am first one to be on the bar area.

So many whiskey selection.

Choya - Traditional Japanese Umeshu

Choya is a famous Japanese Umeshu (plum wine) manufacturer. Get to know this wine from a colleague who brought the Royal Jelly Honey version and the taste is sweet and sour with surprisingly good taste and smell. I found out that the original Umeshu also taste good as well. It taste just like sweet and sour alcoholic drink.


Original Choya Umeshu. I get this from Narita airport for 1,000 Yen.

At the bottom of the liquor, you will find many ume fruits and can be eaten or cooked. Usually Umeshu were served on the rock.