Volkan Ibil Guest Shift

The Sanctum is thrilled to welcome special guest Volkan Ibil @liquidartman the creative visionary behind Manila’s new secret den: The Back Room @backroomph

About Mr. Volkan Ibil:
With over twenty years of experience, Volkan brings solid organizational and management of beverage programs, armed with creativity and passion. As a beverage manager, he has worked at many fine hotels, including different properties under the Shangri-La Group and Mandarin Oriental Group. Aside from being a beverage manager at Shangri-La the Fort, Volkan moonlights as the main barkeep and The Back Room’s creative pundit. As a bar artist, he is always excited about the goodness of cocktails and spirits – capturing regional and local flavors wherever he is.

About The Back Room:
The bar’s philosophy is more tipple than fare, and is home to eighteen signature cocktails, subdivided into five different categories pertaining to a flavor preference named after key elements of the era, namely:
– Jag Juice: strong, flavor-forward
– Giggle Water: Sophisticated, glamorous
– Live Wire: Refreshing
– Moonshine: Experimental
– On a Toot: For sharing

Volkan X The Sanctum menu:
– The Bunker
– The Daily
– Shoeshine & Co
– Pink Fella