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EDITOR’S NOTE

ISSUE 01 CREDITS

FEBRUARY 2017
KIM CHOONG
Founder/Editor
MENG-CHAO
Sub-Editor
KOK HIN
Designer
CHEE MEI LING
After five years online, we decided to put our Web Programmer
work into print. Many asked, “Why now? CLIFF CHOONG & KIM CHOONG
Everyone is moving away from print.” It is a Photographers
valid question and I can see the concerns.
Contributors
Print costs so much more. It’s not just putting AD HARTLEY, BEN NG, FLAVIA GALEOTTI,
together articles, they have to be in a flow. MATTHEW FERGUSSON-STEWART,
Images for print also cost more because they NOAH NAZIM, SK LENG, DR STEPHEN HALL
need to be of high enough resolution to look
sharp. Website pages have default layouts but with print, there is Printers
so much more creativity that can go into each page. The font and THUMBPRINTS UTD SDN BHD
design, placement of pictures and side notes, even the type of paper Lot 24 Jalan RP3,
stock, all affect the feel and experience for the reader. Ultimately, it Rawang Perdana Industrial Estate,
48000 Rawang, Selangor, Malaysia.
is whether one will even pick it up to start off with and what they Phone: +603 6092 9809
get out of it when it’s put down. www.thumbprints.com.my

With a lean team that comprises of only myself and my SubEd, Publisher
the first issue is completely done with a team of freelancers. THIRST MEDIA PLT
I want to give special thanks to our contributors (p.12) who have 11-3-6 Menara Antara, Bukit Ceylon,
shared their knowledge and experience in their fields of expertise 50200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
with us, including diverse topics such as clearing the confusion Phone: +603 2785 0713
www.thirstmag.com
between Whisky or Whiskey (p.38), the research on taste of
sweetness and bitterness in coffee (p.54), the types of beer available Subscription & Retail enquiries
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As we started Thirstmag.com to support the young bartending
scene in 2012, we have dedicated the first issue to cocktails. Advertising enquiries
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- Jungle Bird; then learn about the history of traditional and Editorial enquiries
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can read about how the Dutch couple started consulting, travelling
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Completing the first issue is rewarding and we look forward twitter.com/thirstmag
to more to come. Instagram.com/thirstmag
pinterest.com/thirstmag

Thirst Magazine is published quarterly by
Cheers! Thirst Media PLT (002076129-V) with permit
KIM CHOONG number KDN PP19146/02/2017 (034680).
While every care has been taken to ensure
Editor the accuracy of the contents, the Publisher
shall not be held responsible for any and
all omissions, inaccuracies, errors, losses,
claims, damages and compulsion for better
drinks arising therefrom. No part of this
magazine can be reproduced without prior
written consent from the Publisher.

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