Nathanel Salerno, APAC Brand Ambassador for ILLVA Saronno, is in Singapore for two nights behind the bar this August, and cocktail lovers have two very different evenings to look forward to. On 17 August she takes over SKAI Bar at Swissôtel The Stamford, before heading to ANTI:DOTE at Fairmont Singapore on 18 August, each night with its own specially created menu.
Two nights, two menus
The Nathanel Salerno Singapore residency is built around ILLVA Saronno’s best-known labels, from Disaronno to Tia Maria, reworked into playful, technique-driven serves.
17 August: SKAI Bar
Against the skyline at SKAI Bar, Nathanel presents a three-cocktail menu led by the Disaronno Summer Edition, a clarified and carbonated mix of Disaronno, The Busker Irish Whiskey, honey umeshu, peach and chai, finished with a Disaronno peach gel coin. The line-up continues with Banana & Disaronno, built around a house-made roasted banana bread purée with vanilla and cinnamon, and the Velvetini, an indulgent pairing of Disaronno Velvet and Tia Maria with freshly brewed coffee, Nutella and white chocolate cream.
18 August: ANTI:DOTE
The following evening she moves to ANTI:DOTE, joining her friend and the bar’s Head Mixologist, Adonis Endozo Reyes. Here the menu takes a different direction. Dolce Vita features Disaronno infused with roasted macadamia and bay leaf alongside limoncello, The Busker Irish Whiskey and honey, while Tia Tropicana pairs Tia Maria and rum with a house-made kumquat and pandan cordial and sparkling coconut water. Rounding things off is Beata, a tropical clarified milk punch of Disaronno, rum, mango, passionfruit, vanilla and almond milk.
From Milan to the APAC bar scene
Italian-Filipino by background, Nathanel began her hospitality career in Michelin-starred restaurants in Milan before moving into the city’s rooftop bar scene. She later worked across Michelin-starred dining and leading bars in London, including a spell at Gordon Ramsay’s three-Michelin-star flagship, before relocating to Australia and moving deeper into mixology and bar leadership in Melbourne and Sydney. She was appointed ILLVA Saronno’s APAC Brand Ambassador in 2023.
Event details
SKAI Bar guest shift — Monday, 17 August 2026, 7.30pm to 10.30pm, SKAI Bar, Swissôtel The Stamford.
ANTI:DOTE guest shift — Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 7.30pm to 10.30pm, ANTI:DOTE, Fairmont Singapore.
Both nights are walk-in guest shifts, so cocktail fans can simply drop by. For more places to raise a glass this month, see our guides to Kap House at Tan Yeok Nee, the restorative lunch at Song Gye Ok, and dining at Golden Peony, Conrad Singapore Marina Bay.
