Spirits and red bikinis: Inside Destileria Limtuaco's museum

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA - Liquor bottles from as far back as the Spanish colonization are displayed beside calendars bearing pictures of Philippine cinema&#x27;s sexiest clad in red bikinis at Destileria Limtuaco&#x27;s museum.</p><p>The museum in the walled city of Intramuros was 40 years in the making, said the fifth generation boss of the business, Destileria Limtuaco president Olivia Limpe-Aw. It will be opened to the public on Feb. 6.</p><p>&quot;I love it all. The memorabilia reminds me of my ancestors. It&#x27;s also educational for the young people. I’m making them aware, teaching them the basics of liquor making. I like the educational part,” Limpe-Aw, told ABS CBN News.</p><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/02/02/d1.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/02/02/d2.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/02/02/d3.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/02/02/d4.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/02/02/d5.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/02/02/d6.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/02/02/d7.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/02/02/d8.jpg"/></div></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><p>Inside the Destileria Limtuaco Museum in Manila.<cite> George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Inside the Destileria Limtuaco Museum in Manila.<cite> George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Inside the Destileria Limtuaco Museum in Manila.<cite> George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Inside the Destileria Limtuaco Museum in Manila.<cite> George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Inside the Destileria Limtuaco Museum in Manila.<cite> George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Inside the Destileria Limtuaco Museum in Manila.<cite> George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Inside the Destileria Limtuaco Museum in Manila.<cite> George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Inside the Destileria Limtuaco Museum in Manila.<cite> George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div></div><p>Limpe-Aw&#x27;s father, Julis Limpe, bought the stone house that would become the museum in 1979. The project was stopped in 1989 and revived 15 years later.</p><p>&quot;I didn’t want the museum to be a white elephant knowing how important it was to my father. So I picked up where he left off,&quot; she said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/10/24/16/toast-to-history-cult-of-the-red-bikini-in-destileria-limtuaco-museum">Toast to history, cult of the red bikini in Destileria Limtuaco museum</a></li></ul><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/01/29/18/homegrown-distillery-eyes-tropical-flavors-for-global-reach">Homegrown distillery eyes tropical flavors for global reach</a></li></ul><p>One of the guests at the Jan. 26 launch was the first ever White Castle Whiskey Girl, equestrienne and ballet advocate Sylvia Lichuaco-De Leon, now 71 years old.</p><p>De Leon, who married a polo player, said riding a horse on the beach was a dream come true.</p><p>&quot;When they offered me this job, I was thinking: Hey, you don’t even need to pay me,&quot; she said.</p><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/02/02/c1.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/02/02/c2_1.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/02/02/c3.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/02/02/c4.jpg"/></div></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><p>Destileria Limtuaco&#x27;s White Castle Whiskey girls on calendars are on display at the museum.</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Destileria Limtuaco&#x27;s White Castle Whiskey girls on calendars are on display at the museum.</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Destileria Limtuaco&#x27;s White Castle Whiskey girls on calendars are on display at the museum.</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Destileria Limtuaco&#x27;s White Castle Whiskey girls on calendars are on display at the museum.</p></div></div><p>Being a White Castle Whiskey girl is a &quot;prestigious&quot; title, said actress and former Binibining Pilipinas-Universe Maria Isabel Lopez.</p><p>&quot;When you’re chosen as a White Castle girl you’re supposed to be the sexiest woman of that generation, so to be part of that history, nakakataba ng puso (It&#x27;s heartening),&quot; Lopez said.</p><p>Former White Castle Whiskey girls include Lorna Tolentino, Carmi Martin, Cristina Gonzalez, Glydel Mercado and most recently, Meg Imperial.</p><p>&quot;I think we can’t really veer away too much from that because it&#x27;s really super associated with brand but then we need to find a way to make it more relevant to the millennials,” Limpe-Aw said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/12/14/through-years-carmi-lorna-glydel-white-castle-girls">Through the years: Carmi, Lorna, Glydel as White Castle girls</a></li></ul><p>The museum opens to the public on February 6 with guided tours starting at P200.</p>

<p>Liquor bottles from as far back as the Spanish colonization are displayed beside calendars bearing pictures of Philippine cinema's sexiest clad in red bikinis in Destileria Limtuaco's museum.</p>

Liquor bottles from as far back as the Spanish colonization are displayed beside calendars bearing pictures of Philippine cinema's sexiest clad in red bikinis in Destileria Limtuaco's museum.

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Spirits and red bikinis: Inside Destileria Limtuaco's museum

Spirits and red bikinis: Inside Destileria Limtuaco's museum

Jessica Fenol,

ABS-CBN News

Published Feb 02, 2018 12:23 PM PHT

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