Indra Kantono

Coming Up

Indonesia is the starting point, but the work here is regional scale: Indra Kantono is the co-founder of Jigger & Pony Group, built inside a cocktail market that has moved from niche to destination. He has watched that shift from the trade side, where the pace of change is measured in guests, travel, and changing expectations. As he puts it, “Today, people travel globally to visit top bars, and the cocktail scene is much more competitive with rapidly changing consumer tastes and expectations.” That is the operating condition for the bar now: tighter competition, more informed drinkers, and less room for drift. For Indra Kantono, the task has been to build something durable inside that pressure, not just ride the category as it expands.

Where They Are Now

Jigger & Pony Group is where Indra Kantono works as founder and Managing Director, and the role is about direction as much as management. The business sits in a category that now asks for consistency, speed of adjustment, and a clear read on what a global audience expects from a bar program. Mentorship is part of that structure. On the subject, he is direct: “Mentorship is essential to equip bartenders for this evolving landscape.” In trade terms, that means passing on standards, judgment, and the ability to adapt without losing control of the work. For Indra, it is not a side duty; it is part of how the field stays functional as it changes. The earlier years of Jigger & Pony Group also show how quickly cocktail culture in Singapore moved. “When we opened Jigger & Pony 13 years ago, many Singaporeans were just discovering cocktails.” That line marks the scale of the shift: from a market still learning the category to one that now sits inside a global circuit. From that point to now, the work has been about staying relevant without loosening standards. As founder and Managing Director of Jigger & Pony Group, Indra Kantono continues to work in a space where the bar has to answer to both creativity and discipline.

In Their Words “Today, people travel globally to visit top bars, and the cocktail scene is much more competitive with rapidly changing consumer tastes and expectations.” “When we opened Jigger & Pony 13 years ago, many Singaporeans were just discovering cocktails.”