Celebrating cocktail creativity
Raise your glass to the region’s top mixologists as they converge in the capital
THE inaugural Cocktail Week that takes place from April 24 to 30 in Kuala lumpur, promises to be a vibrant celebration of mixology that couples the traditional with the contemporary art of cocktail making.
expect a range of activities such as global guest bar takeovers, seminars and masterclasses, cocktail competitions, cocktail and culinary pairings as well as the main event – the Festival Village.
The event is brought together by 10 individuals from the food and drink industry who are the event organising committee members.
Three X Co bar manager Angeline Tan, who is one of the committee members, said the event aimed to educate the community on craft cocktails, expose them to Kuala lumpur’s vibrant cocktail scene and excite the industry and consumers through activities and experience.
“The week-long festivities will take place across five zones including Bangsar, Petaling Jaya and Taman Tun Dr ismail, Damansara Heights, Chinatown and the Kuala lumpur City Centre.
“Fourteen bars from Asia will take over 18 participating cocktail bars and present their best cocktails to visitors.
“each zone will host its own events leading up to the Festival Village extravaganza at APW Bangsar on April 27,” she said during a press conference at Three X Co bar in Bangsar Shopping Centre, Kuala lumpur.
The Festival Village, which takes place from 3pm to 11pm, will see a wide array of cocktails from distinguished brands.
The Open Cocktail Competition, which is the cornerstone of the festival, gathers bartenders nationwide to showcase their creativity and skills.
Visitors will also get to witness the thrilling finals of the cocktail competition, enjoy live music, participate in masterclasses and engage in entertaining games.
Visitors can expect mixologists from Asia’s most acclaimed bars such as Alice Cheongdam (South Korea), Atlas (Singapore), Bar long Fong (China), Bar leone (Hong Kong), Cosmo Pony (indonesia), employees Only (Singapore), GOD (Thailand), nutmeg & Clove (Singapore), last Word (Singapore), Room By le Kief (Taiwan), Sidecar (india), Teens of Thailand (Thailand), The Cocktail Club (indonesia) and Tokyo Confidential (Japan) taking over participating Kuala lumpur bars.
They include Concubine, Frank’s Bar, Here & now, ikiya 2.0, Jann, Joloko, Junglebird, JWS Cabinet, Penrose, Rakh, Reka, Remedy, Skullduggery, Soma, Terumi, Three X Co, Trigona and Vér Bar.
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