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10 August 2024

Penang Cocktail Week 2024: 1-8 September

Penang Cocktail Week (PCW2024) returns for the second year running featuring local and international guest bartenders in various events, bars and hotels across the city of George Town, Penang.

So, what can we expect this year?

More guests!

Over 80 local and international guests (Singapore, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, UK, Australia, Philippines) will be featured across the city. Among the internationally renown bars that will be coming are: Coa (Hong Kong), Jigger & Pony (Singapore), Maybe Sammy (Sydney), Vender (Taichung) and The Haflington (Hanoi).

Epic Takeovers! 

Over 40 guest shifts in 8 days! Full list here. It is highly recommended to RSVP by buying entry tickets to secure a sitting spot (it's only RM38 and includes a guest shift drink). There are already sessions which have been full booked but walk-ins are still allowed (as long as the bar still has the capacity).

Plus - An entire contingent of Malaysian bars and bartenders from KL and JB will be "invading" Penang bars on 5 Sep (Thurs) - click here for the Malaysia Invasion details. Jom support!

This is followed by a Taiwan "takeover" by 7 Taiwanese bars - Moger, HiBoRu, Wa-Shu, Bar Lonely, Book Ing, Vender & Tender across the city - click here for the Taiwan Takeover details.

New Programmes! 

PCW2024 will see an introduction of a new programme called “Bar Banters” — an open forum seminar featuring industry leaders sharing their thoughts and experiences on various subjects. Panelists include: Simon Ford of Ford’s Gin, Jay Khan of Coa, Colin Chia of Nutmeg & Clove, Guoyi Gan of Jigger & Pony, Sarah Proietti of Maybe Sammy, Niks Anuman of Teens of Thailand and Kabir Suharan of Pantja.

There will also be a Party Yacht (featuring 2 guest shifts sessions on a yacht!) Sunset Sessions (party from early evening until sunset!). 

Here's a calendar:

The event calendar is really quite epic so we have attempted to summarise ALL the events at PCW2024 on google calendar and made it public for your easy reference - click here to access to the calendar (you will need to sign in to your google account. Also, if there errors, please feel free to get in touch!)

So we'll see you there ya! And most importantly - don't say we bojio!

View full PCW2024 event schedule, purchase tickets or RSVP: www.penangcocktailweek.com 

Follow them on instagram via www.instagram.com/penangcocktailweek  for the latest updates and coverage on the festival.