The Singapore Cocktail Festival might be on a hiatus this year, but another mega cocktail fest is coming to town. The Singapore Cocktail Takeover 2024 will take place from May 1 to 12, bringing together 30 bars, 21 spirits brands as well as experts from the bar industry. Here’s what you can expect at the two-week-long event.
What is the Singapore Cocktail Takeover?
The Singapore Cocktail Takeover is a campaign to celebrate the vibrant cocktail culture in Singapore and recognise the success of Singapore’s bar industry. Singapore currently has 11 bars listed on Asia’s 50 Best Bars list – surpassing our neighbouring countries. The event will showcase some of the city’s most well-loved bars, including Mo Bar, White Shades, No Sleep Club, Nutmeg & Clove, and Elephant Room, among others. These bars will be offering signature cocktails at a special price of $18 from May 1 to 12. There will also be a lineup of guest bar shifts and events held by experts in the bar industry.
Which are the participating bars for the Singapore Cocktail Takeover?
The 30 bars participating in the event are:
- Alley Bar
- Barbary Coast
- Brooklyn Bar
- Cin Cin
- Draftland
- Dragon Chamber
- Elephant Room
- Gibson
- Gotti
- Jigger & Pony
- Jungle Ballroom
- Last Word
- Live Twice
- Madame Fan
- Mo Bar
- Moga
- Neon Pigeon
- No Sleep Club
- Nutmeg & Clove
- Offtrack
- Origin
- Plume
- Potato Head
- Republic Bar
- Spectre
- Stay Gold Flamingo
- Sugarhall
- Tess Bar
- White Shades
- Writers Bar
What guest shifts and events will be happening at Singapore Cocktail Takeover?
Some highlights to look out for include:
- Taiwanese bars Moonrock, Slow Down, Bar Dip and Voiceover which will be taking over Nutmeg & Clove on May 6
- Tokyo-based Bellwood bar taking over Jigger & Pony on May 9
- A special ‘Punch Brunch’ at Republic Bar on April 11
Check out the full programme line-up here.
Where will the Singapore Cocktail Takeover be held?
The event will be held across the 30 participating bars for the duration of May 1 to 12.
Which alcohol brands will be featured in the signature cocktails?
These 21 brands will be featured across the 60 signature cocktails:
- Matusalem rum
- Los Arcos tequila
- Codigo tequila
- Brass Lion gin
- Makers Mark bourbon
- Ford’s Gin
- Espolon tequila
- Roku gin
- Malfy gin
- Hendricks gin
- Patron tequila
- Woodford Reserve bourbon
- Bombay Sapphire Premier Cru hin
- Monkey Shoulder whisky
- Nikka whisky
- Ki No Bi gin
- Botanist gin
- Bacardi rum
- Remy Martin cognac
- Bruichladdich whisky
- Ferrand cognac
Check out the full list of signature cocktails here.