The first Philippine Cocktail Week (PHCW) will be held from February 5 to 8. More than 50 of the world's best cocktail bars and the Philippines' finest cocktail bars will be serving their drinks over four nights in four areas of Metro Manila. Each night will focus on a neighborhood, with local bars hosting international guest bartenders for a one-night-only collaboration. No registration and no tickets required.
Many of the participating international bars have been recognized by Asia's 50 Best Bars and World's 50 Best Bars.
Philippine Cocktail Week will be celebrated on February 5 at Bonifacio Global City in Taguig. International bars are working closely with local bars to:
1.Golden tooth (Jakarta, Indonesia) Somewhere Quiet
2. virtue (Tokyo, Japan) Atari
3.Reka:Bar (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) at Southbank Café + Lounge
4. Puzzle Mansion (Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam) In The Back Room
5. woo (Nothingness) (Taipei, Taiwan) at No Entry Cocktail Club
6. Boilermaker (Goa, India) at LIT Manila
On February 6, it will move to Legazpi and MCS (formerly Makati Cinema Square) in Makati.
1. Use the bar (Hanoi, Vietnam) In the Big Fuzz
2. Bar Bon Funk (Singapore) at The Grasshopper Bar
3. Mostly harmless (Hong Kong) From Management Inc.
4. God (Bangkok, Thailand) at Curator
5. CMYK (Changsha, Hunan, China) at El Gato
6. Cocktail Club (Jakarta, Indonesia) in Katri
7. Penicillin (Hong Kong) at Fat Cat
On February 7, it will move to Makati's Población and Jupiter neighborhoods and The Peninsula Makati.
1. Artwork (Hong Kong) At The Spirits Library
2. Bark (Kathmandu, Nepal) in Banter and Jive
3. Origin (Singapore) in OTO
4. Asha and Sesame (Guangzhou, China) at Opal Bar
5. COA (Hong Kong) In Problem Child
6. Vesper (Bangkok, Thailand) In Jury
7. Craftroom (Osaka, Japan) The Bar at the Peninsula Manila
On February 8, the program will move to the north of the metro, towards Quezon City and San Juan. The final day runs in two parts: the Sunday session and the regular bar takeover.
The Sunday session takes place from 1-7pm at Corner House in San Juan, mixing some of the world's best bars and the Philippines' rising stars in a casual open-air setting. Unlike the nights, the Sunday session is a ticketed event. Check out @PhilippineCocktailWeek for more details.
The collaborations are:
1. Southbank Café + Lounge (Alabang, Muntinlupa) x opel (Población, Makati)
2. polylya (Ebro St., Makati) X Southside Parlor (Seoul, South Korea)
3. after hours (Diliman, Quezon City) x maltel (Kaohsiung City, Taiwan)
4. last chance (sing) x night and day (Taipei, Taiwan)
5. lost unicorn (Cebu) x meera sweets (Taipei, Taiwan)
6. Hello Sailor (Boracay) not x times (Taoyuan, Taiwan)
7. bar hometown (Subic) X Reka:Bar (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
That night, the format returned to a one-night-only takeover in Quezon City and San Juan. The participating bars are:
1. Stop us (Bangkok, Thailand) at Solaire North's Skybar
2. Mius (Hong Kong) on AKA
3. epic (Shanghai, China) After Hours
4. Alice (Seoul, South Korea) in Samin
5. Obsidian (Shenzhen, China) in Ryan
6. Dry Wave Cocktail Studio (Bangkok, Thailand) in Malagihay
7. Enthusiasm (Seoul, South Korea) at Gaia
8. Moonrock (Tainan City, Taiwan) at Three Dots
Since this program is presented by Maya Black, its cardholders will enjoy 20% cashback (limited to P600 with a minimum P2,500 spend) and earn up to 10x Maya Miles at participating bars from February 5-28. Maya Black cardholders can also join the Neighborhood Stamp Rally, in which if they complete an entire neighborhood's worth of bars in a month, they can receive PHCW merchandise.
Meanwhile, since it's a very bad idea to drink and drive, guests can use the code PHCOCKTAILWEEK to get 30% off GrabCar rides to and from participating bars.
Spotify is the official music partner of the event, bringing a DJ to the soundtrack to the Sunday session. It has also been put together the official Philippine Cocktail Week playlist, available on Spotify, with a collection of playlists from participating bars.