
Follow your mixologist dreams (or just indulge your love of cocktails) and check out the Singapore Cocktail Festival where the perks will give you a real buzz.
What’s not to like about cocktails? They’re so drinkable and always set the scene: sundowner, anyone? . Lucky for us, there are heaps of great cocktail bars in town for a tipple. You can find cocktails with ants, and even good ol’ breakfast kaya – just choose your poison. Even luckier for us, the Singapore Cocktail Festival is returning soon with a bunch of highlights…
Your very own cocktail passport
Every ticket purchased entitles you to a Cocktail Passport. That’s one pass to all the festival deals happening across the best cocktail bars and restaurants in Singapore. Just a sample: you can enjoy a bubbly bouquet of Ford’s Gin, Bergamot, Rose and Champagne Cordial at 28HKS, distilled horseradish, ume, shiso and coconut cream soda at Operation Dagger, a special cocktail offering with Basil Leaves, Chalong Bay Rum, Lime Juice, Sugar Syrup & Soda from Blackwattle… we haven’t even got to all the sweet dining deals yet.

Did somebody say freebies?
With every purchase of a ticket, you get your own spiffy three-piece SGCF cocktail set (worth $50). Out of our way…
Take me to the drinks…
Running around town chasing deals is pretty fun, but if you want it all in one sweet spot, hit Festival Village @ Empress Lawn from 4 – 6 May. With 25 bar pop-ups, 20 artisanal spirits tasting booths and 15 celebrity guest bartenders tending to your specific tastes and orders. Run wild!

Get behind the bar (or watch the pros battle it out)
So you want to shake things up yourself? Get into one of the workshops for mixing, blending, and even fermenting. We’re also hanging out for Another highlight is the Asia Bar Battle, where we’ll see the best of bartenders from different countries compete. Need an extra judge? …

Sip a cocktail and watch the peacocks
Sentosa also wants in on the cocktail action. Bob’s Bar at lush resort Capella has some choice activities and events going on from 4 -13 May. The Capella Cocktail Journey will see indulgent wine brunches, cocktail classes and bar takeovers with Asia’s leading bartenders; now that’s our idea of fun…
Singapore Cocktail Festival 2018, 4-13 May, various locations
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Best cocktail bars in Singapore to enjoy a tipple
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