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The National DRiNK Awards 2024 ended with a bang at MGM Shanghai West Bund on December 16.
A White Russian twist from Waking Lotus Bar in Xi’an
This White Russian twist, crafted by the team at Waking Lotus in Xi’an, is made with walnuts hidden deep within the Qinling Mountains
Here is the winners list of Shanghai Regional DRiNK Awards 2024
Here is the winners list of East Regional DRiNK Awards 2024
Here is the winners list of Central Regional DRiNK Awards 2024
Here is the winners list of South Regional DRiNK Awards 2024
Here is the winners list of West Regional DRiNK Awards 2024
Here is the winners list of North and West Regional DRiNK Awards 2024
We will announce the regional winners online, but you can still cheer for them in an actual bar.
A crowd-pleaser from No Filter in Shanghai.
A crowd-pleaser from No Filter in Shanghai
The return of the agave paradise.
A good long talk with Philip Bischoff in Suzhou.
Turn the holiday mode on in Singapore, Hong Kong and Macau.
DRiNK Asks, Bartenders Answer #1
A testament to the city’s vibrant bar culture.
Discover what Malaysian mixology has to offer from the 24th to the 30th of April.
An interesting combo of Chinese olives, jasmine tea and chilli oil
An interesting combo of Chinese olives, jasmine tea and chilli oil by Adrian Xu from BRUMA in Shenzhen, China.
The Havana Club Cocktail Maestros Global Final takes place in Cuba in mid-April
Julie Nguyen shares her inspiration behind her winning drink and her unforgettable experience in Nicaragua.
The DRiNK Awards 2023 came to an perfect ending with its pinnacle event concluding at Shanghai Centre Theatre on March 18!
See you at China's most anticipated bar industry event!
On the past, present and future of agave spirits.
The highly anticipated national DRiNK Awards will take place at Shanghai Centre Theatre on Monday, March 18.
One of the most hyped bar openings of the year, Tokyo Confidential, came roaring onto Asia’s bar scene this past October in a flurry of guest shifts, media publicity and laybacks.
Find out who’s on shift where this month.
Gn Chan, Faye Chen and Tako Chang share their journey from a pandemic stricken opening one to taking the top spot on North America’s 50 Best Bars.
Find out who’s on shift where this month.
Three bars from Singapore took home crystal plates at Tales of the Cocktail’s Spirited Awards 2023.
Find out who’s on shift where in Hong Kong during Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023.
Our managing editor Holly Graham has lived in Hong Kong almost a decade, so is sharing some essential tips for the bar industry ahead of Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023.
Four new bars from Hong Kong veterans have opened their doors in Hong Kong over the last month, including the airport’s first cocktail bar.
Find out who’s on shift where this month.
Bar, brand and media personalities from all over Asia feature on 2023’s list
A love letter from one best friend to another.
Asia counts 8 nominations in Spirited Awards’ Top 4 announcement.
50 Best announces the first of two special awards ahead of the ceremony.
Find out who’s on shift where this month.
Asia’s counts 17 nominations in Spirited Awards’ International and Global Categories.
Asia’s first ever BCB will be held in Singapore in November.
Find out who’s on shift where this month, including shifts around SGCF 2023.
A list of major bar events and cocktail festivals in Asia and beyond in 2023.
Asia’s 50 Best Bars moves to July and Hong Kong for the first time ever.
Find out who’s on shift where this month.
The World’s 50 Best Bars heads to Asia for the first time.
The Bar at The House on Sathorn enters a new era that reflects on the past under the leadership of Francesco Moretti.
For the first time ever, the winners of DRiNK Awards were announced in a mesmerising theatrical setting – at the Shanghai Centre Theatre right in the heart of the city.
An ever-growing and updated list of women working in Asia’s alcohol industry.
N.I.P founder Nic Law and Proof & Company general manager Adrian Chung share more on the exciting partnership.
In its 9th consecutive year, 2023 sees the biggest Festival Village yet.
Find out who’s on shift where this month.
HLC Global Bartender Scholarship winners feature five bartenders from Asia.
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, some of Asia’s bar industry power couples share how they work with their significant other.
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Angel Ji teams up with architect Ahmed Zareh to open a bar and two new restaurant's in Malaysia's capital. By Holly Graham.
30 Best Bars India reveals this year’s list and award winners.
Jay Gray, founder and CEO of Sago House, Low Tide, Ghostwriter and Underdog Inn shares all on the group’s two latest venues.
Find out who’s on shift where this month.
Find out who’s on shift where this month.
Kelsey Ramage, the brains behind the Trash Collective and Black Lagoon, talks about how to show up as our true selves and make space for others to do the same.
Joshua Ivanovic of JungleBird, Kuala Lumpur shares his recipe for his Pina Colada in a pod for the ultimate garnish.
Seamus Harris reports a wartime whimsy from the jazz age that became the basis for a whole family of drinks.
Japan’s favourite ready-to-drink canned alcoholic beverage has a history that involves war, vodka and…David Bowie.
Find out who’s on shift where during The World’s 50 Best Bars 2022.
Singapore features the most bars from Asia on this year’s list.
Drink like a gangster at The Shady Family’s Bali outposts.
Join a global cheers on a live feed broadcast from Hong Kong.
The history of this minty green cocktail found its beginnings in New Orleans over a century ago.
Find out who’s on shift where this month.
The Spanish company has sold the Mediterranean gin to the American spirits group.
Kuusi by TUNG Hanoi and Hybrid Saigon opened at the same time at opposite ends of the country to change Vietnam’s cocktail game.
As hydrosols gain popularity in cocktails, bartenders from Singapore, Hong Kong and Indonesia share their thoughts.
Find out who’s on shift where this month.
After two years behind the stick at Seoul’s Charles H, Keith Motsi moves to Tokyo to take over Virtu.
Pussyfoot Saloon in Seoul is looking for bartenders to join them for a month.
Listen to the stories of DRiNK’s founder and managing editor.
The collaboration marks Tales Of The Cocktail’s first physical footprint in Asia.
The Aussie bartender took the crown at this year’s Patrón Perfectionists.
Bar, brand and media personalities from all over Asia feature on 2022’s list.
Spirited Awards announces the Top 4 ahead of the ceremony on July 28.
Cocktails inspired by the history of Indonesia use home grown ingredients and strive for zero waste.
Nikki Lohitnavy is the force behind Thailand’s family-run GranMonte vineyard in Khao Yai, and is paving the way for New Latitude Wines.
Spirited Awards announces the Top 10 ahead of the Top 4 on June 21.
Well, not quite the full colour spectrum, but Baldoria’s range of vermouth proves that it doesn’t all have to be red and white.
DRiNK’s managing editor Holly Graham pens her first book that shares the recipes, stories and history behind the cocktails, bars and people that define this spirited region.
The award winning Hong Kong bartenders announce their brand new range of RTDS.
Jerold Khoo and Bai JiaWei, co-founders of Stay Gold Flamingo in Singapore, tell all about their rock and roll bar.
Thoughts, feelings and a causal analysis on this year’s Asia’s 50 Best Bars list.
Spirited Awards makes its first announcement ahead of the ceremony on July 28
Jay Gray reveals exclusively to DRiNK how his bar is giving guests a chance to own part of Sago House’s cocktail menu.
A round up of all the guest shifts in Bangkok happening around Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2022.
A week ahead of the main announcement, the 51-100 list is revealed.