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On the shift: Bartender guest shifts to catch in Hong Kong

Catch the top mixologists from the world's best bars as they stir and shake their signature cocktails in Hong Kong this July.

Tatum Ancheta
Cherry Chan
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Tatum Ancheta
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Updated July 18: July is an exciting time for drink enthusiasts in Hong Kong as the city welcomes top bartenders and the hottest bar personalities from around the world to celebrate the much-anticipated announcement of Asia's 50 Best Bars 2023. The heart of the action is Rosewood Hong Kong, the official venue partner for the awards, where the private ceremony will take place on July 18. While the party is an exclusive invitation-only event, you can still tune in to the live stream on the 50 Best Bars Youtube channel. Another way to join in on the festivities is to attend the public masterclasses and guest bartender shifts happening around town. Wondering who’ll be behind the stick? Keep reading for a roundup of the must-visit bar shifts taking place this season.

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RECOMMENDED: Explore Hong Kong’s vibrant drinking culture with the help of our comprehensive bar guide.  

On the shift

Other schedules that should be on your radar:

July 15, Saturday

7pm-10pm: Rogerio Vaz from Bar Trench, Tokyo (#25 Asia's 50 Best Bars 2022) will be guesting at Kaen Teppanyaki featuring KI NO BI 

8pm-til late: Bartender Mel Chavez from Smoke & Mirrors in Singapore will be slinging drinks at Salisterra

10pm-1am: Chanel Adams from Bangkok’s Bamboo Bar will be slinging drinks at The Diplomat featuring Monkey 47, Perrier-Jouet, Absolut Vodka 

8pm onwards: Claude Delima (Philippine winner of Diageo Reserve World Class Bartender of The Year 2022) from Manila's The Spirits Library will be taking over the bar at The Poet

July 16, Sunday

4pm-6pm: Dré Masso co-creator of Altos Tequila presents Penicillin X Sunset Park from Desa Potato Head, Bali 

4pm-7pm: 50 Best Magic Hour Welcome Cocktail will commence at Cardinal Point, Forty-Five featuring Kelvin Wong (Good Friends Club, Penang); Bryan Bonifacio (Employees Only, Singapore); Tom Hearn (Vesper, Bangkok) 

6pm-9pm: Manhattan Singapore’s Rusty Cerven and Zana Moehlmann will be behind the bar at Oaxacan-inspired bar Coa featuring Perrier and Wild Turkey

7pm-10pm: Tommaso Cecca and Saverio Casella from Italy's Camparino in Galleria (#27 The World's 50 Best Bars 2021) will be mixing behind the bar at Vista Bar featuring their signature drinks, Porcini Negroni, Bitter Paloma, and Grass Campari 

7.30pm-11pm: The St. Regis Bar Hong Kong will be hosting Eric Sabloniere, senior bartender of the Experimental Cocktail Club in Paris and global brand ambassador for Scrappy’s Bitters, partner and sponsor for Asia’s 50 Best Bars 

8pm onwards: Papa Doble Singapore's (formerly The Old Man Singapore, #61 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2022 51-100 list) founder Andrew Yap will be behind the stick at The Poet

8pm-late: Call Me Al is hosting ‘Call me Smucks’ with Moe Aljaff (Two Schmucks founder, #7 on World’s 50 Best Bars 2022) and Juliette Larouy (The Schmucks, New York) featuring Monkey 47 

9pm onwards: Goa, India’s Hideaway will be at Quality Goods Club  

July 17, Monday

6pm-10pm: Singapore’s Jigger and Pony (#12th on the World's 50 Best Bars 2022) will be at The Aubrey

7pm-10pm: Sydney’s Maybe Sammy (#29 in World’s 50 Best Bars 2022) and Dean & Nancy will take over the bar at The Diplomat

8pm-late: Rogerio Vaz from Bar Trench, Tokyo (#25 Asia's 50 Best Bars 2022) will be guesting at Yurakucho featuring KI NO BI 

8pm-11pm: Bar Takeover: Japanese Hidden Gems featuring Shinya Koba (Diageo World Class 2021 Japan winner and bartender of Yakoboku from Kumamoto in Japan and Yoshifumi Yasunaka, head bartender of Lamp (#20 Asia's 50 Best Bars 2022) from Nar, Japan will do a duo guest shift at Mizunara: The Library  

10pm-2am: Singapore’s Sago House (#31 on Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2022) will be serving drinks with Rémy Cointreau at The Mixing Room by Iron Fairies 

July 18, Tuesday

10pm-1am Singapore's Barbary Coast (#29 Asia's 50 Best Bars 2021) will take over Dead & in Lan Kwai Fong, featuring bartenders Sami Terki and Michael Callahan

12am-5am - Giancarlo Mancino creator of Mancino Vermouth and its global ambassador Elena Urbani, The Aubrey London’s bar director Pietro Rizzo, and Reka:Bar Kuala Lumpur’s operations manager Giovanni Andrea Magliaro will be behind the stick at The Wise King for Asia’s 50 Best Bars Ceremony after party 

July 19, Wednesday

5pm-7pm: Hayden Lambert of Melbourne’s Above Board (#44 The World’s 50 Best Bars 2021) will be behind the stick at Bar Leone 

8pm-12am: Depp and Poom from Thailand’s Rabbit Hole will be mixing at The Old Man Hong Kong 

8pm onwards: award-winning Australian bartender Millie Tang will be mixing at Shady Acres to serve up signature cocktails as part of Peddlers Gin’s ‘Down the Rabbit Hole’ campaign 

8pm onwards: Sophia Kang, head bartender of One Ninety from Four Seasons Singapore be behind the bar at The Poet

July 20, Thursday

5pm-12am: Volkan Ibil from The Back Room in Manila will be mixing his drinks at Lobster Bar and Grill at Island Shangri-La 

8pm-11pm: Iain McPherson, owner of Panda & Sons (#32 Worlds 50 Best Bars 2020) from Edinburgh, will be at Draft Land  

July 21, Friday

8pm-12am: Seoul’s Alice (#40 on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2022) will be taking over the bar at The Old Man Hong Kong 

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