Tons Of Visiting Bartenders Are Doing Guest Shifts For The 2019 Drink Magazine Bar Awards
*** Alastair Burgess and Jack Moore of Happiness Forgets in London are at 1515 West Chophouse & Bar on December 5-7 from 8pm-midnight. Dicky Hartono of The Back Room in Manila is at Long Bar on December 6-7 from 9pm-1am. Ryu Okada of Kampai Cocktails will be at Chameleon on December 7 from 8pm-midnight. Ryan Noreiks and Will Sleeman of Fancy Free in Melbourne will be at Bar Mixato on December 7 from 7-11pm, then running rampant inside The Shanghai EDITION: December 11 at Punch Room, December 12 at Canton Disco, and Decemberember 13 at Club Room, all from 8pm-midnight. Mack Ross of The Attic in Shenzhen returns to Shanghai (he was previously at The Nest and Tour), spending December 7 at Birds of Paradise from 9pm-midnight. River Huang and company from Bar Pi in Chengdu team up with Beckaly Franks from The Pontiac in Hong Kong for three nights: December 7 at The CUT Rooftop, December 8 at Chameleon and December 10 at Bar Renaissance, all from 9pm-midnight. Rory J Shepherd from Little Red Door and Hyacinthe Lescoet from The Cambridge Public House in Paris team up with Sebastian Robinson, Seedlip's Asia brand ambassador. On December 7-8 they're spread across The Shanghai EDITION, working the Club Room, Punch Room and Lobby Bar from 8pm-midnight, with master classes from 3-4.30pm. Andrew Ho and Bastien Ciocca of Hope & Sesame in Guangzhou at are The Union Trading Company on December 8 from 8pm-midnight. Agung Prabowo, last year's DMBA 2019 Bartender of the Year (Asia) is at 1515 West Chophouse & Bar on December 8 from 9pm-midnight. 2019 Chivas Masters Global Final champion Sebastian Cichowlas and his team are at Atelier on December 8 from 8pm-midnight. Jackwing of Spin in Guangzhou, Lola of The Odd Couple in Shanghai, Match Chan of Arena Luxe in Shanghai and William of Staff Room in Chongqing are teaming up at Monkey on December 8 from 9pm-midnight. All proceeds from their drinks go to Shanghai Children’s Health Foundation – Beacon of Love Congenital Heart Disease Fund. David Nguyen-Luu and Frank Hu of Manhattan in Singapore are at Barules on December 8 from 9pm-midnight. Ashish Sharma of Bar Trigona in Kuala Lumpur is at Four Seasons (Pudong) on December 8 from 7-10pm, and at E.P.I.C. on December 10 from 8pm-midnight. Martin Hudak and Arlene Wong are representing Mr. Black coffee liqueur. On December 10, they're at Arch from 9pm-midnight (Martin) and Ritz-Carlton Hotel (Pudong) (Arlene from 8-11pm. On December 11, Arlene's at E.P.I.C. from 9pm–midnight. Martin Hudak is also part of the Sober Company Full Moon series on December 12, from 5-7pm and 9-11pm. Kiki Moka of The Union Group in Jakarta is at Barules on December 10 from 9pm-midnight. Joe Schofield of soon-to-open Schofield’s in Manchester is at Il Bar in Bvlgari Hotel Shanghai on December 10-11, from 8pm-midnight. Jiawei Bai and Serena Pulvirenti of Employees Only Singapore is at Cafe Grey Deluxe on December 10-11 from 9pm-midnight. Masterclass on Decemberember 11 from 2-4pm. Erik Lorincz, last year's DMBA International Bartender of the Year and Rastislav Kasar, both of Kwãnt in London, are at 1515 West Chophouse & Bar on December 10-11 from 8pm-midnight. Jay Khan of Hong Kong agave haven COA is at Speak Low on December 10 from 8-11pm. Jackwing Yao of Spin in Guangzhou is at Rye & Co. on December 11, from 8pm-late.