Singapore World Class Cocktail Festival 2026: The 21 bar passport challenge
CONTENT: Yiew Kai Jie
The World Class Cocktail Festival is returning for a second year in Singapore to run city-wide from now until 31 May 2026! Across the next few months, 21 of the city’s leading bars will pour limited‑time creations built around Diageo’s iconic spirit brands (Johnnie Walker, Don Julio, The Singleton, Tanqueray, and Zacapa), each drink designed by bartenders vying for the title of World Class Singapore Bartender of the Year 2026 and to fight for a coveted spot at the global finals in Dubai. Rather than just being limited to a one‑night event, the festival is structured as a slow, exploratory circuit that encourages guests to discover new bars, meet the bartenders behind the competition, and experience how the same spirits can be expressed in wildly different ways.
At the heart of the experience is the World Class Cocktail Passport, a physical keepsake given to guests when they order a featured World Class cocktail at any participating venue. Each time guests purchase a festival cocktail at one of the 21 bars, they will get a unique stamp in their passport, gradually charting their cocktail trail across the city. The organizers have built in clear milestones: visit 5 bars and receive a selection of branded merchandise from World Class partner spirits (limited to 40 redemptions); hit 10 bars and unlock a S$50 nett World Class cocktail voucher at Side Door (20 redemptions); reach 15 bars and that climbs to a S$100 nett voucher at Side Door (10 redemptions). It’s effectively a gamified bar crawl, where the reward isn’t just the drinks but also the chance to track your progress and be nudged to try new venues outside your comfort zone.
Additionally, the first person to collect all 21 stamps and fully complete the passport will get to win the grand prize: a 2D1N Balcony Suite stay at QT Singapore worth S$1,000, a bottle of their choice from Johnnie Walker Blue Label, Don Julio 1942 or Zacapa XO, a bundle of premium spirit merchandise, and an exclusive invitation for two to the World Class Bartender of the Year Finals in Singapore. The passport itself is available throughout the entire festival window, from now until 31 May 2026, and is issued with the first purchase from each bar’s dedicated World Class menu.
For more information about World Class festivities, consumers can visit @worldclass on Instagram. Guests are invited to vote for their favourite World Class cocktail experience here
