The Maybe Cocktail Festival kicks off tomorrow with 16 international bar guest shifts and a masterclass at Carriageworks

Running 12 – 19 April 2023, the Maybe Cocktail Festival will be hosting 16 international bars from eleven countries for a series of free events across Sydney. 12 of the 16 were ranked in the prestigious The World’s 50 Best Bar list in 2022 while another three scooped a spot in their 51-100 list; all acclaimed and revered within their home country and among the global bar community. For more about the festival, click here.

But if you want to know what’s happening, here is the schedule in brief:

Maybe Cocktail Festival Timetable:

Weds 12 April

  • 5 – 8pm // Hosted by Dean & Nancy on 22: BKK Social Club (Bangkok, Thailand) and Jigger & Pony (Singapore)
  • 8 – 11pm // Hosted by Maybe Sammy: The Bar with Shapes for a Name (London, England) & Bar Nouveau (Paris, France)

Thurs 13 April

  • 8 – 11pm // Hosted by Maybe Sammy: L’Antiquario (Naples, Italy) and Drink Kong (Rome, Italy)

Fri 14 April

  • 5 – 8pm // Hosted by Maybe Sammy: Sips (Barcelona, Spain)
  • 8 – 11pm // Hosted by El Primo Sanchez: Hanky Panky (Mexico City, Mexico)

Sat 15 April

  • 5 – 8pm // Hosted by El Primo Sanchez: Alquimico (Cartagena, Columbia)
  • 8 – 11pm // Hosted by Maybe Sammy: Tres Monos (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Sun 16 April

  • 10am – 3pm // Hosted at Carriageworks: Maybe Masterclasses with five international bars
  • 4 – 10pm // Hosted by The Norfolk: Sweet Liberty (Miami, USA)
  • 9 – late // Hosted by El Primo Sanchez: Café La Trova (Miami, USA)

Mon 17 April

  • 6 – 9pm // Hosted by Lady Hampshire: The Best of Australia (Re, PS40, Cantina OK!, Byrdi, Above Board, Caretaker’s Cottage)

Tues 18 April

  • 3 – 6pm // Hosted by Sammy Junior: Bar Termini (London, England)
  • 5 – 8pm // Hosted by Dean & Nancy on 22: Schofield’s Bar (Manchester, England)
  • 8 – 11pm // Hosted by Maybe Sammy: Line (Athens, Greece)

Weds 19 April

  • 3 – 6pm // Hosted by Oxford House: Bar Termini (London, England)
  • 8 – 11pm // Hosted by Maybe Sammy: Nutmeg & Clove (Singapore)