10 Penang cocktail bars to visit at the first ever Penang Cocktail Week

Penang is gearing up for its first ever Cocktail Week, and here’s a look at the 10 bars that will be taking part. — Photos: MICHAEL CHEANG/The Star

It’s been great to see the Penang cocktail scene growing so much of late, with more specialist cocktail bars there now, enough in fact to make up a proper Penang Cocktail Week, which will be happening on October 20 to 29.

The idea for Penang Cocktail Week (PCW) came about when Backdoor Bodega founder and head bartender Koh Yung Shen was trying to arrange a guest shift with a renowned international bar, and realised that another bar, Chez Chez, was trying to do the same with a different international bar. One thing lead to another, and he decided to band together a few other bars to create the Penang Cocktail Week.