Penang proves it is a top cocktail destination with Penang Cocktail Week 2025

Penang bars like The Nest (pic), Backdoor Bodega, Baobae, Good Friends were not only great hosts, but also proved the island's cocktail pedigree. — Photos: Michael Cheang/The Star

Penang has always been known as a food destination, but perhaps it is also time for it to be recognised as a proper cocktail destination as well.

If you needed more proof, then the recent Penang Cocktail Week (PCW) was it.