World Class Cocktail Festival 2022

Overview

Whether you're a stirrer or a shaker — or a sipper or a slurper — World Class Cocktail Festival is dedicated to you. For ten glorious days between Friday, September 9–Saturday, September 18, cocktail events will be taking place throughout Sydney's inner city, with dozens of different drinks on the menu.

If you're a whisky fan, you can head to Quay for a series of cocktails presented by London's Lyaness with award-winning bartender Ryan Chetiyawardana (aka Mr Lyan) playing host and Peter Gilmore providing the snacks. More of a margarita fan? Hickson Road Reserve will be hosting the Don Julio Food Truck Fiesta, with cocktails from Cantina OK! and food trucks from Ricos Tacos, Beatbox Kitchen and Taco Truck Dos.

And, from The Connaught in London, aka the world's best bar for 2021, martini maestro Ago Perrone is hitting up Bennelong for one night, too.

Also on the lineup: Norwegian bartender Monica Berg of Tayer + Elementary flexing her stuff at Shell House; Re's sustainability champion Matt Whiley doing a tour of the city, creating cocktails at hotspots like PS40 and Old Mate's Place using food and bar waste from other CBD venues; and all sorts of events popping up at local favourites like Earl's Juke Joint, Frankie's Pizza, Maybe Sammy, Hickson House and Dean & Nancy on 22.

You can browse everything that's been announced so far at the festival's website, with even more events set to slide into the schedule closer to the date — and also pop-up unannounced during the festival.

Dean and Nancy on 22, Steven Woodburn

Top image: Maybe Sammy, DS Oficina.