Located on the first floor of The Tokyo Edition in Toranomon, Gold Bar has unveiled the lineup for Gold Bar Cocktail Festival 2026.

For one day only, the bar welcomes bartenders from eight bars across Asia for a rare, side-by-side showcase of global cocktail culture.

Guests will move between individual bar stations, discovering each guest bar’s signature cocktails, distinctive styles and stories in a dynamic, free-flow format.

SESSION 1: 

• Sober Company, Shanghai (#81 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2025)
  Bartender: Shingo Sasaki
  Sponsor: MHD
• Three X Co, Kuala Lumpur (#15 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2025)
  Bartenders: Angeline Tan and Amanda Wan
  Sponsor: Suntory
• Ark Lounge, Aomori (#67 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2022)
  Bartender: Toshiyuki Kubo
  Sponsor: Pernod Ricard
• Offtrack, Singapore (#23 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2025)
  Bartender: Joash Conceicao
  Sponsor: Diageo

SESSION 2: 

• Bar K-9, Nagoya
  Bartender: Keisuke Goto
  Sponsor: Diageo
• Lair, New Delhi (#8 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2025)
  Bartenders: Dhruv Raj Vij and Navjot Singh
  Sponsor: Pernod Ricard
• Soko, Seoul (#54 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2025)
  Bartender: Soko Son
  Sponsor: Suntory
• Citadel, Fukuoka
  Bartender: Yoshimitsu Obara
  Sponsor: MHD

Photography: Bar K-9 (above) Citadel (top)