The Bartender Invitational is a by-invitation-only bartending competition among 4 of The Bar Awards' Bartender of the Year 2017 from their respective cities. Each bartender gets to work with another award-winning bartender from his city as a teammate and go through a Classic Cocktail Challenge and a Masterclass Challenge to win the ultimate Bartender of the Year. The result will be announced on the 19 July.

The four cities are Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Hong Kong and Macau. Support your winning city by visiting the team at the following pop-ups on 17 July, 8pm onwards:

Kuala Lumpur - Kho Chee Kheong and Joshua Ivanovic
Venue: 28 Hong Kong Street 
Time: 8pm onwards

Singapore - Vijay Mudaliar and Steve Schneider-Hadzismajlovic
Venue: Smith Street Taps
Date: Tuesday 17 July
Time: 8pm onwards

Hong Kong - Jay Khan and Kt Lam
Venue: Origin Bar
Time: 9pm onwards

Macau - Nikita Matveev and Koco Widyatno
Venue: Nutmeg & Clove
Time: 9pm onwards

Bartender Inv. Masterclass Challenge at RPB (Suntec)
(Hospitality trade only)
Venue: Restaurant Pub & Bar Asia - To register please visit (http://www.rpb-asia.com/)
Date: Wednesday 18 July
Time: 330pm onwards
Laugh and learn from the pros. The Bartender of the Year winners share the secret of their success.

Event: Bartender Inv. Cocktail Party! at Jigger & Pony and Sugarhall
Venue: Jigger and Pony and Sugarhall
Date: Wednesday 18 July
Time: 8pm onwards

Event: Bartender Inv. Awards Ceremony at RPB (Suntec)
(Hospitality trade only)
Venue: Restaurant Pub & Bar Asia - To register please visit (http://www.rpb-asia.com/)
Date: Thursday 19 July
Time: 3pm onwards