Tokyo International Bar Show brimming with world champs

Here’s an idea for Golden Week -- spend it recovering from the vast array of superb imbibing on offer at the Tokyo International Bar Show.

The capital’s most-celebrated drink extravaganza takes place May 5 and 6 at Tokyo Midtown in Roppongi and promises seminars in sake, gin, whiskey and rum, drinks made by top bartenders from London, New York, Paris and Tokyo, and best of all, free-flowing cocktails.

The TIBS story began 12 years ago with the birth of “Whisky Magazine Japan.” Local publisher David Croll threw a launch party and invited distillers to hand out samples.

He called it “Whisky Magazine Live.”

The formula (lots of people + lots of alcohol) proved popular and the event has been repeated every year since.

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