NEW YORK, May 11, 2026 — World Gin Week, a first-ever annual event celebrating gin history, versatility and culture, will debut this year on June 13-20, 2026. The week-long celebration is the brainchild of co-founders Philip Duff, a spirits expert, and Karl Finegan, owner of The Ivory Peacock, a noted bar serving 1,200 gins, one of the largest selections in the world. World Gin Week will feature bar pop-ups, tastings and world-class educational seminars by drinks luminaries such as Dale DeGroff, Allen Katz, Steve Schneider, Natasha Bahrami and others. 

A Global Initiative Designed to Celebrate and Promote Gin
During this unprecedented festival, bars around the world will be encouraged to create special gin menus, gin cocktails and promotions with the goal of engaging consumers to discover new gins, gin libations and gin-focused bars. Its mission is to foster a deeper appreciation of gin through experiential events and educational activities.

Top-Ranked Bars Around the World Are on Board
Participating bars include Sip & Guzzle (New York), Bar Leone (Hong Kong), Handshake Speakeasy (Mexico City), Atlas (Singapore), Connaught Bar (London), Concrete Rose (Houston), Maybe Sammy (Sydney), Trick Dog (San Francisco), Room 207 (New York), Cause | Effect (Cape Town), Hero Bar (Nairobi), The Barber Shop (Sydney), Bar Madonna (New York), Shakerato (Amsterdam), LenLen (New York), YOI (Kyoto) and others.  

Distinguished Gin Brands Are Sponsors
Confirmed sponsors already include Tanqueray Gin (Diageo), Dorothy Parker Gin (New York Distilling Co.) Bluecoat Gin (Heaven Hill) and Campari (Gruppo Campari). Brands interested in participating in World Gin Week can request a sponsor information deck by emailing hello@worldginweek.com from their corporate email address.  

“We want World Gin Week to be the greatest celebration of gin that the world has ever seen, empowering and encouraging bars, bartenders and gin lovers everywhere to give some extra love to that noble juniper spirit which has spanned the globe, kick-started not one, but TWO Golden Ages of cocktails, and given us the very icon of the cocktail itself, the Martini,” says 1 of 2 Duff, Director of Liquid Solutions, Ltd.

“There was no single focal point for gin lovers, enthusiasts and makers to come together and celebrate these remarkable gins and the master distillers who pour their lives and souls into creating them, so we have launched World Gin Week,” says Finegan. “Gin has earned its renaissance, and World Gin Week is where that renaissance finds its home.”

World Gin Week's Key Events in New York City

Marquee events in the Big Apple will be hosted at The Ivory Peacock (38 West 26 St. in Flatiron/NoMad) and include:

● World Gin Day Celebration & Kick-Off Party (June 13, 4pm-7pm)
○ Ticketed walk-around event featuring tastings of various gins, all available as G&Ts and Martinis at The Ivory Peacock's four bars, with passed hors d'oeuvres

● London Cocktail Bar Residency (June 14 & 15)
○ Ticketed two-night takeover at The Ivory Peacock by a major London cocktail bar  

● World Martini Day Seminars (June 20, 12pm-4pm)
○ Ticketed educational sessions on gin and mixology taught by renowned mixologists, bar owners, gin distillers and authors that include Dale DeGroff, Allen Katz, Steve Schneider, Natasha Bahrami and others to be confirmed  

● World Martini Day Celebration & Closing Party (June 20, 4pm-7pm)
○ Ticketed array of pop-up bars with renowned New York bars & bartenders serving their signature Martinis, together with passed hors d'oeuvres. Already confirmed are Sip + Guzzle, Dale DeGroff, Bar Madonna, Room 207 and several more.  

Bar Participation Is Free and Has an Optional Charitable Component
Any bar can participate for free in World Gin Week. Bars and brands that make a nominal donation to charity can download and use the organization's logos and menu templates, and will be listed on the website at worldginweek.com. Suggested charities include the U.S. Bartenders' Guild's National Charity Foundation in the U.S. and The Drinks Trust in the U.K. That being said, bars and brands may donate to a preferred local charity of their choice. In addition, World Gin Week will donate a portion of all ticket sales to the aforementioned U.S. Bartenders' Guild's National Charity Foundation.

Four Brand Scholarships Being “Awarded”
World Gin Week is "awarding" four Brand Scholarships to events at The Ivory Peacock to two U.S. brands and and two international brands. These sponsorships will go to small, up-and-coming, independently owned craft gin brands that otherwise would not be able to participate in events at World Gin Week.  All recipients can choose to be part of the World Gin Day Celebration & Kick-Off Party on June 13, be a sponsor of the seminars on World Martini Day or be a sponsor of one of the pop-up bars at the World Martini Day Celebration & Closing Party, all free of charge.

About World Gin Week
World Gin Week is the world's greatest celebration of the timeless juniper spirit, gin. The brainchild of spirits expert Philip Duff and The Ivory Peacock's Karl Finegan, its inaugural edition will take place June 13-20, 2026 in New York City, Hong Kong, London, Nairobi, Amsterdam, Cape Town, Singapore, Mexico City, Kyoto, Sydney and around the world. World Gin Week includes pop-ups, tastings and educational seminars led by drinks luminaries designed to foster a greater appreciation of gin, its history, culture and versatility. For more information, please visit worldginweek.com and follow us on Instagram at @worldginweekofficial.

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