The first 20 venues of Aberdeen Cocktail Week, which takes place in October, has been announced by its organiser today.
Running from October 18-24, attendees are encouraged to explore the city’s bar and hospitality scene by sampling exclusive cocktails while enjoying a range of different deals.
Announcing the first 20 venues that will participate in this year’s festival, organiser Gregor Sey has plenty of surprises up his sleeve for the celebration.
Four new city centre bars that have signed up are Bartenders Lounge, Common Sense, Resident X and Smoke and Soul’s The Firepit.
Bartenders Lounge, which is located at Golden Square, recently received three nominations for this year’s Scottish Bar and Pub Awards.
The bar’s owner, Craig Scott said: “Accessibility and well made cocktails have been the foundation of Bartenders Lounge since our doors opened. This is why we are excited to be taking part in Aberdeen Cocktail Week 2023.
‘High level of craftmanship by bartenders’
“At Bartenders Lounge you can expect to see an exclusive list of carefully curated cocktails featuring spirits from Angus Alchemy, our brand partner for Aberdeen Cocktail Week.
“Cocktail Week is an opportunity for Aberdonians to enjoy the high level of craftsmanship by bartenders across the city. Aberdeen has produced some of the best bartenders in the country, so to know there’s a week dedicated to tasting their work at a discounted rate is amazing and we can’t wait for it to begin.”
The full list of the 20 venues that have been announced so far are:
- Bartenders Lounge
- Chop Bar and Grill
- Common Sense
- Dusk
- Faffless
- Ninety-Nine
- No. 10 Bar and Restaurant
- Nox
- OGV Taproom
- Orchid
- Paramount
- Revolucion De Cuba
- Resident X
- Siberia
- The Craftsman Company
- The Esslemont
- The Firepit
- The Ivy Lodge
- The Spiritualist
- Under The Hammer
All of these, including those still to be announced, will be shaking up a menu of special festival cocktails which will only be available to wristband holders.
Mr Sey added: “Aberdeen’s hospitality scene continues to punch above its weight and this festival will be showcasing the best of the city with a mixed variety of top venues taking part.
“Additionally, many of the new venues involved are less than a year old, so returning attendees have some different venues to explore and tick off their guidebook.”
Every menu will have at least one cocktail priced at £5 available for the entire week, with the full line-up of drinks to be shared closer to the event.
Early bird tickets on sale now
Unique mixology workshops, specially crafted menus and exclusive food and drink experiences will give attendees plenty of choice when choosing venues that are in the festival guide.
There will be a big focus on local producers, while there will be low and non-alcohol drinks available for those driving or looking for alternative options.
Discounted early bird wristbands are available now at £8 for the week and £6 for students and Blue Light card holders, with this increasing to £12 when these have sold out.
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