Edinburgh Cocktail Week kicks off today

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With Glasgow Cocktail Week recently ending and Aberdeen Cocktail Week taking place between October the 18th and the 24th, Edinburgh Cocktail Week kicks off today.

Offering 120 Signature Cocktails along with its full 2022 programme that includes 21 pop-up bars in the Cocktail Village, the new rooftop ‘Mirror Mirror Bar’, headline music acts and a programme of experiential events including a futuristic Dramming in the Dark space, Cocktail & Comedy Nights and Ball Pit & Cocktail experiences, it is set to be one of the biggest yet in the city. The 10-day festival, which celebrates Edinburgh’s thriving bar scene, runs from Friday (tomorrow) until Sunday 16th of October.

Each of the 120 bars taking part have created a Signature Cocktail that attendees can enjoy for £5 with an ECW wristband, and nine ‘Prestige’ venues are offering festival-goers an elevated cocktail experience created by some of the city’s world-class mixologists at reputable, award-winning venues like Hey Palu, Harrods Champagne Bar and Panda & Sons.

The festival is also introducing a new east-side hub, the ‘Mirror Mirror Bar’, that will pop-up on the rooftop of The Glasshouse Hotel. The Mirror Mirror Bar is delivered in partnership with Whitley Neill gin.

Edinburgh Cocktail Week’s biggest ever events programme offers something different for the curious and experimental. New and bespoke experiences include Dramming in the Dark with The Glenlivet.. The 30-minute experience takes the customer through a tasting like no other, with an expertly curated music and light show to reflect the individual tasting notes of three whiskies, contained in edible capsules rather than served in glasses.
 

Cocktails & Comedy, on the 8th and 9th October at The Stand Comedy Club and Ball Pit & Cocktails, which offers two-hour ball pit access along with four coicktails, takes place at  Ballie Ballerson from the 7th until the 16th October.

Wristband holders can also visit the 21 pop-up bars of Cocktail Village. A new ‘Takeover Bar’ will launch in the Cocktail Village this year which will see some of Edinburgh’s top bars collaborate with Bacardi Martini brands.

Earlier in the year, organisers announced The Cocktail Village’s headline music acts which include sea shanty-singing TikTok sensation, Nathan Evans, Edinburgh singer-songwriter Callum Beattie, Swedish rising popstar, Lilly Ahlberg, TikTok’s newest Scottish singing obsession Calum Bowie, and Scotland’s finest funk-disco band, High Fade. Street food will be available from Bross Bagels and Pizza Geeks.

For the first time since launching five years ago, the festival has introduced restaurants to its growing event programme. Wristband-holders can enjoy a complimentary cocktail when they dine at some of the city’s most sought after restaurants including El Cartel, Superico, Luckenbooths, Dine and Heron.

Managing Director of Edinburgh Cocktail Week, Gary Anderson said, “Each year we continue to grow the festival by introducing new experiences and partnerships. This year sees our biggest and best programme yet with so many fun new features and events for wristband-holders to enjoy. With the cost of everything going up, and people feeling the pinch, we’re proud to offer a festival that is inclusive, with amazing £5 cocktails at 120 bars across the city and free entry to the Cocktail Village.

“We can’t wait to welcome back local cocktail-lovers, and new visitors to champion Edinburgh’s bar scene.”

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