Cocktail experience set to shake up city’s bar scene
An eclectic mix of the city’s best bars and restaurants will be coming together under one roof this Spring, offering their expertise as part of a cocktail making evening.
Following the success of last year’s event, The Cocktail Experience will be returning to the city, this time playing host to 18 of Leeds’ biggest bar brands and their teams of expert mixologists and bar staff.
On Friday March 3, visitors will be invited to events venue Aspire to master the art of creating classic, bespoke and quirky cocktails. Guests of the event – which is organised by Hairy Lemon and Pink Gorilla – can also expect entertainment from guest DJs as they learn the tricks of the trade.
Director at Pink Gorilla Marketing Deborah DeVittoris said: “Leeds is nationally recognised for having one the ‘coolest’ bar scenes in the UK and in recent months has seen a boom in new and exciting brands opening in the city with many more planned to open in the next 12 months.
“We wanted to celebrate the recent growth in the cocktail phenomenon and create an event which gives the bars of Leeds the recognition they deserve, whilst encouraging people to try new and diverse drinks created by some of Yorkshire’s talented mixologists.
“The idea was to encourage the bar community to come together under one roof and showcase their talents for one night of cocktail ecstasy!”
The Alchemist, Pintura, Manahatta and Revolucion de Cuba are just four of the brands returning to the first event of 2017, which will also see five new bars added to the mix, including Mr.Nobody.
Brand business development manager at The Alchemist Jenny McPhee added: “The cocktail scene in Leeds has always been strong and the city is going from strength to strength, particularly with all of the new openings lined up. Leeds is certainly now on the map as a food and drink destination.
“Events like this allow the team to be really creative, experimenting with new and exciting products. If the cocktail is popular then more often than not, it ends up making its way on to our Cocktail menu.”
