Edinburgh Cocktail Week announces line up for October

The official lineup for the UK’s biggest cocktail week has been revealed today.

There will be 100 bars offering £5 cocktails which will mark the event’s 5th birthday.

Edinburgh Cocktail Week, the UK’s biggest cocktail festival has today unveiled the 100 bars taking part in this year’s event running from 6-15 October. The lineup includes 23 new bars making their Edinburgh Cocktail Week debut. 

To celebrate Edinburgh Cocktail Week’s fifth birthday, every venue taking part will be serving a £5 Signature Cocktail to wristband holders for the duration of the festival. Wristbands are now on sale from £7 on the Edinburgh Cocktail Week website. 

100 of Edinburgh’s trendiest venues, speakeasies, vibrant neighbourhood pubs and hottest hangouts will be part of the 2023 celebrations. This year’s roster includes 23 venues set to make their Edinburgh Cocktail Week debut including Duck & Waffle, Commons Club, Edinburgh Street Food, House of Gods, The West End Brasserie, Lady Libertine, El Cartel, Patron Saint, Lucky 13, The Cauldron, carte blanche! and many more. On the back of the sellout success of last year, many firm favourites are set to mark their return. Wristband holders will have access to £5 signature cocktails in The Alchemist, Cold Town House, Eve, Tigerlily, Tonic, Harvey Nichols, 63rd + 1st, and Copper Blossom.

Wristband holders will also gain exclusive access to the ‘Prestige Cocktails’ category where they can each enjoy an elevated cocktail experience expertly curated by some of the city’s top mixologists and award-winning bartenders. Prestige Cocktails will be served in Panda & Sons and Hey Palu – both in the Top 50 Cocktail Bars – The Bon Vivant, Hawksmoor, Harrods H Beauty, The Devil’s Advocate, Nightcap, Commons Club and Superico, to name but a few. 

The Cocktail Village is also back by popular demand for 2023…and it’s bigger than ever to celebrate the event’s fifth birthday! With 20 pop-up bars, street food trucks and the biggest programme of live music to date. Entry is free for all wristband holders and event goers can enjoy £5 cocktails from the likes of Boë Gin, Patron, Malibu, Hoxton Spirits, Tia Maria, Engine Gin, Grey Goose, Mixtons, Tito’s Vodka, Strangers Point Gin and Dead Man’s Fingers, with the rest to be announced over the coming weeks.

Gary Anderson, Managing Director of Edinburgh Cocktail Week said: “Edinburgh has such an eclectic mix of some of the best bars, bartenders and mixologists in the world and it’s great to be able to support the industry and provide a global platform for them to thrive. Edinburgh Cocktail Week is celebrating its fifth birthday this year so we’re putting on an event even bigger and better than before. It’s great to see such a high calibre of bars taking part for 2023 including lots of big names making their debut – I think this is our most sophisticated and unmissable lineup to date. 

“There are lots more exciting announcements to come, including the Cocktail Village line up so keep an eye on our website and social channels for more.”

Roddy Smith, CEO Essential Edinburgh said: “Essential Edinburgh’s investment has helped support the festival grow year-on-year and it’s great to see so many bars within the Business Improvement District involved in ECW 2023. It’s good to call Edinburgh home to the UK’s biggest cocktail festival and we are looking forward to raising a glass to the festival’s 5th birthday.”

Wristbands are on sale now and can be bought at www.edinburghcocktailweek.co.uk. 

Wristband options for 2023 are (prices inclusive of booking fees):

• Weekend 1 – £10.50 (valid Friday 6th – Sunday 8th Oct)
• Weekday – £7.00 (valid Monday 9th –  Thursday 12th Oct)
• Weekend 2- £10.50 (valid Friday 13th – Sunday 15th Oct)
• Ten Day – £13.50 (valid Friday 6th – Sunday 15th Oct)

All wristbands are valid at all 100 participating bars for the full 10-day duration of the festival. Wristbands are valid at the Cocktail Village for the dates detailed above. 

Apex Hotels is the Official Hotel Partner. Save 15% off room rates with discount code ECW2023. Valid for stays at Apex Waterloo Place Hotel, Apex Grassmarket Hotel and Apex City of Edinburgh Hotel between Thursday 5 – Sunday 15 October 2023. T&Cs apply – see the Edinburgh Cocktail Week website.

• Kids Operating Room is the Charity Partner

Bars which will offer a £5 Signature Cocktail

Prestige Cocktail Bars:

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