Lagos Cocktail Week (LCW)One in every of Africa’s premier cocktail festivals concluded its milestone tenth anniversary with nice success from 11 to 18 October 2024. “Innovation, Tradition and Ardour” The occasion celebrates a decade of exceptional progress in African cocktail tradition and continues to advance the craft of mixology throughout the continent. Attendees took half in a rare sequence of occasions, hands-on workshops and unique coaching classes, highlighting the most effective within the cocktail trade.
Founder: Laura’s DanceCEO occasion cocktailsLagos Cocktail Week has grown into an necessary platform showcasing Nigeria’s vibrant cocktail scene. Lara’s imaginative and prescient is to make the cocktail trade an necessary a part of the Nigerian beverage trade. Constructed on three core pillars of schooling, info and leisure, LCW brings collectively cocktail fans, trade professionals and types annually to ship a novel expertise.
Celebrating its tenth anniversary, Lagos Cocktail Week kicks off the seven-day festivities on October 11, kicking off with thrilling bar occasions that includes signature cocktails crafted by high eating places for cocktail lovers menu. This 12 months, Lagos Cocktail Week is proud to companion with WSET (Wine and Spirits Schooling Belief)The worldwide chief in beverage {qualifications} as its official schooling companion.
Via this partnership, WSET awarded ten scholarships to attendees to assist the expansion and improvement of the beverage trade. WSET’s mission is to encourage and empower, delivering transformative studying experiences that assist people discover work, advance their careers and encourage their ardour for drinks.
The enduring Cocktail Village got here alive on October 17 and 18 as company sampled specialty drinks from famend mixologists, interactive model occasions and unique cocktails from main beverage manufacturers. The festivities concluded with an thrilling finale as proficient bartenders competed for the title of Lagos Cocktail Week Champion. The night time ended with a high-energy after-party that includes music by Wanni X Handi and hypeman Jimmie Akinsola that stored the group dancing late into the night time.
As Lagos Cocktail Week concludes its landmark tenth anniversary, the journey to have a good time, educate and encourage the cocktail group continues with even higher momentum. Cheers to a decade of creativity and the promise of many extra unforgettable experiences to come back!
This occasion is strongly supported by the next organizations: Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Tradition, Sterling Financial institution, Balmoral Occasions, Uber Nigeria, WSET, Eventi Cocktails, Chivas Regal, Absolut Vodka, Olmeca Tequila, Jack Daniel’s, Schweppes, Gin Mare, Factor Irish Whiskey The Whistler, Egan’s Whiskey Daring 98 Whiskey, Calypso, Lord’s Gin, Nestle Waters, Smirnoff Vodka and Ice, Gordons, Don Royale and Johnnie Walker, Captain Morgan, Fayrouz and biking star.
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