Leeds’ Loves Cocktails – a week-long festival that brings together the finest venues in Leeds with a unique menu of drinks and events for cocktail fans – is set to serve up its biggest and most exciting line up yet.
Returning on 6th-12th June to toast its fourth year, Leeds Loves Cocktails is taking place across the city with over 40 bars and restaurants including Pintura Kitchen and Bar, The Hedonist Project, Jake’s Bar, Blind Tyger, Sandinista, Roxy Ballroom, Manahatta, Oporto, The Alchemist, The Maven and Shears Yard all taking part.
A must- do for any cocktail lover, the festival is a seven days of mixing, shaking, creating, drinking, tasting, clinking, debating and sipping. The festival plays centre stage to a host of one-off events, tasting dinners, masterclass sessions, competitions and parties to celebrate the art of mixing drinks that encourages guests to “drink better, not more”.
Alongside this unmissable line up of events, 43 of Leeds’ coolest venues will be collaborating with 43 of the world’s best spirit brands including headline sponsors Bacardi Brown Forman (Jack Daniels, Woodford Reserve, Chambord, Bombay Sapphire, Bacardi & Grey Goose) as well as Hendricks, Portobello Road Gin, Tanqueray, Don Julio, Absolut & Campari to produce a one-off exclusive cocktail menu on sale for the week, off which wristband holders can get cocktails for £4.50.
Events include famous London hotel The Savoy’s world-renowned ‘American Bar’ taking over at Manahatta in association with Portobello Road Gin. Leeds legend & bartender Joe Lewis White will be taking time out from working at one of the best bars in the world to serve a unique menu of cocktails to Leeds wristband holders and talk through a history of gin with Portobello Road Gin with Brand Director Tom Coates.
At Basque restaurant Pintura Kitchen and Bar there will be ‘High G&T’ in association with Copperhead Gin – an afternoon where English and Spanish come together for a Basque take on afternoon tea. Other events include a rum exchange at Roxy Ballroom, multiple tasting dinners at restaurants such as Shears Yard, Chaopraya & Gusto, agave spirit brand Aqua Riva & it’s celebrity owner Cleo Rocos will be hosting a masterclass & then the Margarita Garden at Cielo Blanco, a NOLA Rollers jazz & electro party at Jake’s Bar, plus some exclusive “Think Outside The Box” talks with industry legends such as Marcis Dzelzainis formerly of Le Coq in Paris and Quo Vadis.
entitle holders entry to the incredible events running throughout the week, which include tasting dinners, masterclasses, cocktail competitions & of course, party after party in your city’s favourite bars.To gain access to the incredible events running throughout the week and to purchase cocktails at the discounted price of £4.50, wristbands for trade are on sale wristbands on sale 9th May from leedslovescocktails.co.ukto purchase ahead of festivities at www.lovescocktails.co.uk for the cheaper price of £3.50 – however proof of employment will be required upon collection.
Founded by talented Leeds drinks creator and enthusiast, Nick Fox, and now in its fourth year, the festival is expanding to the North West with the first ‘Manchester Loves Cocktails’ launching on 25th July. Further details about the programme of events will be announced soon.
Founder of Leeds Loves Cocktails Nick Fox said: “We’re celebrating everything that is good about the city of Leeds and its bar scene. This year we have the best line up yet with 43 amazing venues, brands and the most talented drinks creators taking part to delight Leeds cocktail fans.
“Since its launch four years ago, the festival has grown in popularity and it’s fantastic that we’re now expanding to the North West with the launch of Manchester Loves Cocktails this July.”
The festival will be supporting Hospitality Action, the trade charity offering a crucial lifeline to people of all ages, working and retired, from the hospitality industry, with 25p of each wristband sold being donated to the charity.
Speaking of the partnership Emma Cottam from Hospitality Action said “We are hugely grateful to Leeds Loves Cocktails for supporting the work that we do. The long hours and demanding work schedule associated with the hospitality industry add extra stress when trying to cope with life’s daily pressures – sometimes, all it takes is a very small change to turn a manageable situation in to an unmanageable one. With the help of the industry and events such as these, Hospitality Action always ensures that there is somewhere for people to turn in their hour of need”.
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