London Cocktail Week
Look out for luxurious Cocktail Week libations on offer at these brilliant South Bank bars.
Dates
This event has ended.
03 Oct - 13 Oct 2024
Ticket Information
Wristbands cost £20
Location Info
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Launched in 2010, London Cocktail Week partners with hundreds of bars across the city ranging from hidden speakeasies to iconic hotel bars, live music venues and dreamy rooftop destinations for a week of exciting promotions devoted to the art of mixology.
As part of the festival, each venue is encouraged to create a unique signature cocktail, especially for Cocktail Week. Cocktail connoisseurs can then buy a London Cocktail Week wristband and enjoy these special tipples at a host of top-flight bars across the city for just £8 (or less!).
Many of South Bank's finest bars are taking part in the celebrations this year. Look out for luxurious Cocktail Week libations on offer at the following bars.
Gillray’s Bar
With over 100 different varieties to try, Gillray’s is a gin lovers paradise! Throw in some beautiful leather chesterfield sofas, rich oak-panelled walls and views out over The Houses of Parliament, and you’ve got one seriously stylish cocktail bar. This year there are four London Cocktail Week drinks on offer:
Cherry & Apple 75 (£8)
Cognac, apple, cherry, chocolate, topped with sparkling wine.
Elderflower & Grapefruit Fizz (£6, non-alcoholic)
Elderflower, grapefruit, topped with soda water.
Kiwi Fizz (£8)
Gin, rum, quinine aperitif wine, kiwi, topped with tonic water.
Orange Gold Rush (£12)
Bourbon, cachaca, chile liqueur, bitter aperitif, Manzanilla sherry, orange.
Art Yard Bar & Kitchen
The bright and airy Art Yard at the creatively chic Bankside Hotel offers a sumptuously stylish setting to sip on a cocktail or two. Living up to its name, Art Yard’s interior is adorned with striking visuals, right through from paintings and sketches covering the walls to the cubist-patterned floor. So you know your cocktails are going to be equally stylish. This year's
Art Yard Elixir (£8)
Gin, lime juice, pineapple, homemade spinach syrup, Bankside honey, spirulina powder, egg white.
12th Knot
The chic 12th Knot bar, set on the rooftop of Sea Containers London is one of South Bank's top bars to see and be seen. Full-length windows run the entire length of the bar, allowing you to sit back on sumptuously soft sofas and enjoy breathtaking views of the London skyline and St. Paul's. This year there's a choice of a signature cocktail and a mocktail.
Melony Melody (£8)
Grey Goose Watermelon & Basil vodka, lychee, basil, lime, watermelon juice.
Jappy Colada (£6)
A non-alcoholic cocktail with Citrus botanical spirit, orgeat, chamomile, lime, fresh pineapple, elderflower, vanilla, coconut cream, coconut water.
Lyaness
The flagship bar from the multi-award-winning Mr Lyan and his team, Lyaness is a regular top ten winner in the prestigious World's Best Bar awards. Set on the ground floor of the glamorous Sea Containers London hotel, Lyaness takes mixology to the next level with highly creative drinks of a class that you won't find anywhere else. The Lyan team are dedicated to constantly pushing boundaries and embracing the alternative in their search for new ingredients and original flavours making a trip here a must for cocktail lovers.
The Dead Rabbit Irish Coffee (£8)
Teeling Small Batch Original Irish Whiskey, coffee, rich demerara molasses syrup and topped with heavy fresh whipped cream.