Brighton Cocktail Festival served more than 8,000 drinks across 50 bars
In its second year the September festival had 150-plus cocktails at £6, and bars saw 152 new customers each on average.
Bars across Brighton & Hove served more than 8,000 festival cocktails during this year’s Brighton Cocktail Festival, the Argus reported. It was the festival’s second year, and it ran from 18 to 27 September.
More than 50 bars took part, with over 150 festival cocktails at £6 and non-alcoholic ones at £4. On average each bar welcomed 152 new customers, and some served more than 300. The new festival app was used by 1,400 ticket holders to rate drinks and plan cocktail trails on a live map.
The Argus picked out The Coal Shed’s Pineapple Miso Daiquiri and Blossom’s Desert-Hami, made with spicy tequila, mango and yuzu.
Founder Harry Philippson thanked the bars and the people who came, and asked drinkers to keep going out. “Please, please continue to go out and support our local bars all year round,” he said in comments reported by the Argus. “Hospitality needs our support more than ever right now.”
The Argus reported that the festival will be back in September 2027. Dates and updates go out on the festival’s website and Instagram.
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- Brighton Cocktail Festival serves more than 8,000 drinks (The Argus)
- Brighton Cocktail Festival (Brighton Cocktail Festival)
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