Cocktail lovers, get able to pattern a few of the world’s most intriguing and bespoke cocktails when the Ajabu Cocktail & Spirits Competition makes its debut in Cape City this March.
Dubbed as Africa’s first bi-annual worldwide cocktail and spirits pageant the eagerly anticipated occasion will happen at numerous prestigious Cape City bars from 14–17 March.
What to Anticipate
The occasion, curated by Colin Asare Appiah (Bar World 100 Most Influential Figures 2023, and co-author Black Mixcellence) and Mark Talbot Holmes (founding father of a number of award-winning U’Luvka Vodka), goals to change into Africa’s main spirits and cocktail pageant.
The inaugural occasion will embody bartenders from internationally acclaimed bars together with Allegory (Washington DC), Entrance/Again (Accra), Hero Bar (Nairobi), Rayo (Mexico Metropolis), Candy Liberty (Miami), and Trailer Happiness (London). These world bars will every collaborate with our native favourites reminiscent of Trigger Impact, Fable, Speaking to Strangers, The Drinkery, The Home of Machines and Tjing Tjing to provide you with a scrumptious menu to be served to company.
Ajabu will host a sequence of neighborhood brunches, tasting tables and different particular occasions through the pageant.
Famend rum ambassador and IWSC Spirits Communicator of the 12 months 2023, Ian Burrell, will host a masterclass, and native and world bar communities may also collect to rejoice the fiftieth birthday of AJABU associate and trade legend, Kurt Schlechter.
Each cities will host devoted seminars for the South African launch of Pernod Ricard’s SIP–an upskilling and academic programme. Right here, in community-building teams, attendees will talk about themes reminiscent of menu design and storytelling, seasonal substances, cocktail traits and methods and expertise.
Ajabu will host one other week-long occasion throughout each cities in November, in partnership with Cape City Beverage Present.
Tickets
Tickets for the pageant are complimentary, nonetheless you will have to register as house is proscribed.
Get your tickets right here: https://bit.ly/430nSsx
Contact Particulars
For extra info, please go to ajabufestival.com
