{"id":394132,"date":"2025-09-03T08:50:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T08:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/394132\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T08:50:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T08:50:11","slug":"one-month-to-go-edinburgh-cocktail-week-2025-unveils-new-look-cocktail-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/394132\/","title":{"rendered":"One Month To Go: Edinburgh Cocktail Week 2025 Unveils New-Look Cocktail Village"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><b>All The \u00a35 Cocktails Available Across Over 100 Venues, And All The Pop-Up Bars And Experiences For Next Month\u2019s Festival<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Edinburgh Cocktail Week programme for 2025 has been announced, reaffirming its status as the UK\u2019s leading cocktail festival<br \/>\u2013 New design Cocktail Village, 24 pop-up bars, twice as many \u00a35 cocktails, outdoor Drinks Terrace, Village Pub extension, all-day live music, new Street Food Market, and dog-friendly policy are among new highlights<br \/>\u2013 Over 100 bars across the city offering \u00a35 cocktails for the duration of the 10-day festival<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Edinburgh Cocktail Week, supported by Essential Edinburgh, returns next month, once again transforming the capital into a cocktail lovers playground, with signature serves, pop-up experiences and events taking place across the city. Running from Friday, 3rd October to Sunday, 12th October, the UK\u2019s leading cocktail festival is set to welcome over 25,000 visitors who can sip on \u00a35 cocktails at over 100 top bars and from 24 pop-up bars in the Cocktail Village at Festival Square.<\/p>\n<p>Located at its usual home on Festival Square, the Cocktail Village will once again be the spirited, social hub of the festival, featuring a new design inside and out, a record 24 pop-up bars, twice as many \u00a35 cocktails with each bar offering a minimum of two within their menu, standout street food trucks and live music from local bands, artists and DJs. New features for the Cocktail Village this year include a Village Pub themed area operated by Seamus\u2019s, where festivalgoers can enjoy a pint and traditional serves with fireside trad music, darts and board games. Other exciting new elements include sixty percent more seating and an outdoor drinks terrace with castle views, while four-legged friends are welcome too, with the Cocktail Village now officially dog-friendly on weekdays.<\/p>\n<p>Open daily from 12 noon to 11pm daily (8pm close on Sundays), the Cocktail Village will showcase bespoke cocktail creations from prestigious brands and local bars including Copper Blossom, Hendrick\u2019s Gin, Bumbu Rum, Au Vodka, 818 Tequila (yes, Kendall Jenner\u2019s tequila), Manahatta, Schweppes (Official Mixer Partner), The Herringbone Horsebox, Dutch Barn Vodka, Buck\u2019s Bar, Lonkero, Boston Bar, Tito\u2019s Vodka, Dead Man\u2019s Fingers, Funkin, Mixtons, 4042, Licor 43, Martin Miller\u2019s Gin, Casamigos, Bevanda, The Prosecco Bar, West Side Rodeo, Sips Tequila Cantina, Four Roses Bourbon, Blur 69 Vodka, Shetland Reel Gin, Island Slice Rum, Holy Grass Vodka, Pa Todos Tequila, Five Ways Whisky Liqueur, Madri, Asahi, XIX Vodka, Casa Staibano and more.<\/p>\n<p>Foodie enthusiasts will be excited to hear that a new Street Food Market is set to make its debut at the Cocktail Village, including: Dough La La, Truck Sri and The Wee Taqueria.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond Festival Square, the festival offers an excuse to step out in style and catch up with friends while exploring the very best of Edinburgh\u2019s splendorous cocktail scene at the 100+ bars offering \u00a35 cocktails during the festival. From grand institutions to the latest openings, internationally acclaimed speakeasies to relaxed corner pubs, there are drinks and experiences for everyone to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>Returning favourites such as The Dome, Tigerlily and The Alchemist will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with over 30 brand-new additions including BABA, Bar 1819, Bar Uno, Boston Bar, Brunswick Book Club, Crybaby, Edinburgh Gin Distillery Bar, Fazenda Rodizio Bar and Grill, Le Petit Beef Bar, Little Picardy, Luckenbooths, Manahatta, Mara, Paradise Palms, Pizza Pilgrims, Roxy Lane, Ryan\u2019s Bar, Seamus\u2019s Bar, The Earl of Marchmont, The Pilgrim, The Spanish Butcher, The Volley, Vessel and West Port Oracle.<\/p>\n<p>Returning for 2025, festival-goers can also indulge themselves in a selection of Prestige Cocktails. These elevated serves have been crafted by the city\u2019s most talented mixologists and award-winning venues, including Panda &amp; Sons who were recently awarded World\u2019s Best Cocktail Menu. Prestige Cocktails can be enjoyed for \u00a39 on presentation of a wristband. There is a host of new bars joining Edinburgh Cocktail Week\u2019s Prestige collection including, The Hoxton, Lucky Liquor, Nor\u2019 Loft, The Wildcat and Joao\u2019s Place in W Hotel Edinburgh. Returning Prestige Cocktails venues include The Register Club, Devil\u2019s Advocate, Harrods Champagne Bar, the Commons Club and Lady Libertine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gary Anderson, Managing Director of Edinburgh Cocktail Week, said:<\/strong> \u201cIt\u2019s a particularly thrilling year for us with all the exciting changes to our Cocktail Village \u2013 attendees can look forward to lots of new experiences and a great day out. It is genuinely heartwarming to see so many familiar faces during the festival and in our comments on social media throughout the year. For many of our wristband holders, our festival has become an annual tradition for meeting up with friends, from near and afar, which is joyous to see.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the last nine years, our small team has focused on creating an experience that is inclusive, unique, fun and memorable for our customers, while at the same time giving back to our bar community upon which our festival is built. We believe this approach has propelled us to become the country\u2019s leading cocktail festival, all thanks to our customers\u2019 continued support. We look forward to welcoming everyone next month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roddy Smith, CEO of Essential Edinburgh, added:<\/strong> \u201cEdinburgh Cocktail Week is a highlight of the year for many of our bars and Essential Edinburgh is delighted to continue our investment for the fifth year, supporting ECW\u2019s continued growth and development. We have more city centre bars participating in ECW 2025 than ever before and are immensely proud to call Edinburgh City Centre home to the UK\u2019s largest cocktail festival. We are excited at all that this year\u2019s programme has to offer, so if you haven\u2019t yet got your wristbands, don\u2019t delay \u2013 you\u2019ll not want to miss it!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A full list of the brands and bars taking part can be found on the Edinburgh Cocktail Week website and in notes to editors below. Wristbands are on sale now at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edinburghcocktailweek.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.edinburghcocktailweek.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Weekend 1 \u2013 \u00a312.50 (valid Fri 3 \u2013 Sun 5 Oct)<\/li>\n<li>Weekday \u2013 \u00a38 (valid Mon 6 \u2013 Thurs 9 Oct)<\/li>\n<li>Weekend 2 \u2013 \u00a312.50 (valid Fri 10 \u2013 Sun 12 Oct)<\/li>\n<li>Ten Day \u2013 \u00a318 (valid Fri 3 \u2013 Sun 12 Oct)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wristbands give access to \u00a35 cocktails across all 100+ participating bars for the 10-day festival duration, as well as entry to the Cocktail Village at Festival Square on the dates above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"All The \u00a35 Cocktails Available Across Over 100 Venues, And All The Pop-Up Bars And Experiences For Next&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":394133,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,1102,4884,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-394132","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-edinburgh","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-scotland","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115139512155312758","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394132"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394132\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/394133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}