Cocktail

A Greek mixologist duo has won a €10,000 prize for mixing cocktails in Cuba.

Cuba is famous for its rum cocktails and on Wednesday evening below Havana's iconic Morro Castle, guarding its bay, 400 people gathered to toast its best-known rum, Havana Club, but not with Cuba libres, mojitos and daiquiris in hand.

Indulge in a variety of cocktails at the Athens Cocktails Party, where mixologists from top Athens bars showcase their craft at the Kypseli Municipal Market (42 Fokionos Negri). Curated by George Apergis, founder of the renowned Modular Expansion collective, admission is free. Remember to hydrate responsibly and never drink and drive.

Deputy Minister for Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias on Wednesday said that police have been ordered to close public access to the main square of the northern Athens suburb of Aghia Paraskevi daily from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. on the following day.

A year after its opening, Floret Restaurant and Bar celebrated the occasion in the presence of media, loyal guests, and of course, the talented team of professionals. The cake was cut by Mr. Angelo Zuccala, General Manager at InterContinental Sofia, and Acoustic Addict were taking care of the guests' good mood. 

The 360 cocktail bar has invited 17 top mixologists and 20 bartenders from Athens's burgeoning cocktail scene to present their perfect Aegean cocktail at a one-day festival dedicated to the theme of localization.

Jennifer Le Nechet from Café Moderne in Paris has been crowned the world’s best bartender at the climax of the global World Class competition in Miami. After starting the week as one of 56 national winners from around the world, she impressed the judges in the last round which challenged six remaining finalists to create a pop-up bar in 24 hours. She came up with a bar concept inspired by Steam

‘The Clumsies’ Bar in Athens picked up the top prize in the ‘Bar Awards-Shaker Trophy 2016′ held recently at the multi event area of Athinais at Votanikos. ‘The Clumsies’ was awarded the title before all the top bartending names of the city, competing against 68 other top Athens bartenders. The judging panel reached their verdict based on four main criteria:

Vasil Kolev has scooped for the third time the big prize in the "Bartender's Choice" category, the most hardly contested at an international championship held in Bulgaria.

Three masked people attacked a public bus in Istanbul?s central Beyo?lu district with Molotov cocktails late Sept. 16. 

No casualties were reported though the bus was damaged in the attack. 

You need to be royalty to afford being able to take a sip of Her Royal Highness cocktail at the famous champagne and cocktail bar Queen. Each slurp costs hundreds of euros because by the end of the drink you’ll have guzzled down an exorbitant 9,000 euros!!!

So what are the ingredients of the beverage? For those who feel it would be cheaper to make at home you’ll need: