#ChampagneWishes #ItalyPeachy #VeniceCocktailWeek #PaolaMencarelli @venicecocktail_week The Launch of Venice Cocktail Week 13th - 19th of December 2021
A mixology festival dedicated to quality mixed drinks and responsible drinking, organised by Paola Mencarelli
Following the success of the sixth edition of Florence Cocktail Week, we are pleased to announce the launch of the inaugural Venice Cocktail Week from the 13th - 19th of December 2021, open to the public.
Arriving in Venice, and thanks to the support of Aman Venice, the festival will follow the same structure as Florence, with a week dedicated to the city’s vibrant bar and cocktail scene. During this time, hotel bars, cocktail bars and historic cafés will unite to demonstrate their talents and promote responsible drinking culture. Furthermore, themed nights and masterclasses from visiting bartenders will take place, along with recreational activities celebrating Venetian culture that will allow guests to discover the city in a new light.
“In this extraordinary year, we have not given up, and we have decided to double up by bringing our Cocktail Week format to Venice,” says the event’s Founder & Creative Director, Paola Mencarelli. “It will be an unusual edition for this event, our first ever event in winter, but we will warm up this splendid city of art and culture at the sound of shakers and cocktails.”
The festival format provides each participating cocktail bar with the opportunity to create a bespoke Cocktail List using the products of Sponsor Brands. During the week, some of the activities will include an opening and closing party, educational afternoons with meetings, seminars and masterclasses to shine a light on the knowledge and use of products within bartending techniques. Evening entertainment will consist of themed events and parties with guest bartenders selected from among the best of the international bartending scene.
SELECTED PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO...
Alchemia, Ca’ di Dio
Amo, Fondaco dei Tedeschi
Arts Bar, The St. Regis Venice
Bar Gabbiano, Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel, Venice
Bar Longhi, The Gritti Palace
Blue Bar, Hotel Excelsior
Blue Drop
Caffè Baglioni, Baglioni Hotel Luna
Caffè Florian
Caffè Lavena
Chet Bar
ChicBar, Taverna La Fenice
Dandolo, Hotel Danieli
Excess Venice Cocktail Food & Garden
Experimental Cocktail Club, Il Palazzo Experimental
Grancaffé Quadri
Il Caravellino, Hotel Saturnia & International
Il Mercante
Londrabar, Hotel Londra Palace
Palazzina The Bar, Palazzina Grassi
San Giorgio Cafè
Tarnowska’s American Bar
Terrazza Aperol
The Bar, Aman Venice
Time Social Bar
Skyline Rooftop Bar
Hilton Molino Stucky Venice
Follow this LINK for updates and additions of participating cocktail bars
ABOUT PAOLA MENCARELLI
Growing up in Tuscany, Paola immersed herself in the food and wine of her region. As a journalist, she managed to combine her passion with professional writing, contributing to the likes of Gambero Rosso and collaborating with the Gambero Rosso Gastronomic Guide. Her passion for art presented her with the opportunity to organise the Grani & Pani forum as part of the World Expo in Milan 2015, and she founded the first Florence Cocktail Week, successfully steering the festival into its sixth year and establishing it as the most essential Italian cocktail week. In addition to this, she has also established the Tuscany Cocktail Week in 2019 and the Venice Cocktail Week, which will launch in December 2021.
More information about the festival can be found at www.venicecocktailweek.it and you can follow Venice Cocktail Week on Instagram at @venicecocktail_week.
