The Inaugural Venice Cocktail Week Programme Announced

Following the announcement last month that Venice Cocktail Week would be taking place from the 13th – 19th of December 2021, the event’s Founder & Creative Director, Paola Mencarelli, is now pleased to release the complete programme, including some of the most respected names from the international cocktail scene.

Venice Cocktail Week will allow attendees to discover the city through 26 participating venues, discovering cocktails created especially for the event. Both free and ticketed events, held in the afternoon and evening, will see hotel bars, cocktail bars and historic cafés unite with visiting bartenders to demonstrate their talents and promote responsible drinking culture. Furthermore, themed nights and masterclasses will take place, along with recreational activities celebrating Venetian culture, allowing guests to discover the city in a new light.

Visiting bartenders include Alex Kratena from Tayēr + Elementary in London, Maros Dzuru from Himkok in Oslo, Nico di Soto from Danico in Paris and a masterclass with Anthony Poncier, Founder of Top 500 Bars. The week will also not be short of Italian talent with the likes of Benjamin Cavagna and Flavio Angiolillo from 1930 in Milan, Patrick Pistolesi from Drink Kong and Matteo Zed from The Court in Rome participating, plus many more.

“The programme for Venice Cocktail Week showcases some of the best and biggest names in the international bar and cocktail scene, coming together in one of the most beautiful cities in the world,” says the event’s Founder & Creative Director, Paola Mencarelli. “The city of Venice has a long and rich culture of bars and cocktails, and now, the public has the opportunity for the first time to explore this via its bars and hotels and with the help of the world’s best and most respected visiting bartenders.”