Art of the Cocktail

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Saturday, October 14th, 2017

Grab your friends, your tickets & your good looks for the biggest cocktail celebration of the island! Enjoy the greatest party with the best liquor brands & local restaurants!

Get your TICKETS HERE

The Grand Tasting  - Doors at 7PM   The Cocktail event of the year!

Tickets include ALL food and drinks

Join us for a VIP experience of cocktail sampling featuring unique and familiar spirits. Along with the big players, the Grand Tasting will also highlight artisan, small, and regional distillers.

While on your cocktail journey, savour delicious complimentary appetizers from some of the most innovative chefs in Victoria. VIP access allows you to beat the crowds (and the lines) and enter the Grand Tasting an hour before the general public, giving you more one-on-one time with distillers and Brand Ambassadors.

Dress to impress in your fabulous After Five attire, because this year the Best Dressed at the Grand Tasting will win FOUR Tickets to the 2018 Victoria Film Festival Opening Gala.

Doors open for general admission at 7PM

'Cocktails Up Close'  2:00 PM

-Get up close & personal with cocktails and spirits, with guided tastings & Masterclasses by industry leaders as you enjoy various drinks and learn the tips and tricks of the trade.

-Large format drink service and the art of the batch cocktail

Join highly decorated mixologist and Botanist Gin ambassador Gez McAlpine, as we explore the fundamentals of creating cocktails for large groups. From punches to Sangria, bottled cocktails and everything in between. Learn how serving quality drinks can be the easiest part of entertaining your guests.

All masterclasses take place at the Crystal Gardens at 713 Douglas Street.

Must be legal drinking age or older to attend.