Aberdeen Cocktail Week

21/05/2026

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05/05/2026

That sums it up for us:

"it is shaping up to be the best edition yet"

The 11-day celebration of the city's pubs and bars is on the near horizon, and our reporter was given a taste of what to expect at three of the participating venues.

30/04/2026

Bartenders Lounge have come in strong with a stunning line-up of four cocktails for Aberdeen Cocktail Week 😋

📍 Bartenders Lounge

🍸 Double Strawberry Please
Created by Charlie McClafferty
Sweet, sharp, and packed with fruit

Made with Beefeater Pink Strawberry, Chamberyzette, strawberry, and yours for £6 with your wristband. Available as a mocktail too.

🍸 Blue Peach Mezcalita
Created by Charlie McClafferty
Smoky, vibrant, and a bit unexpected

Made with Del Maguey Vida Mezcal, peach, citrus, and blue curaçao

🍸 Mr Blue Sky
Created by Evan Selfridge
Bright, citrus-led, and easy drinking

Made with Malfy Limone, apple, elderflower, and citrus

🍸 Cosmic Girl
Created by Gavin Sharp
Light, refreshing, with a sparkling finish

Made with Malfy Limone, Italicus, raspberry, and prosecco. £10 and only available with your wristband or try the mocktail version for £6.

This is what Aberdeen Cocktail Week is all about 👏

Full specs, lineup and prices in the printed guidebook.

🍸 Aberdeen Cocktail Week
🗓️ May 14-24th
🎟 Wristbands valid for all 10 days
🍹 Cocktails for £6 or less in every venue
📍 29 bars across the city

Get your wristband → AberdeenCocktailWeek.com

22/04/2026

https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeen-news/every-aberdeen-cocktail-week-venue-10920244

The biannual event which will feature 86 exclusive cocktails, all created by bartenders working in the region, highlighting both the creativity and capability within the city’s bar scene.

17/04/2026

The Aberdeen Cocktail Week 2026 venue lineup is here 🍸

Arcadia Bar & Games
Bar One-Eighty by Legends
Bartenders Lounge
Casa del fuego
Codonas
The College
Dusk Bar
Fierce Bar Aberdeen
Hammerman’s Restaurant & Cocktail Bar
Malmaison
Monty's Wine Shop & Bar
Ninety-Nine
No.10 Bar & Restaurant
Paramount Bar
Revolution
Skylark Brasserie at Marcliffe
SOBR
Six by Nico Aberdeen
The Braided Fig
The Craftsman Company Aberdeen
The Noose & Monkey
The Old Workshop
The Spiritualist Aberdeen
The Tilted Wig
Under The Hammer
Vovem

We’ll be revealing the full cocktail lineup next week!

09/04/2026

Aberdeen Cocktail Week is back May 14-24th!

Get set for ten days of exploring the city’s top cocktail spots, with £6 cocktails in every venue, all created by Aberdeen’s best bartending talent 👏

This year, Aberdeen Cocktail Week is welcoming over 25 bars to the line-up including new venues joining for the first time alongside many of your favourites.

The final allocation of discounted early-bird wristband are on sale now at aberdeencocktailweek.com/wristbands/

Wristbands are valid for the full duration and can be collected ahead time.

Save the dates. Grab your wristband. Explore the city.🍸

19/02/2026

✨🍹Aberdeen Restaurant Weeks is back!

Join us next week to enjoy some cocktails, platters and good vibes!

AND...our award-winning Aberdeen Cocktail Week creation, 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐧 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞, is back by popular demand.

- Small Platter and Two Drinks for £20 -
- Large Platter and Two Drinks for £30 -

Click here for menu - https://tinyurl.com/26kfpc3x

To book your table, please email us on [email protected] or 01224 640253.

18/02/2026

Aberdeen Restaurant Weeks is back from 23rd February until 8th March 🙌

Run by Aberdeen Inspired , it’s your excuse to get back out, try somewhere new (or revisit an old favourite), and properly enjoy what the city’s culinary scene has to offer – at prices you can’t pass up.

But let’s be serious for a second…

For us, a meal out should always involve a cocktail. 🍸

So if you’re heading out for Aberdeen Restaurant Weeks, here are our ABZCW-approved picks – venues who’ve taken part in Aberdeen Cocktail Week before, which means we already know they take their serves seriously 👇

✨ All Bar One
✨ Amarone
✨ Arcadia
✨ Faffless
✨ Malmaison
✨ Ninety-Nine
✨ Number 10
✨ Revolution
✨ Six By Nico
✨ Soul
✨ The Albyn
✨ The Braided Fig
✨ The Spiritualist
✨ The Tippling House
✨ Under The Hammer
✨ Wild Goose

This year’s event is the largest line-up of venues we’ve seen, so visit https://www.aberdeeninspired.com/festival/restaurant-week/restaurants to find all the offers and participating venues.

19/10/2025

As Aberdeen Cocktail Week 2025: Autumn Edition comes to a close, we just want to say a huge thank you to everyone who’s been part of it, from all the wristband holders exploring the city, the people & groups who have supported us and to the incredible bartenders who’ve designed, shaken and served their creations to you all - they’ve absolutely smashed it again this year!

If you’ve discovered a new favourite or been blown away by great service, show your appreciation by voting for them in the Golden Jigger Awards. Your votes help us recognise the talent behind the cocktails and all your feedback helps shape the future of the festival.

👉 Vote Here: https://aberdeencocktailweek.com/awards/

Thanks for supporting local, exploring new venues, and celebrating the people behind the bar.

18/10/2025

18/10/2025

We’ve hit the final weekend of Aberdeen Cocktail Week.

But there’s still time to get involved and sample some of the seventy plus exclusive cocktails on offer - especially when more than half are priced at just £6 or less!

Order your wristband at ABZCW.com then pick it up minutes later at either Reynolds or Montys (Subject to opening hours)

And for those who have been out and about already, remember to keep score and vote for your favourites!