The U.S.’s largest consumer cocktail week will shake things up March 2-9
SEATTLE— February 12, 2025—Seattle Cocktail Week™ returns for a sixth exciting year to celebrate the creative and dynamic cocktail culture in Seattle. Locals can join in the fun by visiting participating bars and restaurants from Sunday, March 2 to Sunday, March 9, and attending the immersive Carnival of Cocktails event on Saturday, March 8 at Seattle Center Exhibition Hall.
Participating bars and restaurants will offer at least one special cocktails during Seattle Cocktail Week, with one encouraged to be non-alcoholic. It’s a week that is meant for the sober and sober-curious set as much as it is for spirited drinkers.
For those in the bar and beverage industry, this year’s Bartender’s Circle Summit, March 3-5, will talk bar trends and techniques with fun and engaging demonstrations, panels, and discussions. Attendees get to celebrate the industry, network with peers, and gain knowledge to improve their cocktail programs.
“Bars and restaurants need the public’s support in a real way right now. While we created Seattle Cocktail Week as a fun event to get people out, try new drinks and discover new bars, we also view this week as an opportunity to show up for those establishments, show them that we as a city are here for them”, said Amy Faulkner, former bartender, and founder of Seattle Cocktail Week.
Non-alcoholic spirits and cocktails are high on the list of importance for Seattle Cocktail Week – they will be highlighting sober bartender Keegan McGregor at the Summit, who won Diageo’s 2024 Bartender of the Year. Proving the notion that you can be sober in the industry and still excel behind the bar.
New this year, the Seattle Cocktail Week team is implementing Safe Bar training for Summit attendees. This program will teach bystander intervention training, which highlights how to keep yourself safe while also protecting a customer who may be getting taken advantage of, bullying and other scenarios. Faulkner and her team are passionate about improving safety in the industry and making bars safe spaces.
SEATTLE COCKTAIL WEEK DETAILS:
Participating Bars & Restaurants
View the full list of participating bars and restaurants.
Spirit Partners
View full list of participating liquor brands.
Emerging Liquor Brands
Cocktails, community and supporting smaller liquor beverage brands is the cornerstone of Seattle Cocktail Week. In this vein they have established a scholarship for small and micro liquor brands to apply for, and this year they will be highlighting the following brands:
- Copper Cat Distillery
- James Bay Distillers
- Highside Distilling
- Olympia Artesian Vodka
- Portland Syrups
- Whidbey Island Distillery
Carnival of Cocktails
Portion of ticket sales benefit local nonprofit Healthy Behind the Bar. Founded during the COVID 19 pandemic, it raises money to offer microgrants to hospitality workers to pay for emergency health, mental health, or dental health care.
Tickets: open to the public, purchase tickets online.
- Ticket holders will receive 12 tasting tokens for the event. Each token can be used for either a spirit tasting or a mini cocktail.
Event Highlights:
- 100s of spirits
- Food Trucks
- Tito’s Puppy Speakeasy – take a break and relax while snuggling with puppies. If you happen to fall in love with one, they will be available to adopt at a later date
- Cocktail Carnival Games
- Bottle Shop
- Learning Lab – with silent disco!
- Two Second Tunes – with Carla Marie & Anthony
Bartenders Circle Summit
Tickets: free for participating bars and restaurants, or for purchase online.
Summit Highlights:
- Camper English – Ice expert
- Anu Apte – shares her experience as a sought after Seattle bar owner and mixologist
- A Bar with Shapes for a Name in London – Science of Flavor. Winner of best bar from Tails of Cocktail Foundation. They study, learn and teach flavor
- Jake Sawabini previously of WD-50 in New York – Talks pairing food and cocktails
About Seattle Cocktail Week
Seattle Cocktail Week™ is a week-long celebration of the Emerald City’s cocktail scene. The city’s best bars and the world’s greatest liquor brands will come together to highlight all the amazing cocktail concoctions available in Seattle.
Check out Participating Locations, amazing events happening all week including our must attend grand tasting event, Carnival of Cocktails®, with over 100 spirits to sip, masterclasses to attend, plus food trucks, and more! seattlecocktailweek.com
