Paris Cocktail Week: the event that opens wide the doors to cocktail culture and brings together the 75 best cocktail bars in Paris,
rive droite, rive gauche, January 20-27, 2018
The cocktail world never stops getting bigger. More bars, more quality, more enthusiasts, it’s constantly on the move. Once a year, under the impetus of
Paris Cocktail Week, this cosmopolitan family takes the floor and, from palatial bars to underground spots, its players unite around the same desire: to share their universe, transmit, democratize and open wide the doors to cocktail culture.
For its 4th edition, from January 20 to 27, 2018, Paris Cocktail Week puts cocktail bars in the spotlight and reconciles right bank/left bank on the theme of naturalness. A trend we already know won’t be short-lived, and so much the better.
NATURALITY, THE FUNDAMENTAL TREND TO FOLLOW
What is naturalness? There’s no right-angled definition in the bar world, but it’s a green trend that’s sprouting up all over the place, aiming to change the old habits of the energy-hungry, waste-producing bar (ice cubes, bottles, straws, citrus fruits in all seasons…) Behind the scenes, we’re witnessing a profound change in these codes, a collective awareness that’s changing
working methods.
ARTISAN
Minimizing accessories
At Artisan, no more paper napkins, coasters or other cardboard washers. Glasses are placed on leather coasters. Small streams make big rivers.
14 rue Bochart de Saron – 75009 Paris
CARBÒN
Less cold – less container
As both a restaurant and a cocktail bar – a major trend in the increasingly decompartmentalized cocktail world – Carbòn has come up with an application that goes a long way towards reducing overall waste and carbon footprint. Firstly, by reducing the use of ice, a major energy consumer in the bar world, and secondly, by offering cocktails on draught, which means better management of
raw materials, containers and therefore waste. The straws are made of bamboo. And the decorative elements of the cocktails are edible and dehydrated to ensure longer conservation and less waste.
14 rue Charlot – 75003 Paris
GRANDS BOULEVARDS
Limit waste, source materials, shorten circuits The new address of the ECC* group, known for clearing land without hesitation will open by the end of 2017. In this hotel, the cocktail bar, a must, will be part of an eco-responsible approach by relying on a specialist in short, seasonal circuits, and by changing supplies: no more conventional plastic straws, but straws from the recycled sector. This last point, which may seem trivial but means a lot, has been implemented in all
Group establishments. It’s safe to say that we’re witnessing the first signs of the end of plastic straws
17 boulevard Poissonnière – 75009
Gravity
Optimizing the kitchen-bar relationship: reducing waste, increasing seasonal produce
As Gravity is both a restaurant and a cocktail bar, the team’s focus is on good management of raw materials between the kitchen and the bar. This systematic collaboration allows us to optimize the use of raw materials and, as far as possible, work with seasonal ingredients.
44 rue des Vinaigriers – 75010 Paris
LES GRANDS VERRES
Integrated planting and waste reduction of all kinds
In this maximum-size cocktail bar/restaurant, the aim is to produce as little waste as possible. A challenge that requires a global policy:
– home-growing: the venue has a garden adjoining the kitchen, where aromatic herbs used in cocktails and decorations are grown, and a beehive whose honey is used in the kitchen and for certain cocktails;
– waste minimized: no disposable straws (they’re made of metal and washable), no conventional ice machines that consume too much water, bulk purchasing of spirits to drastically reduce the number of bottles and limit the impact of transport & glass; maximum optimization of foodstuffs between the bar and the kitchen.
Palais de Tokyo – 13 avenue du Président Wilson – 76016 Paris
MABEL
Seasonal menu – organic ingredients
In his bar, held in high esteem by all his peers, Joseph Akhavan, a trendy three-star bar enthusiast (in a cool setting), has been plotting his green course since opening. Discreetly but systematically, he uses only organic products and changes his menu regularly to keep as close as possible to the seasons.
52 rue d’Aboukir – 75002
The next step is urban foraging, i.e. picking the ingredients used in cocktails directly from nature. A practice that can already be observed in London, Australia and Singapore.
RIVE DROITE / RIVE GAUCHE,
THE PROGRAM FOR PARIS COCKTAIL WEEK
From January 20 to 27, the whole of Paris is a cocktail, and from right bank to left bank, the program is rich. But it’s all guided by one desire: to make the world of (good) cocktails accessible, and to break down the main barriers: price, shyness and lack of knowledge.
How?
– By creating a route that criss-crosses the city, bringing together the 75 best establishments in the capital. A kind of guide who knows the best spots like the back of his hand, so you can follow him with your eyes shut
– By offering 2 special Paris Cocktail Week creations in each participating bar, 1 with alcohol and 1 without, at a price 30% lower than the standard price (i.e. an offer starting at 5 euros per cocktail for non-alcoholic creations and 7 euros for cocktails with alcohol). A good way to simplify your choice when faced with menus that are sometimes complicated for the uninitiated.
RIVE DROITE RIVE GAUCHE, TOUT PARIS EST UN COCKTAIL
The list of 75 participating establishments is a good testimony to the evolution of the cocktail bar world and an increasingly open Parisian cocktail scene, which is gradually taking hold throughout Paris. Initially, less than 10 years ago, the supply of good bars was concentrated in the north-east of Paris, before slowly but surely making its way to South-Pi. Today, good cocktail bars can be found all over Paris, and that’s something new. Their typology is also changing: spaces are getting bigger, more open, and the offer is becoming increasingly democratic. The cutting-edge cocktail rubs shoulders with the ‘simple’ but good cocktail (GinTonic everywhere!), shares the menu with natural wines and a food offer that goes far beyond the simple hot dog. A trend that began in the United States around 2012, when the reign of the speakysy began to crumble in favor of a cooler approach, it is now making its mark in Paris, where the bar is opening its arms wide to uninitiated amateurs and geeks alike, with some very large venues where the cocktail shares the limelight. We can also point to the emergence of cocktails in previously unexplored neighborhoods (Radio Eat, Les grands Verres, Gatsby, Fitzgerald…) Tomorrow, the 16th arrondissement, the next bastion of coolness?
PARIS COCKTAIL WEEK 2018 – PRE-PROGRAMME
75 BARS & RESTAURANTS
30% off cocktails created for Paris Cocktail Week with the pass available for free download at www.pariscocktailweek.com
50 EVENTS
– En before, Perrier Cocktail Market by La Paris Cocktail Week
∙ A quintessential Paris Cocktail Week preview, at La Cartonnerie
– BOUILLONS DE CULTURE
∙ Bouillons et cocktails, l’union sacré
– COCKTAILS DU PLACARD
∙ What to do with this bottle?
– CULTURE
∙ Book signing in tribute to the mythical Sasha Petraske by wife Georgette Moger-Petraske at Danico
– ESPRESSO MARTINI: Parisian craftsmen at the top of their game
∙ Paris Cocktail Week meets Nicolas Julhès at La Brûlerie de Belleville
– L’AFTER
∙ Surf & turf brunch at Les Arlots, with Thomas Brachet and Ismaël Adam Drissi Bakhkhat
– THE MEETING
∙ Scotty Schuder – Dirty Dick – meets Lisa Gachet, Make my Lemonade
– THE BATTLE OF THE CHIEFS:
∙ Artisans du cocktail vs artisan chocolatier
– LE GRAND MIX at Les Grands Verres
∙ A liquid dinner in all its forms with, as guests of honor,
Alex Kratena & Monica Berg
– THE REMIXES
∙ Merroir & Cocktail
∙ Cocktail sausage
∙ Caviar Dry Martini
– MASTERCLASS and COCKTAIL CLASSES
∙ Behind the bar
∙ Thematic masterclasses at participating establishments (in progress)
– PARIS CLUB with Joerg Meyer,
∙ Berlin to Paris, Paris to Berlin
– PARIS COCKTAIL ACADEMIE – Every day from Saturday to Saturday
∙ A look back at iconic cocktails
PARIS COCKTAIL WEEK 2018
LIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS
AMADEUS, ARTISAN, BALAGAN PARIS, BAR DE BIONDI, BARANAAN, BATON ROUGE, BEL AIR, BISOU, BLUEBIRD, BONHOMIE, BOTECO, CAFÉ MODERNE, CANDELARIA, CARBON, CASTOR CLUB, COMBAT, COPPERBAY, DANICO, DÉPÔT LÉGAL, DIRTY DICK, EXPERIMENTAL COCKTAIL CLUB, FITZGERALD, FLESH LE CANAL, GATSBY, GENTLEMEN 1919, GRAVITY, HOTEL ANDRE LATIN, HOTEL GRANDS BOULEVARDS, JEFREY’S, L’ARBANE, LA COMMUNE, LA MEDUSE, LE BAR DU PENINSULA, LE BEL ORDINAIRE, LE CALBAR, LE CINQUIÈME SENS, LE FOU, LE GALLOPIN, LE GRAMONT BRASSERIE, LE MARY CELESTE, LE RENARD, LE SYNDICAT, LES GRANDS VERRES, LES JUSTES, LIPSTICK, LITTLE BASTARDS, LITTLE RED DOOR, LOCKWOOD, LULU WHITE, MABEL, MANKO, MARROW, MEZCALERIA, MINI PONG BAR, MONSIEUR ANTOINE, NIGHT FLIGHT, NO ENTRY (PINK MAMMA), OBER MAMMA, OSTREA/PERDITION, PARIS TEXAS, PERSIFLEUR, POPOLARE, PRESCRIPTION COCKTAIL CLUB, RESISTANCE, SHERRY BUTT, SOFITEL LE FAUBOURG, SOLERA, SUNSET, THE BEAST BELLEVILLE, THE HOXTON PARIS, TIGER, YATCH CLUB.
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