Cape Town makes world’s cockta

Cape Town makes world’s cocktail capital 2015, bottoms up

First Design capital and now the World Cocktail Capital, the Mother city sure has a lot to celebrate and we can be sure they’ll do it like only Capetonians know how… with a shmancy drink or two.

Cape Town makes world’s cockta

Between August 31 and September4, South Africa will host 55 international bar tenders for the WORLD CLASS Bartender of the Year competition, the largest of its kind ever; with more than 50 countries participating and millions of viewers worldwide.

“Over 28 million people in 123 countries have watched the TV show documenting the WORLD CLASS Bartender of the Year competition in London last year.”

Pretty neat that all those bartenders will be in the country all at once, but also bad timing; don’t they want to stay for the summer season, it’ll make getting a drink in Cape Town so much quicker?

“Cape Town’s designation as World Cocktail Capital follows on the city’s status as World Design Capital 2014 and we’re looking forward to hosting talented bartenders from around the world, showcasing Cape Town’s commitment to innovation, cutting-edge trends and global events,” Garreth Bloor from the City of Cape Town told Traveller24.