00:00We are here at Bambalam at the Hendrix Gin Hub and that is where everyone starts their cocktail adventure.
00:07Bristol Cocktail Weekend is brought to you by Living for the Weekend and I'm the founder and director of that company and it's in collaboration with Bristol Bit.
00:15Why then?
00:16Why not is the question you should be asking.
00:19So the premise of Bristol Cocktail Weekend really is it's a great opportunity to explore the city one sip at a time,
00:26drinking lots of delicious drinks at the best venues in the city.
00:30The second year of Bristol Cocktail Weekend has arrived, showcasing 35 of Bristol's best cocktail bars.
00:39The weekend allows locals to discover new venues and revisit their favourite bars one cocktail at a time.
00:46Let's visit the founder and director of Bristol Cocktail Weekend to try one of these prestigious cocktails.
00:56Well, given you are here at the Hendrix Gin Hub at Bambalam, I wanted to give you a sneak preview of the cocktail that you'll be able to try here.
01:04Now, this is a summery drink, so we are channelling and manifesting sunshine for the rest of the weekend.
01:10We'll ignore the rain in the background here.
01:13So it's a Hendrix Gin drink. It's topped with sparkling wine.
01:18You're going to get real elderflower, summer, lemon flavours coming through.
01:23And it's a really great drink to start your cocktail adventure.
01:27A lovely one to sip in the sunshine if the wet weather does hold for us.
01:35Why do you think this lends itself to us Bristolians?
01:39Well, I think Bristol has a really special cocktail scene.
01:42You've got two UK top 50 cocktail bars in your midst, really talented bartenders.
01:47But it's also quite a walkable city, and I don't think if you're from outside of the city you necessarily see that.
01:52And that's something I love showing people through festivals like this, is that you actually can get around.
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