True to form, the 2018 edition of the Lagos Cocktail Week (LCW2018) showcased some of the best of Nigeria’s cocktail industry, with the gathering of leading voices in the sector at Federal Palace Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos. The 3-day event ran from 16th – 18th October 2018 and provided a platform for several homegrown and international drinks brands to showcase, while a cross section of professionals in cocktails and events space received training and networking opportunities.
The Lagos Cocktail Week kicked off with a fun and spirited Bar Crawl on the 4th of Oct, with influencers and celebrities on a ride through 5 bars in Lagos sampling various drinks and cocktails. On the ride was Ini Dima Okojie, Mimi Onalaja, Toni Tones, Idia Aisien, Nonso Bassey, Bollylomo, Ehiz, Chiamaka Ntia, Simi Drey, Demilade Roberts, Uriel Oputa, Onyinye Azode competing for the title of “Last Man Standing”. The bars visited were Signature Lounge, Brass and Copper, Backyard Bar and Grill, South Eatery and Buzz Bar.
The bar crawl was the road map to the main event which kicked off with a conference on the 16th for food, beverage and cocktail industry enthusiasts. Several speakers and panelists spoke around the theme, “Changing the African Cocktail Narrative Through Collaboration and Creativity.” On the panel of speakers where international speakers such as Alexis Brown of Causing a Stir, US and Mihails Minckovskis. Other speakers include Shina Peller, Ronke Bamisedun, Uzo Orimalade, Elizabeth Oputa and a host of others.
The 3-day event rounded off with a high octane and well-attended Bar Battle and Cocktail Industry Awards on October 18. Hosted by comedian TeeA, the event was attended by a host of celebrities and influencers, including Lanre Da-Silva Ajayi, Onobello, Elizabeth Isiorho, Taofeek Okoya, Chef Fregz, Scarlet Gomez, Steve Chuks, Nonso Bassey, Asa’ah Samuel, Sharon Ooja, Bollylomo, Denola Grey, Sharon Ojong, Kayla Oniwo, Lydia Lawrence and more.
After a night of battles between mixologists from several of the leading bars and clubs in Lagos, Philip Essang of Nok by Alara came out winner of the Lagos Cocktail Week 2018 “Bar Battle”, winning a cash prize of N200,000.
Winners of the Cocktail Industry Awards and their category Include:
Best Cocktail Bar – R S V P
Best Indigenous Spirit Brand with Global Focus – Grand Oak – Seaman’s Schnapps
Best Hotel Bar – Sky Lounge – Eko Hotel
Mobile Cocktail Bar of the Year – Cocktails In and Out
Best Drink/ Spirit Marketing Campaign – Campari – Make It Red
Speaking on the outstanding success of LCW2018, founder Lara Rawa said, “the 5th edition of the Lagos Cocktail Week is a proof that the Nigerian Cocktail Industry has grown beyond Nigeria and Africa, and is raising industry experts that infuse both indigenous and international knowledge to grow their individual brand as well as the industry as a whole”. She also thanked sponsors, partners and delegates who helped to make the event successful “The official soft drinks sponsor Fayrous, Veleta, Belvedere Vodka, Balmoral, Glenmorangie, WONTRA, Skyy Vodka, American Honey, FilmHouse Cinemas, Monin, Cinematics, Insigna Media and Zapphaire Events for coordinating the event”
What are men really thinking???? No filter, Uncensored – Aje butter, Joules, Bollylomo and a host of show regulars give us an insight!!
Box tv is set to debut in a couple of weeks with its flagship show: “Things Men Say”. BOX TV: Box Tv is a web channel that hopes to tell the Nigerian story in a different way. The channel is Targeted at Nigerians and Africans in the diaspora, both Male and Female ages 18 – 35.
We hope to bring a lot of young and emerging talent into the creative space as they don’t really get the chance to be heard/seen in an Entertainment industry that revolves around who you know and how big you are. We aspire to change the narrative and create content that inspires, entertains, pushes the boundaries of creativity and starts conversations about issues that concern young Nigerians/ Africans. We will show the “other” Nigerian story, a story of a land of promise, youth and vigor, opportunity and beauty.
Meet some of the show regulars:
Musician – Joules
Photographer|Creative Director Shola Ajisegbede
Comedian| Actor Bollylomo
Musician|Techpreneur – Ajebutter
THE FOUNDER
Temilola Akinmuda.
BoxTv is an online channel founded by Temilola Akinmuda. Temilola, fondly called “Taymi” is an award winning on air personality at Nigeria’s leading radio station Cool FM, where she hosts the Midday Oasis alongside Dotun. She is also the host of one of Radio’s most loved travel shows ‘Travel with Taymi’ which is being turned into an online travelogue on Box TV. She is also an award-winning parenting blogger and she blogs on “First Time Mom”. She has worked as a producer for several years and she has gone on to create her very own series “Skinny Girl in Transit” that has won several awards even clinching an AMVCA Nomination. The show has fast become Ndani TV’s most successful web series. More recently she served as a producer on Accelerate TV’s ‘Wrap up with Toolz’ and she is currently working on a new web series called “First Time Mom” based off her parenting blog and her adventures as a new young mum in collaboration with Wazobia TV.
“Taymi”
So get ready for something new!! Something Fresh on BOX TV
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