We found out about Lagos Cocktail Week (LCW) a couple of years ago when we got invited to be judges in the their Bar Battle. It’s grown a bit since then and in a couple weeks, the fifth edition will take place. 

(“Take place” sounds like such a weird Nigerianism, eww)

From Oct. 16 to Oct. 18, at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos Cocktail Week will bring drink brands and cocktail enthusiasts together to celebrate the cocktail culture in Lagos. Highlights will include panels from local experts and the 2018 Bar Battle.

To kick things off, there’ll be bar crawl on Oct. 4. The Bar Crawl will move across five of the participating LCW bars and each bar will be serving a specialty cocktail made for LCW.

The 2018 edition of the Lagos Cocktail Week is supported by Fayrouz, Ketel One, Tanqueray 10, Johnnie Walker, Sky Vodka, Belvedere Vodka, Glenmorangie, American Honey and official travel partners, Wontra Travels.

Oh, and Eat.Drink.Lagos is a media partner, obvs.