There is a popular Ed Sheeran quote that claims the bar is where people usually go to mend their broken hearts. Berg, (Brand Ambassador and mixologist for Diageo) agrees with this, as he shared in this interview that some of his memorable moments at the bar have been with people who recently experienced some kind of loss. This doesn't appear farfetched when one considers that TV always portrays the bar as a form of escapism protagonists use in times of grief.  Mad Men’s Don Draper took his a little far and took his bar everywhere; the office, at home, hotel lobbies as well as mistresses’ apartments.

Despite pop culture's many problematic stereotypes, we will agree that there might be a link between liquor and pain. Here are some tips on the kind of cocktails you should totally indulge when you’re feeling blue.

ICYMI, Lagos Cocktail Week is back and EatDrinkLagos is a media partner. This year, after the seminars and the business side of things, is done, in the evening, Lagos Cocktail Week will host a Cocktail Village. Each bar in the Cocktail Village will serve a unique signature cocktail.

Your wristband which costs N2000 entitles you to 5 cocktails in the Cocktail Village. We’re not doing the math for you because we know you’re very smart. Sounds like a good deal yeah?

Get your Cocktail Village Wristband online and we’ll see you there!