NE1 Cocktail Week

From the 15th to the 21st July, it is Cocktail Week in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Bars across the city have put on special deals so that us cocktail lovers can enjoy what they have on offer. Each of the participating bars have 3 price points especially made for Cocktail Week, starting at £3, £5 and £7.

On Tuesday, my friends and I came up to Newcastle to celebrate our friend Sadie's graduation, so a few cocktails after a meal out was the perfect opportunity to try out some new cocktails.

Happy Graduation Sades!

My usual favourite place in Newcastle for cocktails is Jalou, especially on a Thursday night when they have 2 for 1 on all cocktails which makes it way too tempting to try a good few from the menu. However, the point in Cocktail Week is for you to try out places you might not have been to before, so we decided to go to Tokyo, which is a lovely little bar by the train station in the city centre. 

I'm not a fan of really sweet cocktails unlike some of my friends, so I went for the Tokyo Iced Tea (their own twist on Long Island Iced Tea and cost £5) and Moscow Mule, which contained one of my favourite mixers: ginger beer, and it was only £3! 

The cocktails were a really good standard and the setting was even better. The place was packed out, but we managed to get a seat outside on the terrace which made it the perfect summer evening to celebrate my friends finishing university. 

I will definitely be visiting again when I return to Newcastle in September for my final year, and this visit has proved that from now on I need to try to venture to bars I haven't been to. 

For more information on NE1 Cocktail Week, visit the Get Into Newcastle Website. You have until Sunday to make the most of the offers! 

Olivia Dee xx