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AJABU Spirit & Cocktail Festival

10-17 March 2024

18–23 November 2024

AJABU Spirit & Cocktail Festival

10-17 March 2024

18–23 November 2024

AJABU Spirit & Cocktail Festival

10-17 March 2024

18–23 November 2024

AJABU Spirit & Cocktail Festival

10-17 March 2024

18–23 November 2024

We would like to invite you to Celebrate at The Ajabu Cocktail and Spirits Festival in

Joburg on Tuesday and Wednesday March 12th and 13th and in

Cape Town on Friday and Saturday March 15th and 16th.

Over these days, 12 of the world’s most respected bartenders from several of the world’s best bars will be doing pop-ups. They include Naren Young from Sweet Liberty in Miami, Hero from Nairobi, Princess and Kapri from Allegory in Washington (as featured on Drink Masters) and bartenders from Trailer Happiness in London, Front Back and No. 19 in Ghana, and Herbs and Rye in Las Vegas. Monica Berg, Ian Burrell and Charlotte Voisey will be special guests at the events as well.

The Ajabu Festival is all about Connecting, Collaborating and Creating, and the best of the global bars will be collaborating with the best of the local bars to create amazing cocktails that celebrate the incredible diversity of talent and ingredients in South Africa. And when you put incredible talent together and they collaborate…..magic happens.

The bars in Joburg are: Smoking Kills, Sin and Tax, A Streetbar named Desire, Bench Warmers, Saigon Suzy and Saint

The bars in Cape Town are: Cause and Effect V&A, The Drinkery, Talking to Strangers, The House of Machines, Tjing Tjing and Fable.

Access is complimentary, and simply requires registration.

Johannesburg

10–13 March 2024

*18–20 November 2024

CAPE TOWN

14–17 March 2024

*20–23 November 2024

*in collaboration with Cape Town Beverage Show

Words from the founders

Greetings and salutations all,
We’re driven by the principles to connect, collaborate and create, making AJABU Cocktail and Spirits Festival the perfect event for people to come together around unique cocktail experiences. Our vision for the festival is to serve as a vibrant platform, illuminating the diverse people, flavours, and hospitality of the continent. Together, let’s raise our glasses to a journey of discovery and appreciation, where every sip embodies the spirit of Africa’s rich cultural tapestry. Looking forward to welcoming you at the cocktail and spirits festival, where the essence of Ajabu comes to life in every pour.
Wishing you friendship love and pleasure.

Colin & Mark