Athens Bar Show 2023
Or should we say Athens Bar Week? Something’s new this year — let’s check it out.
The Iconic Gazi smokestack at the show
About the show
Since 2010, the Athens Bar Show has featured a two-day celebration of professionals in the bartending, hospitality, catering, and distillery industries. It is one of the most well-attended events of the year, for many reasons: It is the last big event of the year, it’s still warm in this part of the world, the bars are all near each other, and it is pretty easy and inexpensive to organize a trip. The professional reasons are the educational sessions, networking, discovering new products and lively discussion. As always, a key pillar for the event is the culture of responsible drinking.
Who will be coming?
Some industry pros attending are, Simone Caporale, Lauren Mote, Robert Simonson, Elayne Duff, Peter Dorelli, Salvatore Calabrese, Max La Rocca, Martin Stein, Raiza Carrera, Edo Nono, Nikos Bakoulis, Vasilis Kyritsis, Dre Masso, Roberta Mariani, Kat Stanley-Whyte, Angus Winchester, Danil Nevsky, Iain McPherson, but the list goes on…
A packed house in the theatre
Seminars
As every year, there is a full carnet of seminars and talks on hot topics, like Sexism in Hospitality- a podcast, Create Creativity with Simone Caporale, Creating a Bar on top of Manhattan with Harrison Ginsburg from Overstory, Dre Masso and Simon Kistenfeger from Altos will present Tequila Facts and Figures. A faceoff of Danil Nevsky and Lauren Mote will discuss Bartenders: Not Gonna Lie from two radically different POV. Inclusivity and Diversity will be the topic with Ginevra Castagnoli. Max LaRocca will present the Ninja Mindset, Daniyel Jones will do his edutainment with Behind the Bar. Jay Gray presents Don’t try Opening your Bar on a Budget. Kat Stanley Whyte’s topic is One Moment, One Tequila, Raiza Carrera will discuss Cocktails without Gender. Tess Posthumus will inform us with Ginever 101 . Angus Winchester talks Kinetic Hospitality. Monica Berg talks all about Everything you (don’t) want to know about Opening a Bar, and Eddy Rudzinskas and Artem Skapenko discuss Future of Bar Tools. This is just a fraction of the many talks on the roster. You can find the whole program here.
Competitions & Events on 7 November
The Metaxa Finals are on from 14.30 - 17.00 and the Glassology Competition winner will be announced is from 15.00 - 15.40, where bartenders design a glass which will then be produced in the company’s portfolio.
Tomas Estes’ Agave Embassy
A beloved figure of the Bar Community and the world of Agave Spirits, Tomas Estes, has left us too soon. A great supporters of the Greek bar community, he had a great love for both Greece and the Athens Bar Show. To honor the memory ofthe man who changed the image of tequila and agave spirits worldwide, the Athens Bar Show dedicates, again this year a specially designed space at the exhibition to tequila and agave spirits. The Agave Stage is host to over a dozen talks.
New Entries - Newcomers Hall
A space dedicated to new products or services presented at ABS or the Greek market. In this hall, you can find unique, often rare, and special products.
A tasting moment
Luxury Brands Hall
This is the second edition of the ABS P.U.B. (Premium and Ultra-Premium Brands), a specially designed exhibition space dedicated to premium and ultra-premium products. This year, an even more distinctive space was created: the Luxury Brands Hall. There, visitors will be able to have meaningful interactions with experts and creators of premium products, with the opportunity to ask questions, discuss comfortably and without particular distractions, and, of course, to taste the special spirits. To visit the Luxury Brands Hall, make sure you have purchased the special access ticket.
Athens Bar Week
For the first time , from November 5 -9 , a whopping 39 bars in Athens will open their doors to ABS attendees and the general public, with popups, guests shifts, and takeovers. It will be a prime opportunity to mingle not only with your colleagues but with the locals, too.
Closing Party
A scene from last year’s closing party
The closing party will On Thursday, November 9, from 18:30 to 23:30 at Technopolis , where some of the best bars from all over Greece, as well as other countries in the Mediterranean and Europe, will serve unique signature cocktails. The entrance ticket to the Closing Party is also open to the general public and costs 15 euros, including two drinks.
Info:
Athens Bar Show 2023:
Dates: November 7-8, 2023
Visitor entry: 10:00 - 20:00
Exhibition closing: 20:00
Location: Technopolis of the Municipality of Athens
Links:
Website: athensbarshow
Website: athensbarweek
Instagram: athensbarshow
Facebook: athensbarshow
Hashtags for Athens Bar Show & Athens Bar Week:
#AthensBarShow #AthensBarShow2023 #AthensBarWeek #StirringUpTheFutureOfBars #FeeltheCityVibe #TastetheCityVibe #LivetheCityVibe
The "Athens Bar Show" exhibition and the "Athens Bar Week" are organized by Bar Academy Hellas. info@baracademy.gr.