TIKIVERNALE | COCKTAIL NIGHT

250 places only. “All-included” formula: 36 awesome liqueurs & spirits, 18 cocktails created for the occasion, 6 expert bartenders, 3 Tiki bars, 1 spirits tasting station, 1 live surf-rock band (The Mighty Swells), 1 VIP gift bag per person. Montréal is undeniably a wintertime cultural capital. At the same time… one can’t help but dream of living in a warmer climate. A3 Québec, the organization behind La Grande Dégustation de Montréal, and cocktail boutique Alambika have thus decided to create a wild night to reconcile our identity, which might ultimately be more bipolar than polar…

Picture this: late February, it’s snowing, a warmly dressed crowd is on Place des Festivals to celebrate Montréal en Lumière. You enter the L’Astral building with your friends, go up the stairs and discover a big room with lots of windows and lights everywhere, as well as Tiki totems, floor-to-ceiling plants, beach bars, and a surf-rock band playing intensely. Then your eyes adjust to the light… You realize that the cocktail glasses are snowball-shaped, the hosts are wearing plaid shirts under their flower garlands, the Polynesian idols are covered with tuques and scarves, cranberries have replaced cherries, and balsam fir syrup is used instead of mint cordial. Welcome to the Tikivernale Night of MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE! A unique fantasy bringing together more than thirty high-quality spirits, and cocktails created by Alambika with the best artisanal ingredients available - bitters, syrups, Italian cherries, etc.

An eco-responsible evening with glass glasses and straw straws! Ambassadors from major spirits houses will mingle with the crowd to personally make you taste their products and answer your questions. Meanwhile, three teams of bartenders from the best cocktail bars in the city will handle the shakers for your enjoyment. See you there!