Athens will be the capital of rum on November 6-7. A large festival, (the first rum festival) will be held at the Zappeion Mansion organized by the bar Baba au Rum (World’s 50 Best Bars 2013 and 2016) and the company Conf Expo Ltd.
The founder of the festival is Thanos Pournarous, who is a bartender and the owner of Baba au Rum as well as founder of the magazine Fine Drinking.
A large number of foreign bartenders and rum industries will participate in the festival.
“Bars in Athens have made significant progress,” said Pournarous. “Only a few cities worldwide can claim that they have a higher position than Athens and these are London, New York and probably Sidney. There are many Greek bars and bartenders that are internationally acclaimed. For us it is very important to prove that Athens is a pioneer and we want to make Athens Rum Festival one of the best worldwide. It is very important that people from the specific industry as well as people who like fine drinking visit Athens.”
Source: ANA-MPA
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