THE takeover of London Cocktail Week in London’s highest bar, with the Schweppes Pioneers.
Join four of the biggest names in global bartending - Iain Mcpherson, Millie Tang, Vasilis Kyritsis and Simone Caporale - as the Schweppes Pioneers takeover GŎNG for one-night-only, with 4 very special serves created exclusively for London Cocktail Week, from 6pm – 10pm.
Expect boundary-pushing flavour, world-class creativity, and a view like no other.
Reservation recommended — this is one flight you don’t want to miss.
About the Schweppes Pioneers:
Iain McPherson is the owner of multi-award-winning bar, Panda & Sons, in Edinburgh and the pioneer of advanced freezing techniques adopted by many of the world's best bars. Iain was recently listed as the global drinks industry's most influential person 2025 in Bar World 100's coveted annual list.
Millie Tang, having grown up in Brisbane, is now helping lead the bar program at one of Paris' newest and most globally respected openings, De Vie.
Both pioneering bartender with a passion for sustainability and renowned industry photographer, Millie travels the world in equal measures, both behind the bar and behind the lens.
Simone Caporale is the founder of SIPS Barcelona, widely regarded as one of the world's very best bars having lived at the number one spot in 2023, and has been the driving force of many more, including Artesian's 4-consecutive-year stint at the top spot together with Alex Kratena. With Barcelona's oldest cocktail institution Boadas now under his helm and Hong Kong's newest opening, Montana, in partnership with celebrated bartender Lorenzo Antinori, Simone is the epitomical bartender's bartender and a truly global pioneer of the industry.
Vasilis Kyritsis came into the spotlight when he co-founded Athens' bar, The Clumsies, going on to win multiple awards and helping position Athens as one of the great cocktail capitals of the world. His more recent bar openings, Line Athens and Walk In, have further assured the city's reputation, with Vasilis' approach to sustainability and circular economy in his bars, of which he educates to bartenders around the world, positioning him as a true pioneer of the global drinks industry.
