'Cocktail Street' appears at Whisky Live Paris 2023!

Whisky Live Paris 2023 was held at Le Grand Ar de la Villette, north of Paris, from 21-23 October 2023. This year, 200 manufacturers from 40 countries participated. The 'Cocktail Street' appeared here again last year. The reason why!

writer：Keiko Sumino Leblanc（パリ在住）

The free shores of cocktails spread out over a sea of whisky.

The first day of the event was Saturday, with doors opening at 13:30. Despite the weather, which was unfortunately drenched with light rain, 'Whisky Live Paris 2023' was crowded with a long queue before the start of the event.

That's no wonder, as tickets for the first day were sold out.

According to last year's 2022 data, the total number of visitors was 18,500, of which 8,000 were professionals.

The number of brands offered for tasting was 1,200!

These figures are a stark reminder of the popularity and excitement of the whisky industry in Paris.

In addition, this year, 300 brands were released ahead of the rest of the world (250 last year), so fans must have been eagerly awaiting the day.