All The Drinks Days To Know 2024

We all know there’s a day for everything these days, and if you celebrate every single one of these whole-heartedly then you’re in for a long year. But, for your convenience, here is every single national and international day relating to spirits, wine, beer, cider, cocktails and liqueurs.

Joking aside, they’re great opportunities to break up the year and try something new, with loads of promotions, innovative releases and information around to explore what just may be your new favourite drink. Or perhaps you work in one of these industries, or just want an excuse for a celebration because why not? If we’ve got an article or guide relating to the day, then it’s clickable too, so you can quickly find out everything you need.

January drink dates

Ginuary
Dry January
Monday 1st - Bloody Mary Day (Article: Peated Tomato Juice)
Thursday 11th - Hot Toddy Day (Article: Must-Try Hot Toddies)
Wednesday 17th National Hot Buttered Rum Day (Article: Traditional Xmas Drinks)
Saturday 20th Baltic Porter Day
Thursday 25th Burns Night (Article: The Best Scotch for Burns Night)
Thursday 25th Irish Coffee Day (Article: Best Irish Coffee Recipes)
Wednesday 31st Brandy Alexander Day

February drink dates

Thursday 1st - Furmint Day
Saturday 3rd - Pisco Sour Day (Article: What is Pisco?)
Thursday 8th - International Scotch Day (Article: The Best Scotch to Sip)
Tuesday 13th - Galentine’s Day (Article: Best Cocktails to Make for Galentine’s)
Wednesday 14th - Valentine’s Day (Article: Best Cocktails to Make for Valentine’s)
Friday 16th - International Syrah Day
Sunday 18th - World Drink Wine Day (Article: Our Wine Articles)
Thursday 22nd - Margarita Day (Article: The World’s Most Popular Cocktails)
Saturday 24th - World Bartender Day

March drink dates

Sunday 3rd - Mulled Wine Day (Article: Traditional Xmas Drinks)
Sunday 3rd - International Irish Whiskey Day (Article: The Best Irish Whiskies)
Tuesday 5th - Absinthe Day (Article: What is Absinthe?)
Wednesday 13th - International Riesling Day (Article: Best Riesling to Try)
Friday 15th - Espresso Martini Day (Article: Best Martini Variations)
Sunday 17th - St Patrick’s Day (Article: The Best Irish Whiskies)
Thursday 21st - World Vermouth Day (Article: What is Vermouth?)
Friday 22nd - World Water Day (Article: 7 Perfect Tonics)
Wednesday 27th - International Whisk(e)y Day (Article: Best Whiskies to Gift)

April drink dates

Sunday 7th - National American Beer Day
Sunday 14th - Tannat Day
Wednesday 17th - Malbec Day (Article: Delicious Argentinian Malbec)
Friday 19th - Amaretto Day (Article: What is Amaretto?)
Sunday 21st - National British Tea Day (Article: Elevating Cocktails with Tea)
Friday 26th - International Viognier Day
Saturday 27th - World Marselan Day

May drink dates

Sunday 5th - Cinco de Mayo (Article: The Definitive Cinco de Mayo Cocktail?)
Monday 6th - International Sauvignon Blanc Day (Article: Beginner’s Guide)
Tuesday 7th - National Cosmopolitan Day (Article: The Best Cosmo Variations)
Thursday 9th - World Moscato Day (Article: The Rise of Moscato)
Monday 13th - World Cocktail Day (Article: Our Cocktail Guides)
Thursday 16th - National American Mimosa Day (Article: The Best Fizzy Cocktails)
Friday 17th - World Pinot Grigio Day
Saturday 18th -World Whisky Day (Article: The Best British Distillery Tours)
Tuesday 21st - International Tea Day (Article: The Best Sparkling Teas)
Wednesday 22nd - World Paloma Day (Article: The Best Tequila Cocktails)
Thursday 23rd - International Chardonnay Day
Saturday 25th - National Wine Day (Article: Our Wine Articles)
Thursday 30th - National Mint Julep Day (Article: Exploring James Bond Cocktails)

June drink dates

Saturday 1st - National Bubbly Day (Article: Celebratory Champagne Cocktails)
Monday 3rd - World Cider Day (Article: Best British Ciders)
Tuesday 4th - International Cognac Day (Article: The Three Drinkers in Cognac)
Thursday 6th - Moonshine Day
Saturday 8th - World Gin Day (Article: The Best Gin to Gift)
Saturday 8th - International Drink Chenin Blanc Day
Sunday 9th - International Dark n Stormy Day (Article: Dark n Stormy Variations)
Sunday 9th - World Verdejo Day
Friday 14th - National Bourbon Day
Saturday 15th - British Beer Day (Article: 10 Craft Beers to Try)
Saturday 15th- Sunday 23rd English Wine Week (Article: Best English Fizz)
Wednesday 19th - National Martini Day (Article: Martini Variations To Make)
Friday 21st - World Lambrusco Day
Friday 28th - International Rosé Day (Article: Great Value Supermarket Rose)

July drink dates

Tuesday 2nd - National Anisette Day
Wednesday 10th - Pina Colada Day (Article: Pina Colada Twists)
Thursday 11th - Mojito Day (Article: The World’s Most Popular Cocktails)
Friday 12th - International Cava Day (Article: Cava You Have to Try)
Saturday 13th - World Rum Day (Article: Best Rum Cocktails)
Sunday 14th - Grand Marnier Day (Article: Grand Marnier Cocktails in Our Show)
Friday 19th - National Daiquiri Day (Article: Daiquiri Twists)
Wednesday 24th - National Tequila Day (Article: The Best Tequila to Try)
Thursday 25th - Cheese & Wine Day (Article: Perfect Cheese & Wine Combos)
Thursday 25th - International Shiraz Day
Saturday 27th - National Scotch Day (Article: The Best Scotch to Sip)

August drink dates

Thursday 1st - Albarino Day (Article: One Drink, Three Ways Albarino)
Thursday 1st - India Pale Ale Day (Article: 10 Craft Beers to Try)
Friday 2nd - International Beer Day (Article: 10 Craft Beers to Try)
Saturday 3rd - Mead Day (Article: What is Mead?)
Sunday 4th - National White Wine Day (Article: Our Wine Articles)
Monday 12th-Sunday 18th Afternoon Tea Week (Article: Fizz for Afternoon Tea)
Tuesday 13th - National Prosecco Day (Article: Guide to Prosecco Styles)
Sunday 18th - Pinot Noir Day (Article: The Best Pinot Noir to Try)
Sunday 25th - Whisky Sour Day (Article: Sour Variations to Make at Home)
Wednesday 28th - Red Wine Day (Article: Our Wine Articles)
Friday 30th - Mai Tai Day (Article: Most Popular Rum Cocktails)
Friday 30th - International Cabernet Sauvignon Day (Must Try Cab Sauvs)

September drink dates

California Wine Month
Sunday 1st - Cap Classique Day
Friday 6th - Chianti Day
Monday 9th - International Boxed Wine Day (Article: Best Boxed Wine)
Tuesday 10th - Canned Cocktail Day (Article: The Best Ready-to-Drink Cocktails)
Mid September Negroni Week (Article: The Best Negroni Twists)
Friday 13th - Cachaca Day
Sunday 15th - National Creme de Menthe Day
Friday 20th - Grenache Day
Friday 20th - National Rum Punch Day
Saturday 28th - National Drink Beer Day

October drink dates

Tuesday 1st - International Coffee Day (Article: Boozy Coffee Recipes)
Friday 4th - Vodka Day (Article: 8 Super Smooth Vodkas)
Sunday 6th - Orange Wine Day
Saturday 12th - Pinotage Day (Article: Our Pinotage Guide)
Monday 14th - Prokupac Day
Wednesday 16th - Irish Liqueur Day (Article: The Best Irish Cream Cocktails)
Saturday 19th - International Gin and Tonic Day (Article: The Best Gins for a G&T)
Sunday 20th - Calvados Day
Sunday 20th - National Brandied Fruit Day
Monday 21st - National Mezcal Day (Article: What is Mezcal?)
Friday 25th - Global Champagne Day (Article: The Best Bubbly to Drink This Xmas)
Saturday 26th - International Mavrud Day
Thursday 31st - International Carignan Day
Thursday 31st - Halloween (Article: Easy-to-Make Halloween Drinks)

November drink dates

Friday 1st - Honkaku Shochu and Awamori Day
Friday 1st - International Xinomavro Day
Thursday 7th - International Stout Day (Article: 10 Craft Beers to Try)
Thursday 7th - Merlot Day
Thursday 14th - Tempranillo Day
Sunday 17th - Zinfandel Day
Monday 18th - Apple Cider Day (Article: The Best British Ciders to Try)
Monday 18th - International Poitín Day (Article: What is Poitin?)
Thursday 21st - ​​Beaujolais Nouveau Day
Sunday 24th - International Carménère Day

December drink dates

Sunday 1st - International Maratheftiko Day
Wednesday 4th - Cabernet Franc Day
Saturday 7th - National Rhubarb Vodka Day
Tuesday 10th - Lager Day (Article: 10 Craft Beers to Try)
Tuesday 10th - World Aszú Day
Saturday 14th - Screwdriver Day
Monday 16th - Pinot Meunier Day
Friday 20th - Sangria Day (Article: The Perfect Autumn Sangria Recipe)
Tuesday 24th - Eggnog Day (Article: Traditional Xmas Drinks)
Wednesday 25th - Gimlet Day
Tuesday 31st - Champagne Night (Article: The Best Champagne to Try)

If we’ve missed any drinks days, make sure you let us know by reaching out via Instagram or email: sophie@thethreedrinkers.com!

5 Easy Halloween Cocktails

With a good fancy dress costume, some spooky decorations and festive cocktails - a Halloween party is a sure fire success. Make sure your party is the one people keep talking about all year round with our excellent selection of Halloween cocktails that should keep the night rocking all the way into the witching hours!

 Dragon Blood Sangria

The Pinot Noir in this cocktail gives it the deep red colour that makes it just a little bit spooky… A big bowl of anything is a great idea at a Halloween party, as you can make it ahead of time and get it out of the fridge when everyone is ready to drink! It also means you don’t have to spend the whole evening in the kitchen, shaking or stirring away as everyone else does the Monster Mash (spoiler alert: it was a graveyard smash).

This recipe serves 8 but you can double or even triple the recipe for the number of guests you’re having/rounds you’ll be serving!

Ingredients (serves 8)
750ml Pinot Noir
60ml brandy
80ml raspberry liqueur
475ml cranberry juice
2 black plums cut into wedges
1 cup halved black grapes
1 cup blackberries
icing sugar to taste

Method
Add all ingredients into a large jug (or cauldron) and stir well. Taste the sangria, if it’s not sweet enough add 1-2 tablespoons of icing sugar. Let the sangria chill in the refrigerator for 4 hours. When ready to serve, ladle or pour into festive goblets!

Witch’s Brew

Over here at The Three Drinkers, we’re mad about colour changing gin. So mad, in fact, that we wrote a whole article about them! For this reason, and for their magical colour changing properties, we’re honouring them in a ‘Witch’s Brew’.  

However hard it is, don’t let anyone know that the gin is colour-changing beforehand, just say a few pseudo spells when pouring and watch as they are stunned at your mixology magic! The blue Curacao gives a beautiful ombre effect to this cocktail, one that will definitely get on some Instagram stories!

Ingredients
60ml colour changing gin
30ml lemon juice
30ml blue Curacao
raspberry hard seltzer 

Method
Fill a tall glass with crushed ice and add the blue Curacao and lemon juice. Make sure to do this in front of your guests, dramatically pour in the colour changing gin. Answer all the gasps with a knowing smile and top up with raspberry hard seltzer. Good job, you’re now officially the life of the party...

Zombie

The Zombie didn’t originate as a Halloween drink, but with that name and its amazing flavour, you know we couldn’t ignore this cocktail. The Zombie has been around since 1934, and the name supposedly comes from the hungover customer who requested the drink. Ouch! To make it a little more festive, we’ve added in some edible gold lustre dust to give it a beautiful shimmery quality and dazzle your guests.

Ingredients
25ml dark rum
25ml white rum
50ml lime juice
150ml pineapple juice
1tsp grenadine
½ tsp edible gold lustre dust
orange slice/maraschino cherry/sprig of mint garnish

Method
Pour all ingredients but the grenadine into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously until the outside of the shaker is icy. Strain into a tall glass with ice and slowly pour over the grenadine. Stir in the gold lustre dust and watch it swirl before garnishing with mint.

Pumpkin Spice Martini

The glory of the PSL (Pumpkin Spiced Latte) is back in town, with the famous syrup hitting every coffee shop on the high street. Bring some of those Autumn vibes inside with this Pumpkin Spice Martini that is perhaps more suited to a ‘chill’ Halloween party. However, don’t let that stop you from serving these any time of year (as long as you invite us)!

Don’t worry if you can’t find pumpkin spice syrup in a supermarket, it’s readily available online and not too expensive either. As it’s not alcoholic, you can also use this syrup in your coffee to make an at home PSL!  

Ingredients
60ml vanilla vodka
15ml cream liqueur
15ml Monin Pumpkin Spice Syrup
grated nutmeg 

Method
Add vodka and cream liqueur into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously until the shaker is icy. Grate nutmeg over the top for garnish and enjoy!

Find Monin Pumpkin Spice Syrup here: £10.25

Death in the Afternoon

The recipe for this bubbly green delight comes directly from Ernest Hemmingway himself. Yes, that’s right, in 1935 Hemmingway created this cocktail for a cocktail book with recipes from famous authors. How’s that for a fun fact! We’ve included his original instructions in our method so you can take it straight from the author!

But, why is this Halloween related…? Once you see this cocktail in action, you’ll know. The champagne bubbles mixing with the absinthe gives a wonderful, almost luminescent appearance to the cocktail that is reminiscent of an evil scientist’s lab! Spooky but also intellectual, ‘three to five’ of these sounds like a party in itself! 

Ingredients
45ml green absinthe
150ml Champagne 

Method
“Pour one jigger absinthe into a Champagne glass. Add iced Champagne until it attains the proper opalescent milkiness. Drink three to five of these slowly.” Grab an Ernest Hemmingway novel (we’re thinking Death in the Afternoon) and enjoy!

Best Halloween Cocktail Garnishes

Don’t fancy any of the above? Did you know you can turn your favourite cocktail into a fun Halloween drink by spooking up the garnish? Here are some ideas to try below…

Pumpkin Garnish
Get an orange and cut a circular slice. Get an apple, cut a slither off it and chop it into a stick shape making sure to have the green bit on top. Insert the apple into the middle of your orange and voila you’ve made yourself a pumpkin garnish!

Skewered Eyeball Garnish
The perfect garnish for a Bloody Mary! Get a radish and cut a hole in the centre of it. Stick a stuffed olive in the radish and then put a skewer through it.

Bloody Eyeball Garnish
A great Halloween garnish for a Martini, take a lychee and cut a hole in it. Then, put a blueberry into the hole you have made in the lychee. Pour cherry juice over the top, pop it in your glass and you have a nice floating bloody eyeball!

If you’re looking for more gruesome articles to read, have a look at Could You Drink Dead People? and Whisky Infused with a Severed Toe, Anyone?