Originally published on Wednesday, 28th September 2016

Grey Goose
 Ultimate Summer Soirée Ibiza
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Last week UJ descended on Ibiza with Grey Goose and 75 of Europe’s best bar industry professionals – from bar and club owners to mixologists, innovators and influencers – to see the season out with The Grey Goose Ultimate Summer Soirée.

The Ibiza event was the final in a summer of European Grey Goose Ultimate Summer Soirées, and the event itself was the creative vision of Mario Gruenenfelder (owner of Amano Bar, Mani Restaurant, Bar Tausend and Rocco & Sanny in Berlin, and Ocaña in Barcelona), whose winning proposal brought the French Riviera to Ibiza.

With innovative cocktails, an outstanding 75-person, seated ‘family style’ dinner, and cabaret performances, the renowned Blue Bay Villa (with panoramic vistas) was transformed into a chic Boulangerie Bleue with Côte d’Azur vibes. Standout cocktails included The Green Mary (Grey Goose vodka, tomatillos, cucumber, mint, cilantro, jalapeño, horseradish, sal de chipotl) and the French Lemonade (Grey Goose Le Citron vodka with grilled white peaches, kumquats, vanilla sweet and sour mix and rosé).

Tunes by DJ Frank Rübcke (aka OCTUPONE), who plays global hotspots like La Granja (Ibiza), Scorpios (Mykonos) and Papaya Playa (Tulum), kept spirits high and after dinner, when the clock struck 12, the party descended to the villa’s club. Only in Ibiza.

To host your own Grey Goose Ultimate Summer Soirée, find Grey Goose vodka recipes and exclusive Riviera playlists by DJ Zimmer here.