Caribbean Cocktail Tour celebrates island hospitality
In January 2026, three acclaimed Caribbean cocktail bars will unite to host a series of pop-ups and seminars across The Bahamas, Cayman Islands and Puerto Rico.
The Caribbean Cocktail Tour initiative has been developed by Kyle Jones, managing director and co-founder of Bahamian bar Bon Vivants, alongside industry leaders Jim Wrigley and Roberto Berdecia.
It has been created with a goal of highlighting the talent, hospitality and creativity throughout the region.
Launching in January, the inaugural tour will unite Bon Vivants with two of North America’s most celebrated bars – Library by the Sea, which is number 30 in North America’s 50 Best Bars list, and La Factoría, which placed at number 32.
The bars will travel to each other’s home markets for three weekends of immersive pop-ups, collaborative menus, and educational seminars that showcase shared techniques, local ingredients, and regional identity.
“The Caribbean Cocktail Tour is a unique opportunity to celebrate the creativity and heritage behind our region and our craft,” said Library by the Sea beverage manager Wrigley. “It brings together three islands, each with its own culinary history and perspective, and three incredible bar programs to create a platform that encourages collaboration and learning.
“We’re thrilled that Library by the Sea can be part of this exchange and that we have the opportunity to tell the stories of our island in an entirely new way.”
However, the Caribbean Cocktail Tour is described as ‘more than a series of pop-ups’. Rather, it is said to be a love letter to the region, and represents a unified industry vision of a Caribbean where tone-setting cocktail bars collaborate, cross-pollinate, and raise global expectations.
For Bon Vivants co-founder Kyle Jones, who has spent the last decade championing cocktail culture in the Caribbean, the tour is the natural next step in a movement that has been steadily gaining global traction.
“This is about showing the world what the Caribbean can do,” he said. “We are producing bars, bartenders, and cocktail programmes that stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the world’s best. The talent, the creativity, and the stories are here – and this tour is our invitation for everyone to experience them.”
Berdecia, co-founder of La Factoría, added: “This tour represents the spirit of Caribbean bartending – vibrant, inventive, and deeply rooted in culture. When we join forces across islands, we create something bigger than ourselves. We share knowledge, celebrate our traditions, and highlight the incredible talent that exists here.
“For La Factoría, it’s exciting to be part of a movement that unites our community and reminds the world that Caribbean bars aren’t just keeping up with the global stage – we’re helping define it.”
The Caribbean Cocktail Tour will take place over three weekends, the first to be hosted in Nassau, the Bahamas, by Bon Vivants on 9-10 January.
Then, on 23-24 January, La Factoria will host the other two bars in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and a week later on 30-31 January, Library by the Sea will play host in Grand Cayman on the Cayman Islands.
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