The annual event happens on May 13 and we have memories from O’Brien’s, Bizz Bar and the Maltings Ale House.
We mixed up a tasty offering of pina coladas, and non-alcoholic numbers in scenes from the Shields Gazette archives. Tuck in!

5. Masters at mixing
Boldon School pupils were poictured making non alcoholic cocktails with staff from the Matrix in 2012. | sg Photo: TIM RICHARDSON

6. Cocktails and an awards night
A scene from the Best of South Tyneside Awards cocktail reception. Were you there in 2012? | sg

7. Awards night reminders
Another great memory from the 2012 Best of South Tyneside Awards cocktail reception. | sg

8. Memories from Jarrow
The Maltings Ale House hosted a beer, sausage and cocktail festival in 2014. Jarrow head brewer Michaela Finnegan is pictured. | sg Photo: Stu Norton