A YORK cocktail lounge is inviting bartenders from across the city to show off their skills and prove that serving drinks can be entertainment too.

The Vudu Lounge, in Swinegate, is hosting the Bar King event on Sunday from 5pm until late.

Sam Last, Vudu’s bar manager, said: “Bar King is an annual event to which we invite bartenders of York to show off their Flairing skills and mixology knowledge, in a competition to find the best in York. Ultimately its about celebrating each other and creating a fun, exciting night of entertainment and skill.”

Mixology requires absolute knowledge of spirits and how their flavours interact with and complement each other and the mixers. The Flair round involves the bartender making a drink of their choice, in a flair routine to music.