On Sunday December 17, 2017, Blankets and Wine Kampala returned for its 19th edition at the Lugogo Cricket Oval. Blankets & Wine is an international music festival that blends world-class performances with great art and food service, all surrounded by friends and family in a fun leisure environment.
Apart from the act of the night, Sauti Sol, the Uganda Waragi Pop-up Beach was where the party of the night was. The beach, literally, was taken to Lugogo as fly ladies and dudes could be seen popping UG Coconut barros (the slay queens’ version of bottles) and the #GoLoco4Coco cocktails.
The concept, we are told, is a brainchild of Rhona Namanya, the Head of Innovations at UBL working together with Phillip Kalibwani of The Pearl Guide Uganda.
It is such ingenuity that has made UG Coco an instant hit- right from the time it was rolled onto the market, making it the new Craze in town, with a cult like following. Popular for its smooth coconut taste that goes down easy, it has found popularity amongst gin & whisky lovers alike.
UG Coco has also ushered in a Cocktail revolution with many bars and bartenders, inventing their own inhouse Cocktails. At the Blankets and Wines, the most trending UG Coco-based cocktails were: Mango Unchained – and infusion of UG Coco, Fresh Mango Juice, Passion Puree, Lemon, Sugar and Garnished with a passion Fruit.
BEET Around the Bush: UG Coco combined with fresh Pineapple juice, Beetroot Mix, Lemon, Sugar & Garnished with a Pineapple Leaf.
Celebrities like Stellah Nantumbwe aka Ellah an actor and former Big Brother Representative as well as RadioCity’s Deedan were some of the celebrities seen at the UG Coconut ‘Beach’. Enough of the wahala, here are the shots from the pop-up beach.
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