CONFIRMED: A FAN-FAVORITE Event Is RETURNING to Disney World

Are you ready for another great festival’s return to Disney World?

Disney Springs

While EPCOT is home to some pretty iconic festivals, like the ongoing 2024 International Flower & Garden Festival, it’s not the only place at Disney World where you can get some great food and beverages in a festival setting. In fact, Disney Springs actually hosts a fan-favorite event that is about to return!

Disney Springs’ Jaleo restaurant is once again hosting its annual Gin & Tonic Festival, running April 15th through April 28th, 2024!

Jaleo in Disney Springs

Named after Spain’s national cocktail, the Gin & Tonic Festival will allow Disney Springs guests to “try a curated lineup of cocktails, featuring an appetizer, made with Fords Gin, Cynar, lavender, lemon and tonic, plus other classics like the Ultimate Gin & Tonic and the Mediterranean,” per Allied Global Marketing.

©Jaleo

The event will also offer tapas pairings that “accentuate the flavors of the cocktails,” such as Patatas Bravas, “fried potatoes with spicy tomato sauce and creamy aioli, and Pan con tomate y queso manchego, flavorful toasted slices of crispy bread brushed with fresh tomato and served with Spanish Manchego cheese.” Um, YUM!

©Jaleo

Complete festival offerings are as follows:

Gin & Tonics

Appetizer: Fords Gin, Cynar, lavender, lemon, tonic
Saints: Tanqueray Gin, ginger, elderflower, aloe vera, tonic
Ultimate: Hendrick’s Gin, juniper, lemon, lime, tonic
El Patriarca: Genever, citrus expressions, tonic
Mediterranean: Gin Mare, sweet and dry vermouth, lemon, lime, thyme, tonic water 16

Tapas

Patatas bravas: Fried potatoes with spicy tomato sauce and aioli
Croquetas de pollo: Traditional chicken fritters
BunÞuelos de bacalao: fried cod and potato fritters with honey alioli
Pan con tomate y queso manchego: Toasted slices of crispy bread brushed with fresh tomato, served with Manchego cheese

©Jaleo

Jaleo was created by celebrity chef and 2019 Nobel Peace Prize nominee José Andrés in 1993 and has since expanded to Disney Springs, Chicago, Las Vegas, and Dubai. The table-service Spanish restaurant Spanish restaurant features an extensive menu of contemporary Spanish cuisine.

©Jaleo

We CAN’T WAIT to visit Disney Springs to cover this delicious event! In the meantime, be sure to follow us here at the Disney Food Blog for all the latest Disney World news, tips, and reviews!

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