Tahona Society crowns Dandelyan’s Ramage 2016 winner
Dandelyan’s Kelsey Ramage has been crowned the sixth winner of The Tahona Society Cocktail Competition.
Get ready for anything
The World’s 50 Best Bars editor, Hamish Smith, gives us a preview of what to expect when the ranking is revealed on October 6
Black Cow announces UK brand ambassadors
Black Cow Vodka has announced the appointment of Harry Roper and Georgia Billing as its first UK brand ambassadors.
Gin Mare competition winners
Robyn Wilkie of The Social Company in London and Fabio Brusco of the San Rocco restaurant in Alicante, Spain were the joint winners of the Gin Mare Mediterranean Inspirations cocktail competition this week.
Barra México organisers hail second show a success
The team behind Latin America’s ‘first and only’ trade show has hailed last month's event a success and plans to extend the show to two days next year.
Shahbazkhani is Bacardi Brown-Forman’s head of trade advocacy
Bacardi Brown-Forman Brands (BBFB) has announced that Shervene Shahbazkhani is its UK head of trade advocacy.
Pitch perfect
Hamish Smith talks to Hidetsugu Ueno about the making of Japan’s most famous bartender
Thom Solberg is Rebel Yell cocktail competition winner
Thom Solberg of Black Rock bar in London’s trendy Shoreditch has won the Rebel Yell Bourbon Cocktail Competition.
Heering announces its Classic Challenge semi-finalists
Peter F Heering has announced the 10 global semi-finalists of its 2016 Classic Challenge.
The Soldier
Steve Schneider nearly didn’t make it – in any sense of the phrase. He tells Hamish smith how he went from coma to top tender
Bar Guide Dubai
World's 50 Best Bars editor Hamish Smith has been to Dubai - here is his bar guide
Malic is Diageo Global Travel’s best bartender
Andrej Malic of Celebrity Cruises has been crowned Diageo Global Travel’s ‘best bartender’ at the Diageo Reserve’s World Class competition heat held last night in the Diageo 396 Bar, Miami.
LAB to close and reopen under new ownership
Iconic London cocktail bar LAB will close next month to make way for a new venue co-owned by bartenders Bobby Hiddleston and Mia Johansson and Nightjar and Oriole owners Rosie Stimpson and Edmund Weil.
Bar Convent Berlin kicks off with global drinks forum
A conference on the future of the drinks business will preceed Bar Convent Berlin 2016 in October.
Alvino’s wins Chairman’s Reserve Mai Tai competition
Emporia Brands has announced the winner of the Chairman’s Reserve Mai Tai competition - Alvino’s from Newcastle.
The Warren Column: In from the cold
Ice is so much more than frozen water when it comes to its latest cocktail incarnations, says Jan Warren
A View from the city: San Jose
Hamish Smith speaks to Fernando Rodriquez, bartender at Pocket Food and Drinks, Escazu
Aidan Bowie pops up in New York
Aidan Bowie, Diageo Reserve’s GB World Class Bartender of the Year 2016, has partnered with Llama Inn in Williamsburg, NYC to open a World Class pop up bar on August 3.
Chivas’ Max is Tales’s best
Chivas’ Regal's global brand ambassador, Max Warner, has been has been named the Best International Brand Ambassador at the Tales of the Cocktail’s Spirited Awards.
Manchester’s first ever cocktail festival
Manchester’s first ever cocktail festival takes place this summer, between August 8 & 14.
Pantiru wins Elit's Art of Martini London final
Andrei Pantiru has been named the London winner of Elit luxury vodka’s Art of Martini cocktail competition.
Patrón Perfectionist’s Cocktail Competition returns
The Patrón Perfectionist’s Cocktail Competition has returned for 2016, and has gone international.
The Tiki Guy
Martin Cate is one of America’s cultural leaders – the kind who wears tropical shirts. Hamish Smith says ‘aloha’
The Warren Column: Wrestling with ego
Jan warren cautions that taking a reality check should be a part of everyday bar life
A View from the city: Bejing
Hamish Smith speaks to Warren Pang, Co-owner of Janes + Hooch, one of Asia's 50 Best Bars
Tales of the Cocktail Preview
Your guide to the must-dos of the new orleans contest. by Hamish Smith
Please do tell
Hamish Smith caught up with industry great Jim Meehan at Bacardi Legacy in San Francisco
Cuban cantinero wins Havana Club Grand Prix
A Cuban cantinero pulled off a shock win at the Havana Club Grand Prix on Friday, prevailing from a 44-strong field of international bartenders to be named the 2016 champion.
A View from the city: Delhi
Hamish Smith speaks to Yangdup Lama, Partner and Mixologist at Cocktails and Dreams Speakeasy
The Warren Column: Virtual reality
Jan warren bemoans the rise of social media heroes over the workaday' tenders who deliver the goods
The Joker
Hamish Smith travels to Hamburg to meet Jörg Meyer at his celebrated Le Lion Bar De Paris
Tales & Spirits' De Franco takes Strega title
Grazia De Franco of Tales & Spirits in Amsterdam has won the second edition of Strega’s cocktail competition.
Kandylis is Moët UK Sommelier Of The Year
Terry Kandylis from London’s 67 Pall Mall is the 2016 Moët UK Sommelier of the Year.
The Warren Column: Out of the kitchen
Jan Warren looks at how experiments with culinary technology can change the face of cocktails
The Business of Legacy
Hamish Smith speaks to cocktail comp guru and global advocacy director at Bacardi, Jacob Briars, in San Francisco about creating classic cocktails and the business mechanism behind Bacardi Legacy.
A View from the City: Yangon
Hamish Smith speaks to Chan Nyein Soe Owner of Roof Alchemy and Level 2 bars about the Yangon bar scene
Former Artesian bartenders launch P(OUR)
Former Artesian bartenders Alex Kratena and Simone Caporale have announced the launch of P(OUR), a foundation to build a holistic community for the global drinks industry.
Hamburg
World's 50 Best Bars editor Hamish Smith has been to Hamburg - here is his bar guide.
Chan takes Bacardi Legacy 2016 crown
Chia-An Chan of Angel’s Share in New York, USA, took the title of Bacardi Legacy 2016 champion in San Francisco tonight, emerging victorious with his cocktail Venceremos.
The Flavour Foragers
It’s a long way from the Artesian to the Amazon. Alex Kratena shares a jungle adventure with Hamish Smith
Gold on 27 launches at Dubai's Sail hotel
Gold on 27 launched at the Dubai-based "7-star hotel" Burj Al Arab Jumeirah on Thursday, with a throng of local and international guests in attendance.
Employees Only to open three new bars
Employees Only, no.4 in The World’s 50 Best Bars 2015, has announced a roll out of its bar concept to three new destinations this year.
Hany wins Ti’ punch cup
Jaq Bayles reports from Martinique on the first Clément Ti’ Punch Cup cocktail competition
Muldoon and McGarry to open Blacktail
The Dead Rabbit’s Sean Muldoon and Jack McGarry will open a new bar this summer: Blacktail at Pier A. World’s 50 Best Bars editor Hamish Smith gets the inside track from Muldoon.
The Warren Column: A Twist on Mezcal
Jan Warren Recalls his First Taste of Raicilla and Reveals the Secrets of its Production
Bar Guide Bangkok
World's 50 Best Bars editor Hamish Smith has been to Bangkok - here is his bar guide.
Griffiths takes Bacardi Legacy UK spot
Iain Griffiths from The World’s 50 Best Bars’ Dandelyan and White Lyan was crowned UK winner of the 2015/16 Bacardi Legacy Cocktail Competition last night.
Emporia appoints Staritsky & Levitsky UK brand ambassador
Emporia Brands has appointed Dainius Kazlauskas as UK brand ambassador for the super premium Ukrainian vodka brand, Staritsky & Levitsky.
First Clément Ti’ Punch Cup goes to Dirk Hany
DI's Jaq Bayles travelled to Martinique for the first ever Clément Ti’ Punch Cup