Shay Waterworth analyses the reasons behind the anomalous rise and fall of two of the world’s favourite classic cocktails

Washington DC’s Silver Lyan, currently ranked 48th in North America’s 50 Best Bars, has launched its latest cocktail menu titled ‘The Butterfly Effect’.

The pandemic presented a challenge which turned into a major opportunity for one Colombia bar. Shay Waterworth reports on the success of Alquímico’s farming project

The Comunidad menu at Alquímico is focused around supporting local producers through the Asocoman project, with which the bar is heavily involved. 

East London bar Nightjar has introduced Recalling, a new cocktail menu celebrating the evolution of mixology through the ages.

Barcelona cocktail bar Paradiso, currently ranked tenth in The World’s 50 Best Bars 2024 ranking, has introduced an immersive cocktail experience inside the Pacha Ibiza nightclub.

Le 300 Bar, located at The Maybourne Riviera hotel in the south of France, has introduced a new cocktail menu, Identité.

Peruvian bar Sastrería Martinez has introduced its new menu titled Collection 25/26.

Managing partner Jack McGarry and the team behind The Dead Rabbit and The Irish Exit have announced a new concept, San Patricios.

NZ Bar Con returns to Auckland, inviting the local and international community to the city for a schedule of tastings, seminars and guest shifts.

Paris bar CopperBay, based in the Hotel Lancaster, is launching a cocktail menu in celebration of the hotel’s 100th anniversary.

After a successful debut, BCB London has announced it will return in 2026.

Peruvian cocktail bar, Lady Bee has reopened in the Lima neighbourhood of Barranco, a week after closing its doors at its Miraflores site.

Bars are becoming increasingly keen to share the traditions and habits of their countries as a way of finding inspiration. Oli Dodd digs deeper

Desa Potato Head’s bar has launched Roots Revived, a new conceptual menu inspired by Indonesia’s culture and heritage.

Andrew Ho, founder and co-owner of Hope & Sesame in Guangzhou, has been named the winner of the Altos Bartenders’ Bartender Award 2025, as part of Asia’s 50 Best Bars.

Emanuele 'Lele' Mensah from The Connaught Bar in London has won the World Class GB finals, and will go on to represent Great Britain on the global stage in Toronto, Canada, in September.

Kathmandu’s Barc has been named the winner of the Michter’s Art of Hospitality Award as part of Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2025.

Serbia’s international cocktail festival, Belgrade Cocktail Festival, is set to return this weekend in the country’s capital.

All My Gods, a ‘modern London dive bar’ from the team behind Soho's Dram, will launch on Bethnal Green’s Paradise Row in July.

Equal Measures UK has announced it will be hosting a panel discussion and drinks aimed at educating and exploring how those working in the drinks industry can best support their teams, colleagues, clients, and selves.

Montana’s Cuban-inspired menu features all the classic names you would expect, but with some Italian flamboyance introduced through the vision of Lorenzo Antinori and Simone Caporale. 

Margarita Sáder, co-founder of Barcelona cocktail bar Paradiso, has announced the annual Women & Hospitality event will return to the city on Sunday 1 June, in collaboration with Altamura Distilleries.

Monica Berg and Alex Kratena of London’s Tayēr + Elementary, currently ranked in fourth in the World’s 50 Best Bars, are set to launch their first project in Spain with the opening of Kyara.

Bar Convent Berlin has announced the appointment of Priyanka Blah as its new director of education.

Minakshi Singh and Yangdup Lama, the team behind 50 Best Bars regular Sidecar, have announced a new concept in Kathmandu, their first international foray.

How do the cocktail venues that have achieved the heights of timelessness create and maintain their status? Oli Dodd seeks answers

Former Satan’s Whiskers bartender Yoann Tarditi and Nomad London's Manon Vieules are opening their own venue called Vibes on the south coast of France.

Rosewood Amsterdam has opened its new bar Advocatuur featuring an on-site distillery for its own jenever production.

The Connaught Bar’s new menu, Stream, takes a novel approach to seasonality. 

Ahead of next week’s Mirror Hospitality Expo, the show has revealed its full lineup of seminars, masterclasses and guest shifts.

Tales of the Cocktail Foundation (TOTCF) has announced this year’s Tales Catalyst honourees, recognising members of the cocktail community who are elevating the industry.

Tess Posthumus and Timo Janse have ended their 16-year working partnership in the Amsterdam hospitality sector.

Café Arixi is the latest venture by MWA, taking the taste of Sardinia to Mexico City with a very personal touch

The Pinnacle Guide has announced the latest additions to its list, now taking the total to 85 pinned bars around the world.

With the menu, we wanted to take advantage of the delicious things here,” says Café Arixi co-founder Maura Lawrence Milia. 

Parisian bar Danico has launched the latest menu in its conceptual ‘Xplorer’ series, Peru.

London’s Soho-based cocktail bar Dram has launched its new menu, focusing on exploring the duality of ingredients in the venue’s multi-faceted space. 

American Bar, situated inside Experimental Marais, has announced its official launch as a nod to classic New York bars.

The Ada Coleman Project, a platform dedicated to amplifying the visibility of women and non-binary professionals in the drinks industry, has announced the expansion of its global directory.

Daniel Pappa, bartender at Svanen in Oslo, has been named winner of the third edition of the Torres Brandy Zero Challenge 2025, earning a €30,000 prize to bring his project to life.

Currently ranked at 53 on Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024, Japan’s Tokyo Confidential has introduced its latest cocktail menu titled Neko No Densetsu.

Avra at the Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens has unveiled the third edition of its cocktail menu, Seasonal-Original-Sustainable, Drinks International can exclusively reveal.

Indie Bartender, the global online education platform by Danil Nevsky, has launched a new resource called the Cocktail Menu Collection.

Margarita Sader, the creator of Women & Hospitality, tells Oli Dodd why the annual event is so important internationally

Paradiso topped The World’s 50 Best Bars in 2022 and under its founder, Giacomo Giannotti, the bar has become a global brand with sister venues in Dubai and Ibiza.

Sprout, a new hotel bar launched by Will Meredith and Ellie Camm, will open its doors next month at Templeton Garden, the first UK launch from luxury hotel group Miiro.

Jez Carreon of Employees Only Bar in Singapore has been crowned the World’s Most Sustainable Bartender by Flor de Caña, after competing with 18 mixologists from around the world.

Washington DC’s Allegory bar, currently ranked at No.23 on North America's 50 Best Bars 2024 list, has introduced its new cocktail menu ‘Banned in DC’.

The Gulf Bar Show has announced its lineup of bartenders and industry leaders for its first edition on 7-8 April.