Bramble cocktail bar in Edinburgh has created a new menu for the first time since opening 13 years ago.

The Beaufort Bar at The Savoy has appointed French bartender Enzo Sigaut as its new bar manager.

The Churchill Bar & Terrace in London has launched its new autumn/winter cocktail menu called Shades of Winston Churchill.

Sofitel St James has appointment Ciprian Zsraga head bartender of the five-star hotel’s St James Bar.

"I’d never carried a tray or worn heels before. I was used to Converse, denim shorts and baggy T-shirts.”

A view from the city: Cardiff

19 September, 2019

Shay Waterworth speaks to Alex Mills, Lab 22 bar manager and Alex Taylor, owner operator of Pennroyal 

All Bar One has launched a new listing of draft beers and ciders called “All the Better with Beer”, which focuses on sustainability.

A new 1940s-inspired cocktail bar set in an overground train station will open in November in the heart of Soho, complementing the original Cahoots underground.

London Cocktail Week by DrinkUp.London will be celebrating 10 years in 2019 from October 4 – 13 

The first edition of the International Roma Bar Show will be held from 23-24 September 2019 at the Palazzo dei Congressi, Rome.

Tequila Mockingbird has secured a new site in Brixton, London which is expected to open in September this year.

Ramsbury Gin and Vodka has launched the Estate of Mind – a two-month takeover at Dalloway Terrace in London.

Ron Zacapa has targeted theatrical drinking occasions to grow its presence in the on-trade through its recent partnership with Zuma.

Ania Kulak from Norway was named global champion of the 'Jameson Barrelmen’s Homecoming' competition held in Cork, Ireland, last month, with her winning cocktails In The Green, High on Life and Goosebomb.

Entries are now open for the UK heats of the Angostura Global Cocktail Challenge which will be held on 17 October.

London’s Coupette has announced a new ‘Summer’ cocktail menu created by owner Chris Moore in collaboration with local sign writer Ged Palmer.

Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey has launched a new format for the fourth edition of its cocktail competition Tennessee Calling.

Entries for the Funkin Cocktails bartending competition, Funkin Innovation Champion, are now open and this year the theme for entrants is the 1990s.

Manacháin Monaghan, owner of Below Stairs bar in Leeds, has won the UK final of Flor de Caña’s Rum Frontiers competition 2019.

UK entries are now open for Bacardí Legacy 2020, one of the world’s largest international cocktail competitions.

Chinese baijiu brand, Fenjiu, has announced Andrea Dionori from Crazy Bear as the winner of the UK’s first baijiu cocktail competition.

Italspirits by Giuseppe Gallo will host a four-day pop-up event in London this June to mark the 100th anniversary of one of the world’s best-selling cocktails – the Negroni.

Simon Thompson and Jake O’Brien Murphy, who made their names at Callooh Callay in London, have opened their debut venue, Present Company in Liverpool.

Hamish Smith charts the career of one of the young guns of modern bartending

It's in the can

14 May, 2019

Philip Duff on how pre-packaged cocktail are finding a strong niche in the modern world

Wall wars on cocktail menus leave Philip Duff pondering the context

The K Bar at The Kensington hotel has appointed Nuno Lage as Bar Manager to launch a new cocktail menu.

Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has announced a new range of mixers - Coca-Cola Signature Mixers, which have been designed to be mixed primarily with dark spirits.

Shay Waterworth meets early starter Charles Roche, the mastermind behind Liquid Intellect.

Churchill Bar & Terrace in London has announced the launch of a new Cuban theme for its terrace called ‘Casa de Cuba’ from Wednesday 15 May.

Angel Brown speaks to Hiroaki Nagashima, beverage marketing producer of HOTERES and magazine/barkeeper

Scarfes Bar at Rosewood London has launched a new cocktail menu inspired by legendary musicians spanning the past 100 years. 

Little Red Door in Paris launched its 2019 menu today – A way with Words.

London bar operator Ryan Chetiywardana has opened the doors to Lyaness at Sea Containers London, bringing an end to the four-year life of the World’s Best Bar 2018, Dandelyan.

The team that put Portugal on the cocktail map with the success of Red Frog, has launched a second bar in Lisbon, the sustainability-forward Monkey Mash.

Angel Brown speaks to Kurits Bosley, bar nerd at CBK Hospitality Solutions

Robyn Wilkie, has been appointed as the new bar manager at Liquorette – located on Rathbone Place, London.

The American Bar at The Savoy hotel, London has announced a new cocktail menu which will launch on Tuesday 2 April 2019.

A view from the city: Bangkok

06 February, 2019

Hamish Smith speaks to Choti Leenutaphong, managing director of Vesper cocktail bar

London’s bar Swift has launched a new cocktail menu this February for its downstairs bar.

Ireland's first permanent alcohol-free bar The Virgin Mary, will open in Dublin this February.

Eve Vasileiadou was practically raised behind a bar – now she runs her own show. Shay Waterworth meets the vibrant manager of Churchill Bar

Duff Said: What's fair?

20 December, 2018

Philip duff asks whether it’s really only the privileged, heavily-backed brands and bars that can afford to win awards

Hamish Smith speaks to Charlene Dawes, owner of Tastings Group

Shay Waterworth meets the unstoppable Alex Kratena, former star of the Artesian and co-founder of Pour

Diageo has announced that next year’s World Class Bartender of the Year awards will be in Glasgow.

A view from the city: Jakarta

06 December, 2018

Hamish Smith speaks to group head bartender at The Union Group Jakarta, Kika Moka

As alcohol delivery companies make their mark, Philip Duff bigs up the delights of domestic drinking

As the legalisation of cannabis opens up, Philip Duff asks what industry the liquor companies are really in

Max Venning: A new oasis

06 November, 2018

Shay Waterworth meets Max Venning as he gears up to open his latest watering hole in London

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