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Easter Cocktails

9 cocktails heaped with chocolate...

Amaretto cocktails - the 20 best

The bittersweet almond and vanilla flavour of amaretto mixes brilliantly with dark spirits – particularly whisk(e)y and aged tequila. This versatile

Garden Sour

Created in 2017 by Giffard USA to celebrate the launch of Giffard Rhubarbe liqueur in the USA.

Kummel Cocktails

Sadly Kummel, a liqueur flavoured with caraway seeds, cumin and other spices is about as fashionable in cocktail recipes as crème de menthe. Indeed, kummel

Disaronno Day - The Longest Shift

Amaretto Day has long been celebrated annually on 19th April and this year Disaronno are celebrating in style by throwing a global 24 hour party, a party

The World's Most Sustainable Bar

“Sustainability should be important to everyone everywhere,” states Odd Strandbakken, bar manager of Oslo’s HIMKOK, officially the world’s most

Bramble cocktail - its inception told by its creator

Found on many bar menus around the world, this contemporary classic cocktail was created in the mid-80s by Dick Bradsell at Fred's Club in Soho, London,

El Bandarra Vermut Red

From Catalunya, Spain, El Bandarra (the rogue) Vermut is based on Macabeo and Xarello wines from the Alt Penedès, with extracts from over 50 botanicals

Camus Cognac

Founded by Jean-Baptiste Camus in 1863 and now the largest family-owned cognac house in Cognac. Camus is noted for its use of Borderies, the smallest of

Chelsie Bailey

For Chelsie Bailey, bar manager of Bristol’s Filthy XIII, winning the UK final of Bacardi’s prestigious Legacy competition was very much a family affair.

April events for discerning drinkers

Our monthly listing of events, seminars and tastings which we consider of interest to discerning drinkers. Those events which are drinks industry specific

Havana Club Bar Entrepreneur Awards

Who should win the title of Bar Entrepreneur of the Year? Take a look at the 11 entrepreneurs through to the final...

Libbey's Flashback Challenge

Libbey, the glassware folk, challenged bartenders to “go back in time and recreate one of your first ever created cocktails by using one of Libbey's

Bartenders' guide to foraging: Cherry blossom

Cherry blossom has a uniquely floral and almond flavour with a hint of cherry, and the blooms look stunning garnishing a cocktail. The flowering season

Bols Around the World Competition

The six finalist bar teams of the Bols Around the World global bartending competition have been announced.

Tim Etherington-Judge

“I just wasn't very good at committing suicide, I think,” Healthy Hospo founder Tim Etherington-Judge recalls of his 2016 breakdown. “I had the intention

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