Henry Preiss
Celebrating 50 Years in the Drinks Industry Henry Preiss started working with liquor as a delivery driver in 1974. Half a century later, he's still going
Trader Vic
Victor Bergeron is a man who swears in and out, like breathing, journalist Bob MacKenzie once observed. And, even though the Trader's remarks have been
Lucius Beebe
If Lucius Beebe did not exist, someone would have had to invent him. Dandy, bon viveur, wit, writer and aficionado of all things decadent, the American
Claes Puebla Smith
The last eight years have been the eight hottest on record, and 2022 saw disasters from floods to hurricanes to heatwaves and wildfires. As the world grapples
Kaitlin Wilkes
People buy things they know and drink flavours they understand, says Kaitlin Wilkes, the Edinburgh-based brand consultant who recently created the drinks
Wayne Collins
Wayne Collins, who played a huge role in the 1990s London-led cocktail revival, passed away, tragically young in February 2023. He was one of the few flair
Ngiam Tong Boon
Life is, broadly speaking, far too short to spend time engaging with internet comments. But when someone responds to an article you've written with (to
Gromit Eduardsen
The cocktail world was left reeling on 28th July 2022 when it was announced that British bartender and godfather of the Danish cocktail and nightlife scene,
National Hospitality Day
In the UK, the 3rd or 4th Friday in September (falls on September 29th in 2023) is National Hospitality Day, a celebration of the nation's pubs, bars,
Marc Alvarez
Techniques are a tool to your final destination. They don't need to be the main focus of your mixing work, says Marc Alvarez, one of Spain's most regarded
Luca Fanari
Paradoxically, despite representing Italy in the Patrón Perfectionists final, Luca Fanari is currently based in the UK. He left Rome's cool aperitivo
David Van Zyl
The 2022 Patrón Perfectionists final is set to be unusual in many ways - not least because it features no fewer than two finalists from Cape Town, South
Lawrence Christopher Gabriel
Back when I was at college, I barely passed the bar subject, laughs Lawrence Christopher Gabriel, who's representing the Philippines in the final of Patrón
Cassandra Eichhoff
Working at a club in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, the world's second emptiest country, Cassandra Eichhoff would never have thought she'd land up running
Zviad Khuntsaria
Zviad Khuntsaria has a competitive streak a mile wide. Growing up Georgian, he wanted to be a football player, but his parents steered him to the ultra-competitive
Eric Yu
It's 11am and Eric Yu is recovering after a party at his venue Martinez for Pete Tong, the DJ so iconic he's rhyming slang. I left at 1.30 in the morning.
Daniyel Jones
Daniyel Jones is the global brand ambassador for the House of Angostura and before the pandemic, he'd visited over 75 countries and cities evangelising
Douglas Ankrah
[Page updated: 16 August 2021] Like some artists, bartenders can struggle for creative appreciation, but Douglas was different, as one of his many creations,
Benito Cuppari
Some cocktails become well-known and perhaps even household names while their creators remain anonymous or forgotten. The Barracuda, created in 1965 and
Alisa Muraviova
My first steps in the bar were not the classic thing. I wasn't a poor student who came to work in a bar and started to love it, says Alisa Muraviova, the
Tomas Estes
Back in 1997 our office was a small room on Gower Street, London and most evenings I walked through Covent Garden to catch my train home and I'd often
Dick Bradsell
Richard Arthur Dick Bradsell, one of the most influential bartenders to ever operate behind the stick passed away peacefully on Saturday 27th February
Donn Beach
Some 90 years ago a Louisiana drifter with a fondness for rum washed up in Hollywood - and transformed the drinking scene.
Harry Craddock
The Savoy's most famous bartender, and the name behind The Savoy Cocktail Book, Harry Craddock, AKA the dean of cocktail shakers, was the third Head Bartender
