People & Personalities
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
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
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
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
Lewis Hayes
It's been a shattering year for most industries across the globe. Yet, Lewis Hayes, owner and operator of two award-winning London-based bars, Black Parrot
Rani al Raji
Normally, people go into this business to make money, says Rani al Raji, bar owner of Beirut's cocktail bar Brazzaville. In my case, of course I want to
Lucas Groglio
Our vision is to become leaders in sustainability and healthy habits inside the cocktail and spirits industry, says Lucas Groglio, Argentinian bartender
Oliver Margan
Primarily, I want to create a venue whereby guests and staff alike leave feeling enriched and happier than they did arriving, says Ollie Margan, the entrepreneur
Andrew Ho and Bastien Ciocca
At Hope & Sesame we have done over 100 guest shifts across China, Asia, Australia and Europe, trying to put Guangzhou on the world's cocktail map, says
Yeferson Avila Rodriguez and Jean Trinh
Yeferson and Jean are the duo behind cocktail bar Alquímico in the city of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. We opened Alquímico as a cocktail bar in 2016
Monica Berg
It took us four years, more or less, to open our bar. It was a great learning experience, and despite being very tough and challenging, we did it, says
Dave Mulligan
I am totally dedicated, committed and slightly obsessed with the revival of Irish poitín while making it a respected and requested global category amongst
Claudia Cabrera Rodriguez
Kaito is the first bar in Mexico and Latin America which was created, designed and 100% operated by females, says Claudia Cabrera Rodriguez, bar owner
Igor Zernov
Five years ago nobody even thought about promoting bar events in Saint-Petersburg, about bringing alcohol budgets into the city and not even about launching
James Hopkins
Since 2010, London Cocktail Club has gone from strength to strength. But James Hopkins, co-founder of the UK bar chain, considers the pandemic as one of
