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A view from the city: Hong Kong
Hamish Smith speaks to Charlene Dawes, owner of Tastings Group
Bartender Profile: A knockout career
Shay Waterworth meets the unstoppable Alex Kratena, former star of the Artesian and co-founder of Pour
Diageo's World Class goes to Glasgow
Diageo has announced that next year’s World Class Bartender of the Year awards will be in Glasgow.
Hamish Smith speaks to group head bartender at The Union Group Jakarta, Kika Moka
Duff Said: There's no place like home
As alcohol delivery companies make their mark, Philip Duff bigs up the delights of domestic drinking
Duff Said: High on your own supply
As the legalisation of cannabis opens up, Philip Duff asks what industry the liquor companies are really in
Shay Waterworth meets Max Venning as he gears up to open his latest watering hole in London
Exclusive: Orlando Marzo to open bar in 2019
World Class champion Orlando Marzo has told Drinks International that he wants to open a bar in Melbourne in late 2019.
A view from the city: Panama City
Hamish Smith speaks to the founder of Strangers Club, Carlos E Esquivel
Amico's Bar launches edible garden
Ketel One Vodka has partnered with Amico’s Bar in Essex, England to open an edible garden on site.
Teatulia: Tea shop and cocktail bar launches in Covent Garden
Teatulia opened this week at 36 Neal Street, Covent Garden and it is said to be the first tea shop and cocktail bar in London to have complete ownership of its provenance.
BCB chiefs set out expansion vision
Bar Convent Berlin kicks off its new three-day format today. Hamish Smith spoke to show director Petra Lassahn and director of education, Angus Winchester, about what to expect from the show this week and into the future.
Dandelyan to close permanently
Ryan Chetiyawardana has announced that Dandelyan, currently number two on the list of The World’s 50 Best Bars, is going to close.
It's one of the world’s largest bar shows – and it’s in Kiev
Author Tristan Stephenson, international bartender of the year Joe Schofield and Manhattan’s Philip Bischoff are among the industry stars speaking at Barometer in Ukraine.
London Cocktail Club designs new Eurostar menu
London Cocktail Club founder JJ Goodman has created a winter cocktail menu for a new bar in the business premier lounge of London’s Eurostar terminal.
Schneider and Gokan to open The Odd Couple in Shanghai
Steve Schneider and Shingo Gokan have announced they will open a new cocktail bar called The Odd Couple in Shanghai, China. (picture: drinkmagazine.asia)
Dorelli: UKBG to 'expose' British bartenders
Peter Dorelli, UK Bartenders Guild ambassador, says the UKBG will expose talented bartenders living and working outside London.
Industry heavyweights clash over cycle ride
In an open letter, leading London bar operator Tony Conigliaro has criticised Bacardi’s Martini for piggybacking his Bar Termini Milano-Torino charity bike ride and creating its own.
Summer Chen wins Med Inspirations 2018
Summer Chen of Singapore bar Summerlong has been crowned champion of the 2018 Gin Mare Mediterranean Inspirations global final in Ibiza.
Sherwood and Venning bros to open new bar Little Mercies
Alan Sherwood has collaborated with Max and Noel Venning of Three Sheets and Bar Three to launch a new bar called Little Mercies in London this September.
Exclusive: Elon Soddu made head bartender at The Beaufort Bar
Elon Soddu has been named head bartender of The Beaufort Bar at The Savoy hotel in London.
London Cocktail Week – back with a bang
London Cocktail Week organisers have announced that it will be moving The Cocktail Village to a new bigger venue on Brick Lane.
Exclusive: Scout bar to relocate to Hackney
London-based bar Scout, founded by bartender and consultant Matt Whiley, will be relocating from its Great Eastern Street location in Shoreditch this September and will re-open at a new site in Hackney.
A view from the city: Mexico City
Hamish Smith speaks to the founding partner of Barra Mexico, Ara Carvallo
The fact is, says Phil Duff, there is very little structured tutorage in the bar world. Will anyone pick up the slack?
Hamish Smith speaks to bar manager of Barmaglot, Dmitriy Korolev
Hamish Smith speaks to the founder of Salmon Guru, Diego Cabrera
Shay Waterworth meets Ivy Mix, owner of Leyenda in Brooklyn and a mixologist with many accolades to her appropriate name
Prosecco bar hasn't lost its fizz
Prosecco House is London’s first bar dedicated exclusively to prosecco. It claims to have sold 7,388 glasses and 2,300 bottles in its first trading quarter, proving that there is still a large appetite for the Italian wine in the UK.
Sean Muldoon on BlackTail’s revolutionary menu
The new menu of New York-based Cuban-American bar BlackTail launches in September. It is the bar’s most ambitious yet, telling the story of the Cuban Revolution.
Ali Burgess: Luck breeds happiness
Shay Waterworth finds how the twists and turns of a charmed life led to Ali Burgess’ current success
Duff Said: The price of luxury
These days ‘the experience’ is what every splendour-seeker hopes for, and where better to get it than a bar?
Michele Reina: His fathers' son
Michele Reina explains to Shay Waterworth how his upbringing shaped his personality
Duff Said: Fast, but not furious
Speed of serve is important. but it’s not everything when it comes to creating a great bar space, says Phil Duff.
Bar Convent Brooklyn: One week on
Bar Convent Brooklyn’s debut last week has been met with positivity, with many exhibitors, speakers and guests vowing to return next year.
Daniel Warren is Diageo’s GB World Class bartender 2018
Daniel Warren from the Last Chance bar in Nottingham was last night (June 19) crowned Diageo Reserve’s World Class Bartender of the Year 2018 GB.
Paris bar Little Red Door landed in London this week to promote its new cocktail list: Menu of Universal Values.
A view from the city: New Orleans
Hamish Smith speaks to Co-chair of Tales of the Cocktail, Neal Bodenheimer
Monica Berg, one-third of the (p)our team, may be the quiet one, but her ethos underpins their work. by Hamish Smith
More than anything, it’s the people and creativity behind a spirits brand that make it so desireable
A view from the city: Birmingham
Hamish Smith speaks to founder of Smultronstalle, Rob Wood
Artesian launches new cocktail menu
Artesian at The Langham, London has launched a new menu called Artesian Moments consisting of 17 drinks inspired by the general public.
Exclusive: Lorincz to leave American Bar
Erik Lorincz will leave his position as the head bartender of the American Bar at the Savoy – the World’s Best Bar 2017 - to open his own bar in London.
David Cordoba travelled the world as Bacardi brand ambassador. he talks rum – and Bolton – with Hamish Smith
Rather than swapping excess for monk-like abstinence, find more sensible ways to achieve balance, suggests Phil Duff
Hamish Smith speaks to trainer and cocktail critic Nyaundi Mangerere
Hamish Smith meets the contrary trailblazer Luke Whearty, just about to embark on a new venture.
Phil Duff ponders the importance of ‘foreign-ness’ in the global cocktail scene.
Sean Muldoon – owner of New York’s Dead Rabbit and Black Tail – takes Hamish Smith back to growing up in the Belfast troubles, joining the Foreign Legion, and being Eminem before Eminem
The Warren Column: Roaming Rome
Jan Warren falls in love with Italy’s capital – and its treasure trove of cocktail bars
