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Hamish Smith travels to Hamburg to meet Jörg Meyer at his celebrated Le Lion Bar De Paris
Tales & Spirits' De Franco takes Strega title
Grazia De Franco of Tales & Spirits in Amsterdam has won the second edition of Strega’s cocktail competition.
Kandylis is Moët UK Sommelier Of The Year
Terry Kandylis from London’s 67 Pall Mall is the 2016 Moët UK Sommelier of the Year.
The Warren Column: Out of the kitchen
Jan Warren looks at how experiments with culinary technology can change the face of cocktails
Hamish Smith speaks to cocktail comp guru and global advocacy director at Bacardi, Jacob Briars, in San Francisco about creating classic cocktails and the business mechanism behind Bacardi Legacy.
Hamish Smith speaks to Chan Nyein Soe Owner of Roof Alchemy and Level 2 bars about the Yangon bar scene
Former Artesian bartenders launch P(OUR)
Former Artesian bartenders Alex Kratena and Simone Caporale have announced the launch of P(OUR), a foundation to build a holistic community for the global drinks industry.
World's 50 Best Bars editor Hamish Smith has been to Hamburg - here is his bar guide.
Chan takes Bacardi Legacy 2016 crown
Chia-An Chan of Angel’s Share in New York, USA, took the title of Bacardi Legacy 2016 champion in San Francisco tonight, emerging victorious with his cocktail Venceremos.
It’s a long way from the Artesian to the Amazon. Alex Kratena shares a jungle adventure with Hamish Smith
Gold on 27 launches at Dubai's Sail hotel
Gold on 27 launched at the Dubai-based "7-star hotel" Burj Al Arab Jumeirah on Thursday, with a throng of local and international guests in attendance.
Employees Only to open three new bars
Employees Only, no.4 in The World’s 50 Best Bars 2015, has announced a roll out of its bar concept to three new destinations this year.
Jaq Bayles reports from Martinique on the first Clément Ti’ Punch Cup cocktail competition
A View From The city: Santiago
Cocktail culture in Chile by Chad William Klonsky
Muldoon and McGarry to open Blacktail
The Dead Rabbit’s Sean Muldoon and Jack McGarry will open a new bar this summer: Blacktail at Pier A. World’s 50 Best Bars editor Hamish Smith gets the inside track from Muldoon.
The Warren Column: A Twist on Mezcal
Jan Warren Recalls his First Taste of Raicilla and Reveals the Secrets of its Production
World's 50 Best Bars editor Hamish Smith has been to Bangkok - here is his bar guide.
Griffiths takes Bacardi Legacy UK spot
Iain Griffiths from The World’s 50 Best Bars’ Dandelyan and White Lyan was crowned UK winner of the 2015/16 Bacardi Legacy Cocktail Competition last night.
Emporia appoints Staritsky & Levitsky UK brand ambassador
Emporia Brands has appointed Dainius Kazlauskas as UK brand ambassador for the super premium Ukrainian vodka brand, Staritsky & Levitsky.
First Clément Ti’ Punch Cup goes to Dirk Hany
DI's Jaq Bayles travelled to Martinique for the first ever Clément Ti’ Punch Cup
Hamish Smith finds Simon Ford is on good form, despite the early meeting
Hamish Smith talks to Javier de las Muelas, owner of Dry Martini in Barcelona
A View from the City: Novosibirsk
Vladislav Musienko, CEO and barkeeper of Friends cocktail bar, tells Hamish Smith about Novosibirsk's bar scene
Ecuador’s capital may be better known for its coffee than its cocktails, but the scene is hotting up. JAQ BAYLES reports from the city
Hamish Smith catches up with Cocktailkunst founder and CEO Stephan Hinz about Cologne's bar scene.
The Warren Column: Representative or not
Brand ambassadors often find their way into the job without having enough background. Jan Warren asks Tim Cooper for some words of wisdom
Hamish Smith has dinner with Bek Narzi, the barman and entrepreneur with a glint in his eye.
Canadian Chick swoops to take Beefeater Crown
Pernod Ricard has announced Evelyn Chick from Harbord Room bar in Toronto, Canada as the winner of the 2015 Beefeater MIXLDN Cocktail Competition.
The World's 50 Best Selling Classic Cocktails 2016
We asked 100 of the world's best bars to rank their top ten best-selling classics. Here are the results.
Highest open-air champagne bar launches
Lebua Hotel & Resorts has collaborated with Pernod Ricard’s Perrier-Jouët to open what it claims to be the highest open-air champagne bar in the world.
A View from the City: Istanbul
Hamish Smith speaks to Ibrahim Bulut, bartender at Hudson Cocktail Bar, about Istanbul's bar scene
In our last category, we take a look at the best-selling beer in the world's best bars.
Annual Report: Champagne Top 10
In the latest instalment of the World's 50 Best Bars Annual Report, we delve into the best-selling and top trending Champagnes.
Annual Report: Tonic Water and Water Top 10s
What water and tonic water do they stock at the world's best bars? Here are our top tens.
Annual Report: Liqueurs Top 10
Next up we have the best-selling and top trending liqueurs in the world's best bars.
Annual Report: World Whiskies Top 10
Next up in our Annual Report, we look at the World Whiskies that performed best in our poll of 100 of the best bars in the world.
What are the top tequilas at the world's best bars? Here are our best-selling and top trending lists.
In this edition of the World's 50 Best Bars Annual Report we delve into the gin brands that performed best in 2015
Annual Report: US Whiskey Top 10
US whiskey is booming, but which brands have cracked it in the world's best bars? Here are our top 10s.
Vodka is next up in our top-ten best selling and top trending lists.
Today we concentrate on the top 10 brandies in the World's 50 Best Bars Annual Report.
In today's instalment of the World's 50 Best Bars Annual Report we see which rums are the best-selling and the top trending in the world's best bars.
Annual Report: Top 10 Best Selling Scotch
Next up in the World's 50 Best Bars Annual Report we delve into spirits categories. So which Scotch whiskies are the best-selling and the top trending in the world's best bars?
Annual Report: Bartenders' Choice Top 10
So, now we know The World’s 50 Best Bars 2015, it’s time to take stock. The World’s 50 Best Bars Annual Report does just that – it tells us the buying habits and cocktail trends of the best bars in the world.
The World's 50 Best Bars Annual Report 2016 has launched. This article explains how we carried out the survey and collated the results.
In the latest of our articles on the next cocktails to make a stir in the bar world, World’s 50 Best Bars editor Hamish Smith catches up with Imperial Craft owner Bar Shira, who has entered his drink, 'El Camello...Loco', into Bacardi Legacy 2016.
World's 50 Best Bars editor Hamish Smith provides a run down of the top cocktail spots in Dublin
The world’s best bar, Artesian, has a new leader in Pip Hanson. Hamish smith finds out where the bar is headed post Alex Kratena
Hamish Smith talks to Edmund Weil, owner of Nightjar and Oriole, about what makes his bars a flying success
Hakkasan head sommelier is taster of the year
Tobias Brauweiler MS, head sommelier at the London restaurant Hakkasan (Hanway Place), has won the first ever Taster of the Year award.
