Boutique Bar Show coming to Manchester
Cocktail competitions and presentations by leading experts on cocktails and spirits are among the line-up of events at this year’s Boutique Bar Show …
Bar News
Staff changes prepare Drake & Morgan for growth
Drake & Morgan, which operates five bar-restaurants in London, has announced a series of internal promotions as it prepares to expand with eight …
Walkabout operator to expand after equity change
Intertain, which operates 35 bars including the Walkabout chain, has restructured its equity to help it grow value through investment in its existing …
UK bars and bartenders nominated in global awards
Britain’s bars and bartenders have been named finalists in the industry’s international Spirited Awards, run as part of Tales of the Cocktail in …
Atmosphere Bars and Clubs placed in adminstration
Atmosphere Bars and Clubs (ABC), which operates venues such as Chicago’s across England and Wales, has gone into administration because of cash-flow problems. …
Features
Win tickets to JD Roots Homecoming Gigs
Jack Daniel’s has long been a favourite for rock icons and, like Jack Daniel himself, those legends achieved success by working hard and …
Get smart: clothing and branding
Investing in clothing and interiors can help to reinforce a bar’s branding At Rocket restaurants and bars in London and Nottingham, the company …
Profiles
The Kelso, Loughborough
The Orange Tree Group has unveiled its second late-night bar in Leicestershire The spirit of 1920s American speakeasies has come to the East …
Voltaire, London
A glamorous new destination bar serving champagne and cocktails has been created at a hotel in the City of London Until this year, …
The Huxley, Edinburgh
Signature Pub Company has revamped the bar at Edinburgh’s Rutland Hotel More than four years after turning the run-down Rutland Hotel in Edinburgh …
Drink
Don Julio ultra-premium tequila comes to UK
An ultra-premium expression of Don Julio tequila is being introduced in the UK by Diageo GB to meet growing interest in luxury releases …
Fruit for thought: cider report
Mark Ludmon looks at the ever-growing choice of ciders on the market and ideas for serving them While alcohol consumption continues to fall …
Champions named in International Brewing Awards
The overall champions have been named in the International Brewing Awards 2013 for beer and cider. They were announced at a presentation in …
Mixology
Bénédictine backs UKBG National Cocktail Competition
French liqueur brand Bénédictine is to be sponsor of this year’s UK Bartenders Guild National Cocktail Competition which is now in its 80th …
Manchester bartender wins first Disaronno heat
Tim Laferla (pictured) of Love Lust Liquor and Burn in Manchester will be among bartenders competing in the global final of the Disaronno …
UK bartenders win place in Lillet final
Two UK bartenders have won places to compete in the Lillet Twisted Vesper Cocktail Competition in Paris. The latest heat, held at Bar …
