Burning bright: Blind Tiger in Liverpool
JSM Bar & Leisure has opened Asian-inspired bar and restaurant Blind Tiger in Liverpool. Photography by Andy Haslam A sleeping tiger has awoken in a basement among the bars and clubs of Liverpool’s Seel Street. A space once used by a martial arts “dojo” club, it remained derelict for some time until entrepreneur Peter Kane …
Heritage inspires new limited release from Isle of Arran
The Isle of Arran Distillery has launched a limited edition bottling matured in small barrels reminiscent of those used in the whisky trade in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Bothy Quarter Cask single malt takes its name from the modest dwellings, or bothies, that were once common in the Highlands and on the islands …
Drake & Morgan supports expansion with first property director
Bar group Drake & Morgan has created the new role of property director to support its continuing plans to expand both in London and throughout the rest of the UK. Marcus Brownlow has nearly 25 years’ experience in the property sector, most recently as head of acquisitions at café chain Eat, opening 20 new sites …
Liverpool bartender wins first North West Negroni Knockout
An Asian twist on a classic led Eliott Chapman (pictured) from Blind Tiger in Liverpool to win the inaugural North West Negroni Knockout. His drink, Reversal of Fortune (pictured below), used Akashi-Tai Shiraume umeshu plum sake and homemade plum and green tea bitters, mixed with Beefeater 24 gin and Campari. It was stirred down and …
