New north London brewery for Umbrella Brewing
Umbrella Brewing is opening a new brewery, which will be headed up by cocktail expert and master brewer Matthew Armitage. Matthew will be working in collaboration with Alastair Tatton, Andy Kerr and Stephen Thompson – the trio behind East End bars Discount Suit Company and The Sun Tavern. Housed in a formerly fire-damaged Victorian industrial …
Whisky Bible says Glenturret’s Fly is “Dog’s Bollocks”
Fly’s 16 Masters Edition, one of Glenturret Distillery’s limited release single malts named after the distillery dog from 1905, has been awarded the Liquid Gold Award in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2017. Only 1,740 bottles of this rare 16-year old single malt were released on World Whisky Day in May. The limited edition was dedicated …
Mike McGinty named UK Patrón Perfectionist champion
Mike McGinty, manager at Edinburgh’s cocktail bar The Voyage of Buck, has been named 2016’s UK Patrón Perfectionist champion at the tequila brand’s national competition. The competition, which took place in London this month, challenged six of the UK’s leading bartenders to create the perfect Patrón cocktail which would convey craftsmanship, attention to detail and …
Beer school launches in London and Leeds
The Pioneer Brewing Company is launching a beer school programme so that it can bring world-class beer education to the UK. Designed for beer trade professionals and craft beer enthusiasts, the Beer Professional Education and Training course is thought to be the only one of its kind in the UK. It will prepare attendees for …
Let’s stop people sheltering in bins
Pub and bar operators are being asked to sign up to a new initiative to tackle the potentially deadly issue of people sheltering in bins. More than 10 people have died in this country during the last five years after containers that they’d sought shelter overnight were emptied into waste trucks. Now the UK waste …
The search is on for Diageo Reserve’s Bartender of the Year
Bartenders in Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Bristol, Bournemouth and London are being invited to take part in this year’s Bartender of the Year competition. The roadshow has already kicked off in Manchester and interested competitors can join one of ten sessions, each with 50 spaces, in order to prepare them for this year’s …
A good week for gin
It’s been a good week for gin with Bacardi’s Star of Bombay Gin and Purity Gin’s Organic Old Tom Gin both picking up awards. The Gin Guild teamed up with the International Wine and Spirit Competition for the fourth year running, to sponsor two gin awards presented at the annual awards banquet. The Gin Guild’s …
