Leeds bartender wins UK leg of Angostura Global Cocktail Challenge
A bartender from Leeds is to compete in the international final of Angostura’s Global Cocktail Challenge in Trinidad after being declared UK winner. Thomas Gedney-Higham (pictured), bar manager of Bibis Italianissimo in Leeds, was one of nine bartenders who went head to head at TT Liquor bar in London to present their own creations made …
Registration is now open for trade show Pub18
Registration for the only dedicated trade show in the UK for the pub and bar industry, Pub18, officially opens today. To register to attend the show for free, visitors are invited to sign up at www.thepubshow.co.uk/register. On Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 February 2018, Pub18 at London’s Olympia will bring together over 200 exhibitors, a …
BurningNight Group plans new Bavarian-style sports bar
The owners of The Bierkeller Entertainment Complexes are planning to roll out a new bar concept that combines elements from two of its most successful venues. BurningNight Group has identified four potential sites for the new sports-themed Sportskeller, bringing together aspects of its lively Bavarian-style Bierkeller bars and its Shooters sports bars. The concept is …
How arcade bars have led to a renaissance of the video game arcade
A look at how bars in the US and the UK are part of a revival in the video game arcade Thirty years ago, there used to be a video game arcade on almost every high street in towns and cities across the UK, but the mass appeal of gaming consoles as home entertainment systems …
Bartender takes on UK ambassador role for Ketel One Vodka
Bartender Kate Jackson has been announced as the new UK brand ambassador for super-premium Ketel One Vodka. After a career at bars in Edinburgh and London, she is joining brand owner Diageo Reserve after most recently working as assistant general manager at The Distillery bar in Notting Hill. She took over as brand ambassador last …
Crown Cellars expands range of ‘quirky’ wines
Crown Cellars, the specialist wine and spirits division of Carlsberg UK, has extended its own-label range of Quirky Wines which are exclusive to the on-trade. Tapping into consumers’ appetite for easy-to-understand, eye-catching labels, the seven new additions aim to break down barriers around the typical aesthetic of wine, building on the successful launch of Quirky …
