Vegan food and Cuban gastronomy inspire Havana Club global winner
A bartender from France won this year’s Havana Club Cocktail Grand Prix competition with a drink inspired by vegan food and Cuban gastronomy. Ninon Fauvarque impressed the judges with her cocktail, Curvas, a simple yet original serve made with Havana Club 7 Years Old rum and authentic Cuban ingredients such as a coconut milk version …
Launch for new rum brand inspired by Jamaican music scene
A new rum brand inspired by Jamaica’s music scene has been launched by spirits specialist Mangrove Global with the aim to “disrupt” the category in the UK. Made with blends of aged pot and column still rums from famous Jamaican distilleries, JAH45 is debuting with five variants: 18ct Gold, Silver, Dark and Spiced at 40% …
Tony Conigliaro partners chef on new cocktail and dining destination
Leading bartender Tony Conigliaro is set to open a stylish new dining and cocktail destination, Gazelle, with chef Rob Roy Cameron in July. They have worked together to create menus that play with convention, reworking ingredients to break down the barrier between bar and restaurant. Spread across two floors, Gazelle is being developed in a …
Rum on the rise: Cubana in Sheffield launches 220-strong rum list
Cubana in Sheffield has unveiled a new menu boasting 220 different rums which took the bar’s rum specialist John Wickham nearly 18 months to put together. He has provided tasting notes for every single rum on the menu, stretching to 12,500 words. It is a big jump for the bar which stocked 161 bars when …
Ireland’s Blackwater gin lands in Britain
A leading Irish gin brand is breaking into the British market, including strawberry and tea-infused expressions. Launched three years ago by master distiller and whisky expert Peter Mulryan, Blackwater combines the fresh waters of West Waterford with imported spices and other botanicals. The classic Blackwater No 5 is a London dry gin which combines juniper …
Gordon & MacPhail adds new range to aid whisky ‘discovery’
Whisky creator Gordon & MacPhail has launched a new range of single malts grouping and colour coding them by simple flavour profiles to help drinkers explore the category. The Discovery selection will categorise releases according to “Smoky”, “Sherry” and “Bourbon”, with a vintage or age statement and brief tasting note alongside the colour coding. The …
