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International Women’s Day: Why we’re talking women and drinks this weekIt’s International Women’s Day! We’re celebrating with a week of features championing a host of the drinks industry’s leading lights, who all happen to be women. Wondering why we’re bothering?…
International Women’s Day with… Hannah Lanfear of The Mixing ClassHannah Lanfear is one woman with many, many hats. Founder and director of drinks consultancy The Mixing Class, WSET educator, bar consultant, brand ambassador, cocktail expert and die-hard Prince fan……
Get Ahead With Our Ultimate Mother’s Day Gift Guide!Mums (and mum-like figures*) are pretty great. They listen to us moan when we get a parking ticket. They talk us out of buying life-sized Bigfoot statues. Some of them…
Hone Your Cocktail Skills with Beefeater MIXLDN Winner Maxim Shulte!Earlier this month, Maxim Schulte triumphed at the seventh annual Beefeater MIXLDN cocktail competition with his mouth-watering serve, Stack of Fortune. We caught up with the Macau-based bartender to discover…
London’s The Gibson joins forces with Copperhead to launch savoury ginWelcome to the world of savoury gin! Esteemed London bar The Gibson has partnered with Belgian spirits producer Copperhead to create a gin that’ll shake up your Martinis, liven your…
Nature Distilled: Exploring Oslo Håndverksdestilleri (OHD) in NorwayWith its idyllic fjord, lush forested hills, bountiful indigenous botanicals and laid-back stance on foraging, Oslo is a city that practically lends itself to distilling. Last December I ventured to…
Check out these heart-warming Valentine’s Day spirits!In news that will come as no surprise to the romantic, the lovelorn and the rest, National Singles Awareness Day Valentine’s Day is upon us again (on the 14th, just…
NYC Bar The Dead Rabbit to Launch its Very Own Irish Whiskey!As The Dead Rabbit nears its fifth anniversary, the New York bar – home to the largest collection of Irish whiskey in North America – is making room for a…
How the World’s First ‘Female’ Bar List Highlighted Gender Imbalance in BoozeLast year, Brixton bar The Courtesan launched a wine and spirit list featuring bottlings produced, owned or grown exclusively by women. We chat with owner Hammant Patel Villa and discover…
Stirred, Not Shaken: Discover the World’s Best Martini 2018!For a cocktail that traditionally contains just two ingredients and a garnish, the Martini is the ultimate test of bartending prowess and distillery finesse. Last week, six innovative gin brands…
Diageo Shows Us How To #DrinkPositive This ChristmasFrom 1 December onwards, it’s a given that our plates are always full, and our glasses are rarely empty. Apparently it’s not actually obligatory to enter the New Year feeling…
The Where-Did-Those-Two-Weeks-Go Christmas Gift Guide!It’s mid-December, so we’re pretty much halfway to Christmas Day – isn’t that a reality check and a half? If you, like us, have failed to buy any presents for…
Count Down to Christmas with these Cognac cocktails!Shake up these contemporary Cognac cocktails to discover why the fruity French spirit is for more than simply splashing on Christmas pudding… By now, you’ll know that Cognac sales are…
The Ultimate Gift Guide to Utterly Bonkers Christmas-Inspired Spirits!Get those cocktail shakers at the ready – we’ve assembled the world’s most daring festive spirits for your drinking pleasure. It also serves as a handy gift guide for the…
JP Fetherston’s hottest American whiskey cocktail trendsWhat’s hot now when it comes to American whiskey cocktail trends? Leading bartender JP Fetherston shares his insights… It’s safe to say American whiskey cocktails are having something of a…
Gin-Finity and Beyond: The Ultimate Gin and Mixer ComboFrom botanical sodas to small-batch colas, premium mixers are having more than a moment – as such, it seems borderline criminal to pair a great gin with one-size-fits-all bargain bin…
