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Annie Hayes is a journalist who writes about spirits, cocktails, health, and lifestyle. She previously worked at The Spirits Business and Men’s Health. She has also judged numerous cocktail competitions.
Her work has appeared in titles including Esquire, Harper’s Bazaar, Runner’s World, Prima, and Women’s Health.
Annie covers everything from cocktail recipes and ingredients to Veganuary, hangover cures, and the finer details of spirits production. She has a sharp nose for a good story and remains one of our favourite writers.
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…
Make Room, Johnnie! Jane Walker Has ArrivedThe rumours are true! Diageo has introduced a female counterpart to Johnnie Walker’s iconic Striding Man with a special edition Jane Walker bottling… Whispers of a Jane Walker whisky have…
Elephant Gin Adds Cask-Aged Variant to its Cracking Range!Fanatical about oak-aged spirits? Fond of elephants? Combine your enthusiasm for these two otherwise completely unrelated interests with limited edition Elephant Aged Gin! They’re a brilliant bunch, those Elephant Gin…
When Will Rum’s Golden Hour Arrive?For years, industry insiders have been prophesying rum’s meteoric rise – but the category is still waiting in the wings. What is rum doing to move forward, and how can…
Ardbeg Plans To Double Distilling Capacity By 2019!Welcome news for peat lovers: Islay-based single malt whisky producer Ardbeg is to double its production capacity with a brand spanking new still house and two additional stills. It’s all…
Drinks Aficionados Share Their First Spirit Love!Whether you’ve found the gin to your tonic or you’re more interested in Ballantine’s than Valentine’s, there’s one thing we can all agree on: when it comes to spirits, our…
Think pink: Introducing Beefeater London Pink!Leave your preconceptions at the door – the pink gin trend is going nowhere. Beefeater has become the latest distillery to jump on the bandwagon with the launch of its…
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…
Q&A: BenRiach Distillery Company Master Blender Rachel BarrieAs she approaches her first year as master blender at The BenRiach Distillery Company, Rachel Barrie discusses wood policy, product development, and why there’s “no such thing as a bad…
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…
Glenmorangie Spìos: Single Malt Matured Entirely in Rye Whiskey Casks!Yesterday Highland distillery Glenmorangie released its ninth Private Edition innovation, Glenmorangie Spìos, and outlined plans to boost production capacity with a multi-million-pound still house. Interest firmly piqued, we headed to…
Q&A: The What, Why, and How of Being a Scotch Whisky BlenderWhile maturing Scotch whisky seems straightforward – new make goes in, cask stays put, deliciousness comes out – the process of monitoring, sampling, and subsequently bottling our favourite drams requires…
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…
Discover ‘Drinking Vinegars’ with Nonsuch Shrubs!Perhaps you’ve clocked them on a cocktail menu or noted references to them in history books – but what exactly are shrubs, and how do they fit into modern-day drinking…
Bacardi Buys Patrón Tequila For $5.1 billion!¡Atención agave obsessives! Huge news from Bacardi – the family-owned firm is set to buy full control of Patrón Spirits International in a deal that values the best-selling Tequila producer…
