The drinks expo, which went digital for 2020, was originally planned to take place on 5-6 July 2021 following the announcement of the UK government’s roadmap out of lockdown, before being pushed back to autumn. A statement read: “The hospitality and drinks industry, and its many suppliers, have been incredibly hard hit and continue to face significant disruption. We understand the next few months will be…

The 50/50 partnership – the first of its kind for Chatham – will see a capital injection into the Oaxacan brand to support its growth, with the team behind Michter’s marketing and selling the brand internationally. Los Siete Misterios, which was founded in 2010 by Julio and Eduardo Mestre, offers mezcal made from copper pots (artisanal) and clay pots (ancestral) through its network of small-scale mezcaleros…

The news, which follows the announcement of an agreement between Chase and Diageo on 26 October 2020, is the latest in a long line of craft gin acquisitions. William Chase founded Chase Distillery, which produces much of its spirits from its farm-grown potatoes, from the proceeds of the £40m sale of Tyrrells Crisps in 2008. More than a decade…

More interestingly, two-thirds of our sample said they stock two lines and a half three or more. The brand that is most likely to be pulled from the fridge is Fever-Tree. And these days, that could be any one of nine different models, though its Premium Indian tonic water is the benchmark. Forty per cent of polled bars said Fever-Tree was their…

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Since we’ve been asking bars about their most-used mezcal, the answer has been Del Maguey. The Ron Cooper-founded brand always had the bartender’s ear and under the mighty wing of Pernod Ricard its voice has become louder. Vida is the brand’s mixing expression, while an abundance of single village mezcals highlight the interaction of terroir and agave type. Thirty-eight per cent said Del…

Our poll says three quarters stock one brand, over a half have two and three or more are found in a third of bars. The market is wide open, with volume brands competing with a younger generation of super-premium and craft producers for accounts. Our list has seen varied champions, and this year it was small-batch craft brand Yaguara that took…

But Campari has a forecourt full of popular vehicles – the Boulevardier, Americano and Jungle Bird all make our 50 classics ranking this year and all call for this distinctive red bitter liqueur. In 18% of bars it was the top liqueur and on the podium in 38% of cases, but there will be few bars that don’t stock Campari at all. While other brands…

It makes sense: fortifieds are a traditional building block for a whole branch of cocktails. And if vermouth is the go-to spiritous wine, sherry is next in line. It has its own cocktails to call on too – the Bamboo (no. 39 in our list of classics) the Cobbler, and many more that name sherry as either the protagonist or supporting act. Sherry…