The move, the details of which were first reported on Drinksint.com early this year, has seen not only a change of name, but a new look and concept for the South Bank site. Lyaness is described by Chetiyawardana as being more “assertive and edgy” than Dandelyan with a higher tempo and new layout. The Lyaness menu takes its focus from the exploration…

Tell us a little about the history of your city’s drinking culture. What are the traditional drinks and venues? Traditionally, because of our warm-all-year-round climate, Bangkok is a beer-drinking city for the majority of the population. Many people also go for a bottle of whisky with mixers in pubs and bars while enjoying live bands. How are things changing? Are young people drinking differently to…

Drinks International can exclusively reveal Chetiyawardana will move Super Lyan in Hoxton to a new site in Amsterdam and open another new brand and concept – Silver Lyan – in Washington DC, US. Dandelyan to become Lyaness Lyaness, which will occupy the Dandelyan site at Sea Containers London and will be operated by the hotel bar’s existing team, will open at the end of March…

_________________________________________________ THE BRANDS REPORT is a poll that aims to track the trends of the best bars in the world. Primarily we’re interested in products, but also the cocktails that elite bartenders are making and the spirits categories they make them with. Our pool of respondents is narrow by design. The object is not to gain a wide and vague insight…

Tell us a little about the history of your city’s drinking culture. What are the traditional drinks and how are things changing? The city’s drinking scene has changed dramatically in the past 10-15 years. We were heavy on cognac and fine wines in the past and now more attention is placed on cocktails with bartender-driven bars and restaurants offering great cocktails. Hong Kong is…

The opening follows Monica Berg’s work with the award-winning Himkok in Oslo and comes three years after Alex Kratena left the four-time winner of The World’s 50 Best Bars, Artesian. Simone Caporale, Kratena’s partner at Artesian, had been expected to be a part of the bar venture, but has stepped aside to work on the trio’s shared consultancy business in Asia. The site on Old…

Tell us a little about the history of your city’s drinking culture. I started working behind the bar in Jakarta in 1997 in one of the best fine-dining restaurants with a 1950s American bar design. Some areas in Jakarta were very good with classic cocktails in hotel bars. Where I worked it was crowded with wealthy families and country ambassadors. Then came Hard Rock…

Set on the top floor of the Dolphin Hotel in Surrey Hills, the venture is in collaboration with restaurateur Maurice Terzini of Icebergs. The bar which will have a one-year residence (expected to roll), will be a solo entity, with its own entrance, design and menu. In the spirit of Scout’s Hackney site, the sister venue will also focus on local, seasonal produce and low…

> Tell us a little about the history of your city’s drinking culture. Beer has been the beverage of preference due to price, availability and, of course, the hot and humid climate, followed by rum and cola. We produce a local neutral cane distillate called seco, which is easily mixed with fruit juices. This seco started as a farmers’ drink and eventually permeated all…

Marzo triumphed over 10,000 bartenders from every corner of the globe in a competition that spanned five continents, six months, hundreds of challenges and countless cocktails. World Class 2018 culminated in a four-day final at E-werk, a transformed industrial space in the east of Berlin, where 56 bartenders battled through various tests of their skill – including speed and creation tests. The competition was whittled…