Now in its third year the expo, organised and hosted by Mirror Bar in Bratislava, will see international bar world talent convene on the Slovakian capital for four days of bar-focussed education and hospitality. “As we come into our third year of the Mirror Hospitality Expo, the way it’s developed and evolved is through trying to pick and implement the best parts of our previous…
There’s a tendency in spirits writing to distil a category into a single talking point. You just don’t understand baijiu, armagnac is undervalued, and did you know how much cachaça is drunk in Brazil? For more contemporary examples see tequila and additives, bourbon and tariff s, vodka and the war in Ukraine. For pisco, it’s long been the Pisco Wars – the dispute between Chile…
Scot-Free will be limited to just 61 bottles available for free via ballot that launched on St Georges Day and closes on 30 April. About the bottling, a company spokesperson said: “Right now, some English distilleries are being told they can’t use the term single malt. Why? Because the rule-makers say so. But whisky lovers know: great whisky doesn’t need permission.” The 61 bottles represents…
The report features the 2025 list of the bestselling classics at the world’s best bars alongside a review of the bestselling spirits categories in those bars and an analysis of how bartenders reimagine the classics. The Cocktail report is available to read online today ahead of its print release. As always, the report draws from a 100-strong poll of the world’s best bars (a…
Water Scape has drawn on hydrological research conducted by Suntory’s Institute for Wate Science to provide services including groundwater volume diagnosis, real-time monitoring, and strategic water resource management planning. “As a corporation sustained by the gifts of nature and water, Suntory Group has consistently pursued sustainable water use through earnest engagement and knowledge built on scientific evidence,” said Masatoshi Kawasaki, president and representative director of…
The channel saw declines of 31% driven by suspension of cognac in Chinese travel retail sites. Outside of the duty-free sector, China saw 5% declines driven by a sharp decline in Martell sales as tariffs on the cognac category persist in the region. Europe also saw declines of 7%, a result of declines in Germany and a soft performance in Spain which the company attributed…
It was a little over a year ago that two stars of London’s bar world announced their move to Mexico City. Now MWA, the hospitality supergroup formed by Maura Lawrence Milia, Walter Meyenberg and Alex Lawrence Milia, has launched its second venue and most personal venture to date. Café Arixi is an Italian-inspired bar and restaurant in Mexico City’s Roma Norte neighbourhood. It takes its…
The live awards ceremony, which will welcome the region’s leading cocktail and spirits talent, will be held at Macau’s Wynn Palace. The news follows last month’s announcement that The World’s 50 Best would be heading to Hong Kong, the location of the last two editions of the Asia’s 50 Best live ceremony. “We are excited to host this year’s live awards ceremony in Macau,”…
Del Maguey celebrated its 30th anniversary at a ceremony in Oaxaca. Now, 30 years is a ripe old age for an international mezcal brand and since its founding by California-based artist Ron Cooper and drinks industry polyglot Steve Olson, Del Maguey has played the role of Polaris as the category around it has morphed into something almost unrecognisable. “It’s unbelievably gratifying,” Steve Olson tells Drinks…
“Things like cacao or guava, they’re so delicious and here they’re everyday ingredients. Coming from London – where we didn’t have access or were paying so much money to get a version that isn’t close to what is super accessible here – it’s become important to our approach.” The result is a collection of drinks with one foot in traditional Italian bartending and another in…
