Question: Who said: “One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor?” It was author George Carlin. Ifhe were alive now, we wonder what he would make of all the…
Question: Who said: “One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor?” It was author George Carlin. Ifhe were alive now, we wonder what he would make of all the…
What is it about Johnnie Walker that gets people excited? JW Black outsold any other scotch in around a third of the world’s top 100 bars and tops the trending charts as well. Need we mention that it is the family of Johnnie Walker expressions that is the biggest-selling scotch in the world, consumed around three times more than…
Bacardi worked super-hard in 2012 to spread the message of its 150th anniversary. That it tops the trend tables in bars that, frankly, often make a point of seeking more obscure products, is testament to Bacardi’s efforts. The brand has used its Cuban roots to realign itself with classic Cuban cocktails such as the Mojito and the Daiquiri and it looks to be…
We are not surprised to see Ketel One at the top of the vodka pops. This is no doubt a love affair driven by bartenders and passed on to consumers. The love affair begins in Holland, where the Nolet family – also of Nolet jenever gin fame – have been distilling for more than 300 years. First the fermented grain is passed through…
The London bar was raided by Metropolitan Police’s Wildlife Crime Unit last week over the ingredient in its Moby Dick cocktail. Edmund Weil, director of Nightjar, said: “The contentious ingredient was ‘whale skin infusion’, which was derived from a single dried piece of whale skin (around 2 x 5 cm) that was bought in a supermarket in Japan last year by one of our employees.
O’Neill – who started his job at Milk & Honey in London today, but formerly worked at The Merchant Hotel in Belfast – performed best over the multi-phase competition, impressing judges with his cocktail Mr Burrough’s Reviver. The final, held at Shoreditch Studios in London – the gin brand’s hometown – followed national heats held across the world. Awards were also given for Cocktail Presentation and…
The contest attracted 10 UK bartenders and was held at Bar Amércain, in Zedel Brasserie, London. Evans won Best Classic Bloody Mary, with Lee Hyde of Bar Americain in second. While in the Best Alternative Bloody category Piroli came first and Ali Reynolds of Hawksmoor was runner up. The two winners won a three-day trip to New Orleans for Tales of The Cocktail 2013. Judging the event was food…
To download the pdf of the supplement – which includes detailed write-ups of the bars in the list, an explanation of the methodology, information about the Academy of voters and the Ones to Watch for 2013 – click here. The results were first announced at The World’s 50 Best Bars in London last month, an event which saw 36 of the world’s top 50…
