“We never thought we’d actually win it”: Lab 22’s Max Hayward on having the world’s best cocktail menu
As the submission deadline approaches for the World’s 50 Best Bars Siete Misterios Best Cocktail Menu, Drinks International sat down with Lab 22 head bartender Max Hayward to reflect on what the accolade has meant for the bar.
Gina Barbachano: Hanky Panky's new star
Shelves packed with bartending books in the background of her Zoom meeting is a big giveaway of Gina Barbachano’s passion for making drinks. The other is her beaming smile.
James Rackham: The journey of Daddy Rack
Outside I’ve got a five-litre, left-hand drive Mustang. That’s right, I watched The High Chaparral, I love everything American. So to make an American whiskey was a dream come true.”
Agora aims to reignite a passion for vermouth
A vermouth lover aims to bring finesse and balance to the category with the launch of his small-batch Agora Vermouth.
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The bar industry community is dead
Danil Nevsky mourns the demise of a time when contact was physical, not digital, and when connections meant more than a swipe of a screen. But he holds out hope that real community will return for younger generations
