Hamish Smith is invited on a trip to Dubai that turns out to be bartender retreat in the UAE desert. The terrain wasn't the only changing landscape, he says.

Nick Strangeway on the pros and cons for bartenders taking on an ambassadorial role in post-Covid times.

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The vision behind Crystalgold

In late 2025, Drinks International editor Shay Waterworth questioned the launch of Chivas Regal’s Crystalgold.

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