The bestselling classic cocktails at the world's best bars 2025
Taken from our 2025 Cocktail Report, this latest edition of our bestselling classics list is the result of a poll of award-nominated or award-winning bars from around the world.
The unlikely decline of the Mai Tai
Shay Waterworth analyses the reasons behind the anomalous rise and fall of two of the world’s favourite classic cocktails
Menu of the month: Bar Leone
Lorenzo Antinori’s ‘cocktail popolari’ concept is dialled into nailing the classics. Simplicity, accessibility and balance are the focus for its Italian menu of classic cocktails.
What makes a classic cocktail?
The Hi-Spirits Classic Cocktail Competition, as the name suggests, is all about the classics. inspired by Jake Burger’s book, An Anthology of 12 Classic Cocktails, the comp calls on bartenders to create twists and classics – a subject which judge Clinton Cawood wanted to explore further by sitting down with Burger.
Arathorn Grey appointed Tippling Club’s head bartender
Singapore’s Tippling Club, a regular in Asia’s 50 best bars, has announced the appointment of its new head bartender, Arathorn Grey.
Pernod UK launches bartender website
Pernod Ricard UK has launched a bartender networking and knowledge sharing website.
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The future for bar shows
The way in which cocktail culture is championed has morphed over the years, but Danil Nevsky says the way forward is to put an emphasis on greater inclusion of the general public in bar shows
