New York Bartender Week, a consumer festival and cocktail tourism initiative, has announced the finalists of its Bar Star Awards.

Amsterdam’s Belly of the Beast has launched a new cocktail menu based on five different ‘flavour worlds’.

Saikindō, the new Japanese Hi-Fi – themed cocktail bar at Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi, is set to open this November.

Baba au Rum’s Thanos Prunarus talks to Shay Waterworth about growing with the Athens Bar Show and his continuing dedication to the industry

From ancient sands to heavyweights of hospitality, this is the journey of the Middle East, through industry veteran Rebecca Sturt’s eyes

Charlene Rooke, drinks editor of Canadian magazine Food & Drink, distils Canada’s place on the global drinks scene

A Peruvian bar is elevating the cocktail scene in Lima by taking a modern cross-over approach to food and drink. By Shay Waterworth

Achraf El Moufadal, founder of Moroccan Mixology, reports on how the face of North African hospitality is changing

Priyanka Blah, founder of The Dram Attic, surveys the bar landscape in India – where macro growth trends meet operational hurdles

Sorrel Moseley-Williams reports on how three top Latin American bars are giving back to their communities 

Some of the most famous bars globally are rolling out their brand. François Monti finds out what it takes for a bar to become a multi-site, international brand

Veteran bartenders have a dwindling influence on the new generation, says Danil Nevsky 

Bar Leone co-founder Lorenzo Antinori has provided further details on the new site in Shanghai which was announced by Drinks International in September.

Charting the journey of The Mood Therapist from ad man to Asia’s 50 Best Bars - AF Reeves meets Rich McDonough, the man behind Workshop14

The Bartender Knowledge Exchange, a programme of peer-to-peer learning opportunities for bartenders, has returned to London Cocktail Week for a third year.

Norwegian bartender, Felice Capasso, has won the title of World Class Global Bartender of the Year 2025.

The World’s 50 Best Bars, sponsored by Perrier, has announced its 51-100 list in the build up to the awards ceremony in Hong Kong on October 8.

The Pinnacle Guide has announced the latest additions to its revered list, now taking the total to 146 pinned bars around the world.

Thailand’s capital is undergoing a hospitality evolution, not least through its cocktail culture, as Oli Dodd discovers

Co-founders Taln Rojanavanich and Aum Sawaengsupt had an atypical introduction to the bar industry, and this is represented in their highly inventive cocktail list. 

Set in Rocco Forte hotel, Villa Igiea, the bar’s new menu features ten cocktails created by Salvatore Calabrese aka ‘The Maestro'.

New York cocktail bar, Double Chicken Please, has announced the launch of a collaboration with acclaimed street artist Faust.

Drinks journalist Leah van Deventer has launched Cape Town Cocktail Week (CTCW), a seven-day festival set to take place in the South African capital this December.

The world’s most awarded bartender Ryan Chetiyawardana, aka Mr Lyan, is set to open Seed Library New York this Autumn, Drinks International can exclusively reveal.

London Cocktail Week will return this autumn from 9-19 October 2025, with the announcement of two new initiatives, Tiny Cocktails and Home Grown.

Uno Jang has been crowned the Altos Bartenders’ Bartender as part of The World’s 50 Best Bars awards for 2025.

London-based agaveria Hacha has announced it will close its Bermondsey site on 4 October.

Oslo cocktail bar Himkok has introduced its latest cocktail menu titled Designed by Sipping.

Little Red Door has launched a new menu called ‘Agri/Culture’ which aims to celebrate sustainable agricultural methods.

Hanna Lee Communications (HLC), the multimedia PR and marketing agency specialising in hospitality and luxury travel, has announced the launch of Kenya Bartender Week.

The Chancery Rosewood London has announced the opening of its rooftop venue, Eagle Bar.

Almaty in Kazakhstan has become a surprising hub in the cocktail world and its potential is only just starting to be realised. Oli Dodd spoke to some of its pioneers

Lady Bee has won the Michter’s Art of Hospitality Award as part of The World’s 50 Best Bars 2025.

Drinks writer and 50 Best Academy Chair, Ben Mintz has teamed up with vice president of Rachel Harrison Communications, Rachel Boyd, to launch a week-long cocktail festival in Houston, Texas.

This September, Parisian bar The Cambridge Public House will welcome the third edition of its Global Series, an annual industry event which celebrates and champions the global bar industry. 

Line was founded by The Clumsies co-owners Vasilis Kyritsis, Nikos Bakoulis and Three Cents co-founder Dimitris Dafopoulos in 2022 and was an instant hit with the industry.

On 6-8 October Bar Convent Berlin will return to Exhibition Centre Berlin with new formats and targeted networking.

Shay Waterworth analyses the reasons behind the anomalous rise and fall of two of the world’s favourite classic cocktails

The pandemic presented a challenge which turned into a major opportunity for one Colombia bar. Shay Waterworth reports on the success of Alquímico’s farming project

The Comunidad menu at Alquímico is focused around supporting local producers through the Asocoman project, with which the bar is heavily involved. 

Washington DC’s Silver Lyan, currently ranked 48th in North America’s 50 Best Bars, has launched its latest cocktail menu titled ‘The Butterfly Effect’.

Barcelona cocktail bar Paradiso, currently ranked tenth in The World’s 50 Best Bars 2024 ranking, has introduced an immersive cocktail experience inside the Pacha Ibiza nightclub.

East London bar Nightjar has introduced Recalling, a new cocktail menu celebrating the evolution of mixology through the ages.

Le 300 Bar, located at The Maybourne Riviera hotel in the south of France, has introduced a new cocktail menu, Identité.

Peruvian bar Sastrería Martinez has introduced its new menu titled Collection 25/26.

Managing partner Jack McGarry and the team behind The Dead Rabbit and The Irish Exit have announced a new concept, San Patricios.

NZ Bar Con returns to Auckland, inviting the local and international community to the city for a schedule of tastings, seminars and guest shifts.

Paris bar CopperBay, based in the Hotel Lancaster, is launching a cocktail menu in celebration of the hotel’s 100th anniversary.

After a successful debut, BCB London has announced it will return in 2026.

Peruvian cocktail bar, Lady Bee has reopened in the Lima neighbourhood of Barranco, a week after closing its doors at its Miraflores site.