Gold on 27 launches at Dubai's Sail hotel
Gold on 27 launched at the Dubai-based "7-star hotel" Burj Al Arab Jumeirah on Thursday, with a throng of local and international guests in attendance.
Employees Only to open three new bars
Employees Only, no.4 in The World’s 50 Best Bars 2015, has announced a roll out of its bar concept to three new destinations this year.
Hany wins Ti’ punch cup
Jaq Bayles reports from Martinique on the first Clément Ti’ Punch Cup cocktail competition
Muldoon and McGarry to open Blacktail
The Dead Rabbit’s Sean Muldoon and Jack McGarry will open a new bar this summer: Blacktail at Pier A. World’s 50 Best Bars editor Hamish Smith gets the inside track from Muldoon.
The Warren Column: A Twist on Mezcal
Jan Warren Recalls his First Taste of Raicilla and Reveals the Secrets of its Production
Bar Guide Bangkok
World's 50 Best Bars editor Hamish Smith has been to Bangkok - here is his bar guide.
Griffiths takes Bacardi Legacy UK spot
Iain Griffiths from The World’s 50 Best Bars’ Dandelyan and White Lyan was crowned UK winner of the 2015/16 Bacardi Legacy Cocktail Competition last night.
Emporia appoints Staritsky & Levitsky UK brand ambassador
Emporia Brands has appointed Dainius Kazlauskas as UK brand ambassador for the super premium Ukrainian vodka brand, Staritsky & Levitsky.
First Clément Ti’ Punch Cup goes to Dirk Hany
DI's Jaq Bayles travelled to Martinique for the first ever Clément Ti’ Punch Cup
The Ambassador
Hamish Smith finds Simon Ford is on good form, despite the early meeting
The Perfectionist
Hamish Smith talks to Javier de las Muelas, owner of Dry Martini in Barcelona
A View from the City: Novosibirsk
Vladislav Musienko, CEO and barkeeper of Friends cocktail bar, tells Hamish Smith about Novosibirsk's bar scene
City Guide: Quito
Ecuador’s capital may be better known for its coffee than its cocktails, but the scene is hotting up. JAQ BAYLES reports from the city
A View from the City: Cologne
Hamish Smith catches up with Cocktailkunst founder and CEO Stephan Hinz about Cologne's bar scene.
The Warren Column: Representative or not
Brand ambassadors often find their way into the job without having enough background. Jan Warren asks Tim Cooper for some words of wisdom
The Engager
Hamish Smith has dinner with Bek Narzi, the barman and entrepreneur with a glint in his eye.
Canadian Chick swoops to take Beefeater Crown
Pernod Ricard has announced Evelyn Chick from Harbord Room bar in Toronto, Canada as the winner of the 2015 Beefeater MIXLDN Cocktail Competition.
The World's 50 Best Selling Classic Cocktails 2016
We asked 100 of the world's best bars to rank their top ten best-selling classics. Here are the results.
Highest open-air champagne bar launches
Lebua Hotel & Resorts has collaborated with Pernod Ricard’s Perrier-Jouët to open what it claims to be the highest open-air champagne bar in the world.
A View from the City: Istanbul
Hamish Smith speaks to Ibrahim Bulut, bartender at Hudson Cocktail Bar, about Istanbul's bar scene
Annual Report: Beer Top 10
In our last category, we take a look at the best-selling beer in the world's best bars.
Annual Report: Champagne Top 10
In the latest instalment of the World's 50 Best Bars Annual Report, we delve into the best-selling and top trending Champagnes.
Annual Report: Tonic Water and Water Top 10s
What water and tonic water do they stock at the world's best bars? Here are our top tens.
Annual Report: Liqueurs Top 10
Next up we have the best-selling and top trending liqueurs in the world's best bars.
Annual Report: World Whiskies Top 10
Next up in our Annual Report, we look at the World Whiskies that performed best in our poll of 100 of the best bars in the world.
Annual Report: Tequila Top 10
What are the top tequilas at the world's best bars? Here are our best-selling and top trending lists.
Annual Report: Gin Top 10
In this edition of the World's 50 Best Bars Annual Report we delve into the gin brands that performed best in 2015
Annual Report: US Whiskey Top 10
US whiskey is booming, but which brands have cracked it in the world's best bars? Here are our top 10s.
Annual Report: Vodka Top 10
Vodka is next up in our top-ten best selling and top trending lists.
Annual Report: Brandy Top 10
Today we concentrate on the top 10 brandies in the World's 50 Best Bars Annual Report.
Annual Report: Rum Top 10
In today's instalment of the World's 50 Best Bars Annual Report we see which rums are the best-selling and the top trending in the world's best bars.
Annual Report: Top 10 Best Selling Scotch
Next up in the World's 50 Best Bars Annual Report we delve into spirits categories. So which Scotch whiskies are the best-selling and the top trending in the world's best bars?
Annual Report: Bartenders' Choice Top 10
So, now we know The World’s 50 Best Bars 2015, it’s time to take stock. The World’s 50 Best Bars Annual Report does just that – it tells us the buying habits and cocktail trends of the best bars in the world.
Annual Report: How We Did It
The World's 50 Best Bars Annual Report 2016 has launched. This article explains how we carried out the survey and collated the results.
Making a Stir
In the latest of our articles on the next cocktails to make a stir in the bar world, World’s 50 Best Bars editor Hamish Smith catches up with Imperial Craft owner Bar Shira, who has entered his drink, 'El Camello...Loco', into Bacardi Legacy 2016.
One night in Dublin
World's 50 Best Bars editor Hamish Smith provides a run down of the top cocktail spots in Dublin
Rhythm King
The world’s best bar, Artesian, has a new leader in Pip Hanson. Hamish smith finds out where the bar is headed post Alex Kratena
The Nurturer
Hamish Smith talks to Edmund Weil, owner of Nightjar and Oriole, about what makes his bars a flying success
Hakkasan head sommelier is taster of the year
Tobias Brauweiler MS, head sommelier at the London restaurant Hakkasan (Hanway Place), has won the first ever Taster of the Year award.
The Warren Column: Free food bites the dust
Bars used to offer free food along with drinks but over the years the practice has petered out, bar guru Jan Warren assesses why
The opportunist
Hamish smith hooks up with the Worship Street Whistling Shop’s Thomas Aske
Exclusive: American to bring Japanese style to Artesian
Japanese-influenced American bartender Phillip 'Pip' Hanson has been appointed head bartender at the four-time winner of The World’s 50 Bet Bars, Artesian.
A View from the City: Kuala Lumpur
Hamish Smith speaks to Karl Too, Kuala Lumpur bartender and owner of Omakase + Appreciate about the Malaysian city's bar industry
Bacardi Legacy names its Three Most Promising
Bacardi has named its three most promising bartenders in its Bacardi Legacy Cocktail competition.
Savoy’s Schofield named Beefeater MIXLDN UK champion
Joe Schofield from American Bar and Beaufort Bar at The Savoy is the national champion of the UK 2015 Beefeater MIXLDN Competition.
Jose Cuervo names its Don of Tequila
Japanese bartender Koji Esashi has been named Jose Cuervo’s next Don of Tequila following the first global competition of its kind.
Angostura Global Cocktail Challenge UK Winner announced
Buxton bartender Mancháin Monaghan of Monk bar is the UK winner of Angostura’s Global Cocktail Challenge.
Exclusive: Kratena and Caporale leave Artesian
Alex Kratena and Simone Caporale have left Artesian. Hamish smith gets the exclusive low-down on what follows the world's best bar.
The Warren Column: A world of bars
Cocktail guru Jan Warren shares a travelogue of his cocktail adventures