Satan’s Whiskers' Loudon wins Havana Club final
Andrew Loudon of London’s Satan’s Whiskers has won the tenth edition of the Havana Club Grand Prix cocktail competition in Cuba.
A View from the City: Dubai
Continuing our series, Jimmy Barrat, award-winning bar manager at Zuma Dubai, lifts the lid on what’s happening in his adopted home
Kate Gerwin is Bols Bartending World Champion 2014
Kate Gerwin from the US is Bols’ Bartending World Champion 2014. The grand final took place this week in Amsterdam.
Wondrich to host World's 50 Best Bars
Cocktail historian David Wondrich has been confirmed as the host of The World's 50 Best Bars ceremony for 2014, which takes place in London on October 9.
Altia has Eurovision cocktail
Altia, the leading Nordic and Baltic wine and spirits company has come up with Danish cocktail to celebrate the Eurovision Song Contest which takes place in Copenhagen tomorrow (May 10).
Walker wins the Bacardi Legacy
Tom Walker of the American Bar at The Savoy hotel in London, has won the Bacardi Legacy Global Cocktail Competition 2014.
Dawson is new Jack Daniel's ambassador
Brown-Forman has made experienced bartender Cam Dawson its new American whiskey ambassador, working solely on Jack Daniel’s.
City Guide to London
Drinks International's World's 50 Best Bars brings you the first of a series of guides chronicling world cities’ best bars. Academy member Lucy Britner sets her sights on the UK capital.
World's Best Vodka Bars
Lucy Britner, World’s 50 Best Bars academy member, unearths some of the world's best vodka bars
The curious bartender
Hamish Smith talks to Tristan Stephenson about Tanqueray fame, the food renaissance in Cornwall and the Worship Street Whistling Shop
Chivas Regal cocktail comp launches
Chivas Brothers has launched its first Chivas Regal global cocktail competition, The Chivas Masters.
WSTA steps up campaign to end alcohol duty escalator
New figures show pubs in Britain are becoming increasingly reliant on wine and spirit sales, according to the Wine and Spirit Trade Association.
Chivas launches Masters bartender competition
Chivas Brothers has launched a major international bartender competition called Chivas Masters.
Diageo bolsters World Class cruise comp
Diageo’s travel retail arm is to partner four cruise lines for a World Class global travel competition.
Diageo World Class returns to UK
Diageo Reserve has announced that its ‘World Class’ mixology competition will be held in the UK from 28 July to 1 August.
Williams swoops to take Beefeater crown
Jason Williams of The Rook bar in Sydney won the third edition of the Beefeater 24 Global Bartender Competition last night in London, overcoming a field of 26 international bartenders.
Video: The World's 50 Best Bars 2013
The results of The World's 50 Best Bars were announced at a ceremony at One Mayfair in London last week, before a crowd of 500 of the bar industry's leading lights.
The World's 50 Best Bars in pictures
The results of The World's 50 Best Bars were announced at a ceremony at One Mayfair in London last night, before a throng of 500 of the bar industry's leading lights.
Artesian retains top spot in World's 50 Best Bars 2013
Artesian at the Langham Hotel has been voted the world's best bar for the second year running in Drinks International's World's 50 Best Bars survey.
Edinburgh bartender takes Beefeater 24 title
Scott Mitchell from The Bon Vivant in Edinburgh will represent the UK at the Beefeater 24 Global Bartender Competition in London next month, after taking the national title yesterday.
Apt 13's Flannery wins Heering Sling award
Mike Flannery, barman at New York’s Apartment 13 restaurant has won the 2013 Peter F Heering Sling Awards at the BCB Bar Convent show in Berlin.
London Sherry Trail launches
The inaugural London Sherry Trail launched last night.
Mixology celebrates German-speaking bar talent
Bartender Arnd H Heissen and Cologne bar, Spirits, took the top prizes at The Mixology Bar Awards 2014 last night.
Bar Convent Berlin readies for 7th edition
Bar Convent Berlin, now in its seventh year, is preparing for its annual event, which is described as somewhere between a trade fair and a symposium.
Bowie wins Auchentoshan Switch
Aidan Bowie from the Blythswood Square Hotel in Glasgow is the European winner of the Auchentoshan Switch – the transatlantic mixology competition.
Use pubs or lose them
CAMRA (the Campaign for Real Ale), is calling on British people to use pubs otherwise they will close. It claims 26 pubs close every week in Britain.
Mexican beats Brits to take Tahona title
Jose Luis Leon became the first Mexican winner of the Tahona Society Cocktail Competition, having triumphed at the grand final at the Demetria Hotel in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Friday (September 27).
Mosey wins UK heat of Tahona Society Cocktail Competition
Chris Mosey of Hula Bar in Manchester has won the UK final of the Tahona Society Cocktail Competition, defeating nine other bartenders.
Candelaria's Boucher wins Gin Mare competition
American bartender Amanda Rose Boucher triumphed at the third edition of the Gin Mare Mediterranean Inspirations cocktail competition yesterday.
Jeff Evans: The World's Best Beer Bars
In the latest of our World's 50 Best Bars spin-off guides, beer expert Jeff Evans takes us through the best beer bars in the world.
Moscow Bar Show
The third Moscow Bar Show returns on October 1 – 3, at the IEC Crocus Expo.
Monin and JJ Goodman announce bartender comp
London Cocktail Club founder JJ Goodman has teamed up with Monin UK to launch a national competition called the Underground Punch Pong League (UPPL).
Prof Green and Calabrese to open Ink
UK music artist Stephen Manderson, aka Professor Green, has joined forces with London’s cocktail and club entrepreneur, Gerry Calabrese to launch Ink in London's Leicester Square next month (September).
300 More Beers to Try Before you Die!
A new book highlighting 300 of the world’s best beers is being launched at the Great British Beer Festival today.
Elland 1872 Porter is best beer of Britain
CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, has announced that Elland 1872 Porter has been crowned the 'Best Beer' in Britain at the Great British Beer Festival which is being held at Olympia in London this week.
Lucy Britner: The World's Best Speakeasy Bars
This month World's 50 Best Bars editor Lucy Britner rounds up her top speakeasy-style bars from around the world
Bernard Hine: World's Best Cognac Bars
In the latest World's 50 Best Bars spin-off, Bernard Hine picks his favourite Cognac bars from around the world.
Lucy Britner: The World's Best Tiki Bars
Lucy Britner, editor of The World’s 50 Best Bars, walks us through the greatest tiki bars on earth.
Patience Gould: The World's Best Vodka Bars
Next up in our World's 50 Best Bars spin-off features we examine the world's best vodka bars.
UK Bartenders Guild National Cocktail Competition winner
Pedro Paulo from One Aldwych in London is the UK Bartenders’ Guild National Cocktail Competition winner
Disaronno crowns Mixing Star
The title of Disaronno Mixing Star 2013 has been awarded to Dutch bartender, Tess Posthumus. The European final, held in Amsterdam’s Club Harbour, saw 18 bartenders compete.
The Rum Experience University launches
Self styled global rum ambassador, Ian Burrell has announced the launch of his Rum Experience University.
Diageo names World Class winner
A bartender from Spain has won Diageo's global bartender competition World Class.
Françoise Peretti: The World's Best Champagne Bars
Next up in our series of World's 50 Best Bars spin-off articles we examine the world's best Champagne bars.
Dates announced for Milan's Superbar show
Organisers of Superbar, the new Milan-based international bar event, have announced doors will open to the show on September 30 and close October 3 2013.
Patience Gould: The World's Best Gin Bars
Next up in our World's 50 Best Bars spin-off features we examine the world's best gin bars.
Dre Masso: World's Best Tequila Bars
In the latest of our World's 50 Best Bars spin-off features, we delve into the world's best tequila bars.
Anthony Medina takes Diplomático crown
Venezuelan bartender Anthony Medina has become Diplomático rum’s inaugural world cocktail champion, after unexpectedly triumphing on home soil.
Vanzi becomes Most Imaginative Bartender
Matteo Vanzi of Italy became Bombay Sapphire’s Most Imaginative Bartender yesterday, triumphing on home soil against a field of ten other national finalists.