CLASS magazine has announced its highly anticipated CLASS Bar Awards 2023, with bars from Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh and London taking the largest share of awards. 

The result of a poll of a sample of the world's best bars, here, in descending order, is our list of the 50 bestselling classic cocktails. 

Double Chicken Please has been crowned the best bar in North America following a live awards ceremony of North America’s 50 Best Bars, sponsored by Perrier, held on 4 May.

Drinks International has launched The Cocktail Report, a sister magazine to the Brands Report. 

The Blend by Beam Suntory and The World’s 50 Best Bars have announced the return of the 50 Best Bars The Blend Scholarship, offering its recipient the opportunity to train at two of The World's 50 Best Bars and attend the awards ceremony in Singapore this October.

The eighth edition of Asia’s 50 Best Bars, sponsored by Perrier, will be announced at a live awards ceremony in Hong Kong on 18 July 2023.

The annual list of The World’s 50 Best Bars, sponsored by Perrier, will be unveiled as part of a live awards ceremony in Singapore at the Pasir Panjang power station on Tuesday, 17 October 2023.

Giacomo Giannotti, owner and bar manager of Paradiso, won the first edition of the Torres Brandy Zero Challenge in Barcelona on Thursday, 30 April.

Pernod Ricard USA has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in peanut butter-flavored American whiskey brand Skrewball.

Copenhagen bar, Ruby, will be hosting a brunch with Paris bars The Cambridge, Candelaria and Little Red Door.

North America’s 50 Best Bars, sponsored by Perrier, will return for a second edition in May 2023 in San Miguel de Allende, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mexico.

Tributes have poured in from the drinks industry following the passing of veteran bartender Wayne Collins.

Drinks International can exclusively reveal, PR and marketing agency Hanna Lee Communications (HLC) has announced the 18 winners of its second annual HLC Global Bartender Travel Scholarship.

Bar Attitude by Three Cents, is a ‘barcumentary’ series, with each episode presenting a different bartender from a different city, as they share their philosophy and perspective on their respective bar and city.

In memory of its late distiller, Nao Spirits and Beverages, the craft gin distillers form India, have announced the Jay Dhawan Scholarship in association with the Gin Guild. 

The Macallan has revealed details of four recipient businesses to benefit from its recently launched Artisan Apprenticeship Fund.

London Cocktail Week has announced that it will be returning to the capital between 12 and 22 October 2023.

The upcoming Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris exhibition, due to take place from 13 to 15 February 2023 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, is dedicating a hall to the spirits and craft beverage arena, Be Spirits.

Soho Street Cocktails has announced the launch of its new range of garnishes, developed in partnership with The Mixologists Garden. 

The Drinks Trust has appointed Guy Lawrence, CEO of Brockman’s Gin, as the new chair of the charity following Troy Christensen’s two-year tenure.

The leader now looks to be under challenge from a newcomer that debuted in the list last year.

Driven mainly by the wellbeing trend, non-alcoholic spirits have found favour in bars.

A select band continues to dominate this category, where brand recognition is the all-important factor.

There’s a broad country spread when it comes to the beers stocked in the world’s best bars.

This sector is dominated by three brands, with the main selection overall coming from Italy and France.

There are many styles of sherry, but one classic brand has made itself indispensable to top ’tenders.

This is a category that has seen little change since we began polling it in 2018, and the leader continues to look indomitable.

The importance of liqueurs to cocktails cannot be overstated, but it’s the classic brands that remain at the forefront.

Known mostly thanks to the Caipirinha, cachaça is a huge category but only a handful of brands have forged a name.

It’s a more competitive field than many, even if the winner remains the same as it has for the past eight years.

The annual face-off between Peru and Chile sees a draw for the number of products each country boasts.

Brandy has been separated out from cognac since 2020, and Torres has prevailed in each poll since then.

It’s a familiar-looking line-up at the top of the cognac charts, although there’s been some shift at the lower level.

The top two bestsellers have switched places this year, but the duo continue to monopolise both lists.

Japanese brands take the big plaudits, with Nikka toppling Suntory a year after the reverse happened.

The revival of this category has been much talked about, but the leader is ahead by quite some margin.

It’s a familiar tale in this category, but although the names may be familiar, their order has a new spin.

There’s a return to the top spot after a three-year hiatus, but the brands remain largely unchanged from last year.

Big brand Bacardi tops the bestsellers for the fifth year in a row – and manages second on the trending list too.

This is a category that has spawned many brands in recent years, but remains dominated by Fever-Tree.

The top spirit features in many classic cocktails, so it’s no surprise bartenders choose their pours carefully.

An old-school gin tops this list, which singles out the brands most loved by those behind the stick.

The Drinks International Annual Brands Report 2023 has launched, offering the bar industry a picture of the buying habits of the world’s best bars.

China has suspended some imports of beer, liquor and other beverages from Taiwan, allegedly over a labelling issue.

Tonic and mixer brand, Lixir, has announced its certification as a B Corporation, the first of its category in the UK to reach this status. 

The Drinks Trust has launched an Energy Crisis Fund to help hospitality members pay for their heating and electricity bills throughout the winter.

Simone Caporale has acquired Barcelona’s oldest cocktail bar, Boadas Cocktails.

London Cocktail Week kicks off on Thursday 13 October and for 11 days it promises to be the biggest yet, involving 350 bars spread across the capital.