50 Best Bars heads to Hong Kong for 2025
Published: 20 March, 2025
The organisation behind The World’s 50 Best Bars 2025, sponsored by Perrier, has announced that this year’s live ceremony will take place in Hong Kong on 8 October.
Top Stories
Diageo India plans to 'build portfolio' of craft spirits
Published: 19 March, 2025
A Diageo India chief believes that the company has ambitions to "build a portfolio" of craft spirits in India.
The Thompson Brothers launch crowdfund for sustainable distillery
Published: 18 March, 2025
Independent spirits producer The Thompson Brothers has announced a £1.8m crowdfunding campaign to help fund the construction of the Struie Distillery.
WSET partners with Equal Measures to increase diversity in spirits
Published: 18 March, 2025
The Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) has been named the new education partner for Equal Measures, the UK-based non-profit organisation dedicated to delivering intersectional diversity in the drinks and hospitality industries.
Analysis
How South African wine is tackling a mountain of challenges
Published: 12 March, 2025
South Africa faces a particularly difficult set of issues to navigate, but it is managing to maintain quality in the vineyard while fighting back against climate issues, reports Oli Dodd
Geopolitics casts shadow over Americas travel retail market
Published: 12 March, 2025
This month’s Summit of the Americas remains a strong draw for the region’s duty free business leaders, but political tensions threaten international travel, says Joe Bates
Grand plans for Giffard liqueurs
Published: 12 March, 2025
Eleanor Yates hears about Giffard’s plans for the future from its new co-managing director
Anna Sebastian on empowering women in hospitality
Published: 18 March, 2025
Celebrate Her is a global community with over 400 members, and has been run as a non-profit organisation since 2020 to address the lack of visibility and support for women in the hospitality drinks industry.
Bar news
Margarita Sader on Paradiso’s Women & Hospitality expo
Published: 12 March, 2025
Margarita Sader, the creator of Women & Hospitality, tells Oli Dodd why the annual event is so important internationally
Menu of the month: Mysteries of the World by Paradiso
Published: 12 March, 2025
Paradiso topped The World’s 50 Best Bars in 2022 and under its founder, Giacomo Giannotti, the bar has become a global brand with sister venues in Dubai and Ibiza.
Athens' Avra bar launches third edition of cocktail menu
Published: 20 March, 2025
Avra at the Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens has unveiled the third edition of its cocktail menu, Seasonal-Original-Sustainable, Drinks International can exclusively reveal.