Loch Lomond Group acquires The New York Distilling Company
Published: 21 May, 2025
Loch Lomond Group (LLG) has announced the acquisition of The New York Distilling Company (NYDC).
Top Stories
Montana: Inside Antinori x Caporale's new bar
Published: 19 May, 2025
As far as bar collaborations go, it doesn’t get much bigger than this. The founders of number two and number three in The World’s 50 Best Bars, Lorenzo Antinori and Simone Caporale, have joined forces to launch Montana in Hong Kong.
UKHospitality responds to new UK-EU trade deal
Published: 19 May, 2025
After months of negotiations, the UK and EU have agreed on a new post-Brexit trade deal, with talks still continuing on a youth mobility scheme.
Analysis
Penfolds’ Peter Gago on the importance of creative freedom
Published: 22 May, 2025
Penfolds’ chief winemaker Peter Gago tells Shay Waterworth how having the ability to experiment has allowed the brand to produce wines that ‘push the limits of possibility’
Optimism for New Zealand wine amid export woes
Published: 22 May, 2025
Sustainability is the key to future-proofing New Zealand wine, according to a new report. Shay Waterworth has the details
Về Để Đi : Vietnam’s entry into New World whisky
Published: 16 May, 2025
“I had always wanted to make whisky and ended up in Vietnam, and realised there wasn’t a whisky distillery here,” Dr Michael Rosen, co-founder of Hanoi-based distillery Về Để Đi, told Drinks International.
Bar news
Paradiso’s Women & Hospitality event returns for fourth edition
Published: 21 May, 2025
Margarita Sáder, co-founder of Barcelona cocktail bar Paradiso, has announced the annual Women & Hospitality event will return to the city on Sunday 1 June, in collaboration with Altamura Distilleries.
Monica Berg and Alex Kratena to open new venue in Barcelona
Published: 16 May, 2025
Monica Berg and Alex Kratena of London’s Tayēr + Elementary, currently ranked in fourth in the World’s 50 Best Bars, are set to launch their first project in Spain with the opening of Kyara.
Priyanka Blah joins BCB education board as director of education
Published: 16 May, 2025
Bar Convent Berlin has announced the appointment of Priyanka Blah as its new director of education.