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Drinks Community Mentor Programme returns

Drinks Community, The Drinks Trust’s networking platform for drinks professionals, has announced the return of its Mentor Programme with applications now open for mentors and mentees alike.
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by Oli Dodd
15 March, 2022

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Emporia partners with UK bars for Ukraine fundraiser
Spirits importer Emporia has donated 40 cases of the ultra-premium Ukrainian vodka Staritsky Levitsky Private Cellar to help raise £20,000 of funds for the British Red Cross Ukrainian Appeal.
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by Oli Dodd
15 March, 2022

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The best vodkas from the BBAs 2022
The Bartenders' Brand Awards, now in its fifth year, is our annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders. 
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by Hamish Smith
14 March, 2022

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London Cocktail Week announces dates

London Cocktail Week 2022 will run from 13-23 October, straddling two weekends, following two years of extended month-long festivals.
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by Hamish Smith
11 March, 2022

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Claim your ticket for the Class Bar Awards
If you are a bartender, working in the UK, you are eligible to register for a ticket for the Class Bar Awards 2022.
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by Hamish Smith
11 March, 2022

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The BBAs - how does it work?
Hamish Smith outlines the judging process of the Bartenders' Brand Awards.
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by Hamish Smith
11 March, 2022

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The best gins from the BBAs 2022
The Bartenders' Brand Awards, now in its fifth year, is our annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders. 
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by Hamish Smith
11 March, 2022

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Bartenders' Brand Awards 2022 results go live
The Bartenders' Brand Awards 2022 - Class' annual guide to bar trade drinks brands - results are now live.
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by Hamish Smith
10 March, 2022
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Destilado announces Carina Soto Velásquez role and new range
Destilado has announced that Paris bar entrepreneur Carina Soto Velásquez has joined the London-based spirits importer, ahead of the launch of a new range of seven mezcal expressions next week.
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by Hamish Smith
09 March, 2022

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Dima’s Vodka launches fundraiser for Ukrainian humanitarian aid
Ukrainian vodka brand Dima’s has pledged to donate all the proceeds raised from the sale of its bottled cocktail range to Ukrainian relief charities. 
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by Oli Dodd
01 March, 2022

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Leonardo DiCaprio invests in Champagne Telmont
Sustainable champagne house Telmont has announced that actor Leonardo DiCaprio has joined the company as an investor.
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by Oli Dodd
24 February, 2022
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A 'Michelin' for the bar industry, The Pinnacle Guide launches
London Cocktail Week founders Siobhan Payne and Hannah Sharman-Cox, alongside Global Bartending’s Dan Dove, have announced the launch of the Pinnacle Guide, a new 1, 2 and 3 ‘Pin’ recognition system for the world’s best bars.
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by Hamish Smith
24 February, 2022
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Angus Winchester makes UK return with Dark Horse role
Louis Lewis-Smith, Angus and Alex Winchester
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by Hamish Smith
22 February, 2022
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NZ's Cardrona Distillery opens entries and names judges for cocktail comp
Cardrona Distillery has opened entries to UK bartenders to its inaugural cocktail competition, Cardrona Club.
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by Sponsored Content
22 February, 2022

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Hospitality vacancy level requires urgent action
UKHospitality says current vacancies in hospitality are more than 100% higher than the corresponding pre-Covid period.
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by Hamish Smith
21 February, 2022

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Cointreau teams up with some of London’s best bars for Margarita Day
To celebrate National Margarita Day, Cointreau has partnered with some of London’s best bars to showcase one-off versions of the Margarita.
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by Oli Dodd
18 February, 2022

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Majority of hospitality businesses at risk of closure
New research published by Peckwater Brands, has revealed that 58% of UK hospitality businesses say that the Covid-19 pandemic has put them at risk of closure.
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by Oli Dodd
16 February, 2022

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The Alchemist announces relaunch of flagship bar
The Alchemist has announced the launch of its flagship venue in Spinningfields, Manchester following a £550k refurbishment.
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by Oli Dodd
16 February, 2022

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Hacha announces events series in celebration of Margarita Day
London-based Agaveria, Hacha, has announced a series of events in celebration of Margarita Day from 22 February.
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by Oli Dodd
16 February, 2022

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The Art of ITALICUS Aperitivo Challenge opens for entry
The Art of ITALICUS Aperitivo Challenge is back with its fourth edition.
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by Sponsored Content
15 February, 2022

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Four people hospitalised after floor collapses at East London bar
Thirteen people were injured when the mezzanine floor of an East London bar collapsed on Saturday afternoon.
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by Oli Dodd
14 February, 2022

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Hospitality named best industry for women to work in
The accommodation and food services industry is the UK work sector where women are thriving most, according to a study published by Reboot Digital PR Agency.
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by Oli Dodd
10 February, 2022

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Hospitality firms urge VAT freeze as cliff edge nears
More than 250 business leaders from hospitality and leisure have written to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak urging the Government to freeze VAT at 12.5%.
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by Hamish Smith
10 February, 2022

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UK hospitality industry launches £5 million recruitment campaign
Multiple industry bodies have united around Hospitality Rising, a £5 million campaign to tackle the sector’s job crisis.
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by Oli Dodd
10 February, 2022

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Registration for Banks & Facundo Classroom opens
Registration for the Virtual Classroom with Banks Fine Rums & Facundo Rum Collection, hosted by Jim Meehan, co-founder of Banks Rums, and Adolfo Comas, Bacardi Trade Brand Ambassador UK, is now open. 
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by Hamish Smith
07 February, 2022

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Pernod Ricard UK launches US' fastest-growing bourbon

Pernod Ricard UK has announced that it is bringing the super-premium Kentucky whiskey brand Rabbit Hole to the UK, the first European market to launch the brand.
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by Oli Dodd
02 February, 2022
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UKBG names UK rep for World Cocktail Championship
The UK Bartenders Guild has named Matteo Basso of the Malt Lounge & Bar in London the champion of its National Cocktail Competition.
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by Hamish Smith
01 February, 2022
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First look at Mr Lyan's Seed Library
Ryan Chetiyawardana and Alex Lawrence have revealed more details of the new Mr Lyan cocktail bar, Seed Library, which launches in London's Shoreditch in early March. 
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by Hamish Smith
31 January, 2022

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Aubrey London opens at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park
Aubrey London - a Japanese take on an English pub - opens today at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, with two distinctive bar experiences and accompanying Japanese cuisine.
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by Hamish Smith
28 January, 2022

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Maker’s Mark becomes world’s largest B Corp distillery
Maker’s Mark has become a certified B Corporation Certification becoming the world’s largest distillery, and the first in Kentucky’s, to do so.
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by Oli Dodd
26 January, 2022