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Fortnum & Mason's revamped bar to allow guests to create cocktails
Fortnum & Mason in London is to relaunch its third-floor bar 3’6 on May 1st, and in doing so will throw open the cocktail-making process to its guests.
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by Hamish Smith
19 April, 2023

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Chairman Reserve Spiced: an authentic spiced rum
Class chats to Dave Marsland, UK brand ambassador for Saint Lucia Distillers, about why authenticity matters when it comes to spiced rum. 
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by Sponsored Content
19 April, 2023

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The best of the best in the BBAs 2023
To conclude our highlights of the BBAs 2023 we have our best of the best list - the top 10 products from the entire BBAs competition, which is headed by ths year's Supreme Champion. 
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by Hamish Smith
17 April, 2023

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The best tonic waters from the BBAs 2023
Tonic water is the last category we come to in the BBAs, but is no less important than the others. Here's the top five from a jam-packed tonic water judging session. 
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by Hamish Smith
17 April, 2023
Cider BBAs

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The best ciders from the BBAs 2023
Cider doesn't have a big role in cocktail bars, but it's still on a good number of menus. Here are our panel's top five picks from our cider session. 
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by Hamish Smith
13 April, 2023

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Why old whisky became the preserve of investors not bartenders
Hamish Smith interviews Isabel Graham-Yooll, auction director at Whisky.Auction, about the brands and categories that have rocketed in value at whisky auctions – and learns why.
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by Hamish Smith
13 April, 2023

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Adam Handling’s Eve Bar unveils new technique-driven menu

Eve Bar, the subterranean bar beneath the Michelin-starred Frog by Adam Handling, has announced the launch of a new zero-waste menu, Technique. 
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by Oli Dodd
12 April, 2023
BBAs non-abv spirits

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The best non-abv spirits from the BBAs 2023
Judges thought the Non-abv category in the BBAs showed great progress this year. Here we summarise the results. 
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by Hamish Smith
11 April, 2023
Mixers BBAs

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The best softs and mixers from the BBAs 2023
We turn next to the softs and mixers category in the BBAs, where one brand dominates. 
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by Hamish Smith
11 April, 2023

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First British brandy house opens in London
Burnt Faith has launched as the first dedicated brandy house to be established on the British Isles.
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by Eleanor Yates
06 April, 2023

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Edrington acquires Wyoming Whiskey
Edrington has announced that it has become the majority shareholder in the American whiskey brand Wyoming Whiskey.
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by Oli Dodd
06 April, 2023

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The best beers from the BBAs 2023
The BBAs judges tasted and assessed a wide array of beer styles, with some surprise brews making it to the top of the charts.
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by Hamish Smith
05 April, 2023

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The World's 50 Best Bars makes Asian debut
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.
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by Hamish Smith
05 April, 2023

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The best agave spirits from the BBAs 2023
Our agave spirits judging saw mezcal come out on top. Here's our top five. 
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by Hamish Smith
03 April, 2023

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The best liqueurs from the BBAs 2023
Liquers are the next stop in our serialisation of the Bartenders' Brand Awards. 
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by Hamish Smith
31 March, 2023

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Equal Measures launches new educational platform to train new hospitality talent
Equal Measures UK has announced the launch the Forming Foundations Programme, the next step in its plan to deliver greater equity in the drinks industry.
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by Hamish Smith
30 March, 2023

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Scarfes launches menu inspired by ten years of the bar
Scarfes Bar at Rosewood London will launch its new menu ‘10’ this April in celebration of the bar’s 10-year anniversary.
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by Hamish Smith
30 March, 2023

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The best scotch whiskies from the BBAs 2023
Scotch whiskies in cocktail bars are increasingly skewed towards single malts, but would that play out in the BBAs scotch tasting?
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by Hamish Smith
29 March, 2023

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The best vodkas from the BBAs 2023
Today in the BBAs, we take a look at how the vodkas fared.  
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by Hamish Smith
28 March, 2023

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Project #173 launches comp to create new flavour
Project #173, founded by Atom Labs, has announced the launch of a competition that will see someone create a flavoured rum of their own design. 
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by Sponsored Content
28 March, 2023

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Birmingham bar community unites to save 40 St Pauls from closure
A group of Birmingham’s bartenders have joined forces to help keep Jewellery Quarter bar 40 St Pauls open after its owner Amanjot Singh Johal broke his ankle and faced a prolonged period unable to work.
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by Hamish Smith
28 March, 2023

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The best Irish whiskies from the BBAs 2023
Irish whiskey is the next port of call in our highlights of the Bartenders' Brand Awards results. 
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by Hamish Smith
27 March, 2023

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The best rums from the BBAs 2023
Next up in our serialised results of the BBAs is the top-five products in the rum category.
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by Hamish Smith
23 March, 2023

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Bruichladdich unveils Islay rye whisky
Islay Scotch distillery Bruichladdich has announced the launch of the Hebridean island’s first rye whisky, the third release in the Bruichladdich Project series.
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by Oli Dodd
23 March, 2023

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New venue and date for the Class Bar Awards 2023
The Class Bar Awards 2023 will now take place on May 23rd at Battersea Arts Centre in South London.
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by Hamish Smith
22 March, 2023

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The best gins from the BBAs 2023
Today in our highlights of the Bartenders' Brand Awards 2023, we present the gin category. 
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by Hamish Smith
22 March, 2023

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The best brandies from the BBAs 2023
Now in its sixth year, the Bartenders' Brand Award is our annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders. First up in our serialised results is the top-five products in the brandy category.
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by Hamish Smith
20 March, 2023

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The best American whiskies from the BBAs 2023
Next up in the BBAs 2023 is a big one in the bar world - American Whiskey. Here's how it went...
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by Hamish Smith
20 March, 2023
Stuart McCluskey

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McCluskey leaves Bon Vivant Group
Stuart McCluskey has left Edinburgh-based Bon Vivant Group, which he founded in 2008.
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by Hamish Smith
14 March, 2023

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Leeds’ Hedonist Bar closes
Leeds’ Hedonist Bar has closed its doors, the venue’s social media announced on Saturday.
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by Hamish Smith
13 March, 2023