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Hamish Smith

Hamish Smith

The Busker launches small-batch release
The Busker Irish Whiskey has launched its first small batch expression, The Busker Small Batch Single Pot Still.
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04 December, 2023
Jewel of the South

Hamish Smith

International spotlight: Class explores Jewel of the South in New Orleans
Opened in 2019, this creole cottage-set bar has quickly become a must-visit for any cocktail aficionado. Hamish Smith gets the lowdown on the offering 
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30 November, 2023

Hamish Smith

Callooh Callay celebrates 15th birthday with alumni guest shift

Shoreditch bar Callooh Callay is to celebrate its 15th birthday, bringing back some of the bar's best-known bartenders for a one-night-only guest shift.
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15 November, 2023

Hamish Smith

Schofields and Vennings to unite in December
Bar industry brothers Daniel & Joe Schofield from Schofield’s Bar in Manchester and Noel & Max Venning from Three Sheets in London will bartend together for the first time this December.
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14 November, 2023

Hamish Smith

ECC's Lorenzo Di Cola joins Altamura
Lorenzo Di Cola, formerly of the Experimental Cocktail Club Group, has joined Altamura Distilleries as international head of brand across its key global markets, including Italy, the USA, the UK, and India.
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14 November, 2023

Hamish Smith

Review: Rum Ex Machina, Manchester
Reviewer for the north, Dave Marsland stops by a bar of one of the biggest venues to launch this year - Diecast. 
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13 November, 2023

Hamish Smith

Drinks One launches e-commerce arm
Agency Drinks One has launched an e-commerce arm aimed at providing a platform for smaller scale, “innovative” drinks brands to sell directly to consumers and trade.
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01 November, 2023

Hamish Smith

Angel's Treasure - the spirit world's lesser-known phenomenon of divine evaporation
Hamish Smith explores the distilling world in search of Angel’s Treasure.
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24 October, 2023

Hamish Smith

Sips takes The World's 50 Best Bars crown as London named cocktail capital
Sips from Barcelona has taken top spot at The World’s 50 Best Bars sponsored by Perrier – announced in Singapore tonight - while London became the cocktail capital 2023, contributing more bars to the list than any other city.
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17 October, 2023

Hamish Smith

Review: Lucky 7, Birmingham
Ellen Manning passes by Rob Wood and Kyndra Vorster’s latest Birmingham creation.
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17 October, 2023

Hamish Smith

Veronica Di Pietrantonio and Pietro Collina on the reboot of Viajante 87

Veronica Di Pietrantonio, formerly of Dandelyan/ Lyaness, and Pietro Collina, ex-Eleven Maddison Park/ Nomad, have  relaunched Viajante 87 in Notting Hill. Hamish Smith caught up with them.
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16 October, 2023

Hamish Smith

Nico de Soto readies Wacky Wombat for launch
Nico de Soto of Mace in New York and Danico in Paris is days from opening Wacky Wombat, a new bar in London’s Soho.
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12 October, 2023

Hamish Smith

Review: Mama Funki and the rise of the neighbourhood bar

Are neighbourhood bars now as good as their inner city contemporaries? Hamish Smith hasn't got far to go to find out.
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11 October, 2023

Hamish Smith

The Class Bar Awards 2024 opens for entries
The Class Bar Awards - which aims to recognise the bars and bartenders who set the standard for hospitality and innovation across the UK - is now open for entries. 
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10 October, 2023

Hamish Smith

What's on at London Cocktail Week? CLASS speaks to its organisers
Hamish Smith chats to London Cocktail Week’s Hannah Sharman-Cox and Siobhan Payne about this year’s festival.
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10 October, 2023

Hamish Smith

Five UK bars make 50 Best's 51-100 list
The UK has once again had a strong showing in The World's 50 Best Bars 51-100 list, with London's Lyaness leading the quintette of English bars. 
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10 October, 2023

Hamish Smith

Fine drinks and high jinks - the making of Passing Fancies

Hamish Smith is at the New Bar of the Year, Passing Fancies. He chats to owners Matt Arnold, Eve Green and Tommy Matthews about what increasingly feels like Birmingham's flagship bar.
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04 October, 2023
The Royal Cocktail Exchange

Hamish Smith

CTC owners open The Royal Cocktail Exchange
The owners of Cocktail Trading Co and Murder Inc, Elliot Ball, Andy Mil and Olly Brading, have opened the doors to The Royal Cocktail Exchange near Goodge Street in London. 
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04 October, 2023
Coupette Atelier

Hamish Smith

Atelier Coupette to launch in Soho
Atelier Coupette, the sequel to the famed Bethnal Green bar Coupette, is launching in mid October in Soho, London.
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04 October, 2023

Hamish Smith

Jack Wakelin and Tom Aronica open The Pearl
Jack Wakelin and Tom ‘Ronnie’ Aronica of Bench have launched The Pearl at Park Hill in Sheffield.
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04 October, 2023

Hamish Smith

Paolo Scialpi joins Altamura from Connaught Bar
Paolo Scialpi – formerly of Connaught Bar - has joined Altamura vodka as brand advocate for luxury hospitality.
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04 October, 2023

Hamish Smith

CLASS Autumn 2023 magazine launches
Access the digital magazine here. Not subscribed? Bartenders can sign up for a digital or hard copy here. 
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03 October, 2023

Hamish Smith

Are you a spirits specialist? Become a BBAs judge
If you're a bartender working in a UK bar and you have a specialsm in a particular drinks category, we'd love to hear from you.
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02 October, 2023

Hamish Smith

Sly Augustin and Maiko Neill to launch Notting Hill venue
Trailer Happiness’ Sly Augustin and hospitality consultant Maiko Neill are to launch restaurant Portobello 177 in Notting Hill on October 4th.
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29 September, 2023

Hamish Smith

Canadian Martin takes World Class Crown
Jacob Martin from Canada has been named the 2023 World Class Global Bartender of the Year.
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29 September, 2023

Hamish Smith

Alex Kratena and Simone Caporale to reunite
Alex Kratena of Tayēr + Elementary and Simone Caporale of Sips & Boadas will work under the same roof again this autumn - it's the first time they have bartended as a pair since 2015.
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22 September, 2023

Hamish Smith

How to make The Dark Horse's Infinite Daiquiri

Photo: Amanda Wan Winchester
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21 September, 2023

Hamish Smith

Century Bar launches menu inspired by Scottish countryside
The Gleneagles Hotel’s Century Bar has launched The Great Adventure Book, drawing on the Scottish countryside as inspiration.
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21 September, 2023

Hamish Smith

Five UK hotels make first World's 50 Best Hotels list
Five UK hotels - each boasting leading hospitality venues - have made the inaugural World's 50 Best Best Hotels list, which was unveiled at London's Guildhall last night. 
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20 September, 2023
Sastreria Martinez

Hamish Smith

International spotlight: Class explores Sastrería Martinez in Lima
Bars in Peru have discovered a new frontier of native flavour. Hamish Smith visits Diego Maceda's Sastrería Martinez in Lima to find out more.
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20 September, 2023