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Hamish Smith

Hamish Smith

Cocktails in the City returns to London

Cocktails in the City will return to London this summer, with a series of three weekend events across June, July and August.

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Tequila trailblazer Tomas Estes passes

Tomas Estes, one of the drinks industry's most loved and respected figures, has passed away peacefully at his home in Oregan. 

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The best of the best from the BBAs 2021

The Bartenders' Brand Awards, now in its fourth year, is our annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders. We finish this series with the best of the best, including the BBA's 2021 Supreme Champion. 

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The best of the rest from the BBAs

The Bartenders' Brand Awards, now in its fourth year, is CLASS’ annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders. Our penultimate article of the series rounds up the highlights of the smaller categories in this year's BBAs.

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The best non-abvs from the BBAs 2021

The Bartenders' Brand Awards, now in its fourth year, is CLASS’ annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders. The fast-growing category of non-abv aperitifs, spirits and wines is next. 

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Havana Club enters spiced market under lure of Gen Z

Havana Club has finally entered the spiced rum market with the launch of its new Cuban Spiced spirit drink.

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McClintock named World Class GB champion

Mark McClintock has been named Diageo World Class GB Bartender of the Year 2021.

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The best softs and mixers from the BBAs 2021

The Bartenders' Brand Awards, now in its fourth year, is CLASS’ annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders. Next up is the highly competitive softs and mixers category. The BBAs follows a three-step process to mirror buying behaviour, with each product blind-tasted, judged on value for money and finally by design. For more on the methodology behind the BBAs, read more here.

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The best ciders from the BBAs 2021

The Bartenders' Brand Awards, now in its fourth year, is CLASS’ annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders. It's cider's turn to go under the microscope - here's our top five. 

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Hospitality tops unemployment charts

The Office for National Statistics has revealed that hospitality businesses suffered the most jobs losses in the last year, accounting for 43% of the national total.

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The best beers from the BBAs 2021

The Bartenders' Brand Awards, now in its fourth year, is CLASS’ annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders. Up next is the beer top five. 

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The best cognacs from the BBAs 2021

The Bartenders' Brand Awards, now in its fourth year, is CLASS’ annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders. Here we unveil the results for cognac.

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The best American Whiskies from the BBAs 2021

The Bartenders' Brand Awards, now in its fourth year, is CLASS’ annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders. Next up in our results, is a key category for some of the most popular classic cocktails: American Whiskey.

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Bacardi Legacy returns after pandemic break

Bacardi Legacy will take place in June, the rum company has announced.

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The best rums from the BBAs 2021

The Bartenders' Brand Awards, now in its fourth year, is CLASS’ annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders. In our next instalment of results, the top scorers in the rum category.

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Schofield’s Bar: the exclusive story of 2021’s biggest opening

Schofield’s Bar – the long and globally anticipated debut venue of bartender brothers Joe and Daniel Schofield - will open for service on Wednesday 14 April.

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Registration opens for CLASSROOM ft. Edrington-Beam Suntory

CLASS is now taking registrations for its next digital tasting event: CLASSROOM in association with Edrington-Beam Suntory.

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The best liqueurs from the BBAs 2021

The Bartenders' Brand Awards, now in its fourth year, is CLASS’ annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders. In the fourth article of our serialised results, we reveal which liqueurs fared best.

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The best brandies from the BBAs 2021

The Bartenders' Brand Awards, now in its fourth year, is our annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders. In the third of our serialised results, we look at brandy. 

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The government to consult hospitality on rent debt

The government has called for evidence on commercial rent debts, signalling a step forward in addressing arrears accumulated by hospitality tenants during the pandemic.

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Welsh hospitality poised for May indoor reopening

Hospitality in Wales could reopen indoors in May if Covid cases remain low, its government has said.

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Firms urged to turn down "derisory" pandemic pay outs

Hospitality business owners have been urged not to accept “derisory” initial offers from insurers who previously denied them pandemic pay outs.

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Poll: Londoners more likely to brave bad-weather socialising

Londoners may be about to debunk their ‘Southern Softies’ moniker, with a recent poll suggesting inhabitants of the capital are the most likely Britons to socialise outdoors in bad weather.

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Imbibe Live 2021 to go ahead – and not virtually

Imbibe Live 2021 will go ahead from 13-14 September at Olympia London, organiser Reed Exhibitions has announced.

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UKBG's first female president eyes revolution

The UKBG, the world’s oldest surviving bar guild, has appointed a female president for the first time in its 87-year history.

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Parliament to debate further support for hospitality

Image: Parliamentlive.tvMPs will debate the issue of ‘Support for the Hospitality Industry during Covid-19’ tomorrow (March 24) in the House of Commons.

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Midlands trade calls for staff background checks

The Midlands trade has called for compulsory DBS checks for staff of family-oriented hospitality venues in the wake of the sentencing of a Leicester bar owner for sex offences.

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Sacha Lord to begin legal action over hospitality lockdown

Sacha Lord, the Night Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester, has started legal action against the Government over the lockdown of hospitality.

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Mentors and sponsors announced for Equal Measures programme

Equal Measures and The Mixing Class have secured funding for the first round of their jointly organised Education and Mentorship Programme.

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Celebrate Her calls for industry safeguarding measures for women

Celebrate Her has called on the hospitality industry to do more to ensure the safety of female staff, following a poll that revealed 91% of women in hospitality feel unsafe travelling home from work.