Cocktails & Bars

Review: Waltz may be London's most authentic Japanese cocktail bar

Reviewer Hamish Smith didn't realise something was missing from London's bar scene until a new venue waltzed in.

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03 July, 2025

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CLASS Summer 2025 launches

Access the digital magazine here. Not subscribed? Bartenders can sign up for a digital or hard copy here.

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26 June, 2025

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The Top 50 Cocktails in the UK's Best Bars (2025)

Clinton Cawood details the most popular drinks in the UK’s top bars, as discovered by the CLASS Report 2025 - our poll of the bars that received votes in the Class Bar Awards.

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25 June, 2025

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Bars from across the UK star at the CLASS Bar Awards 2025

On Wednesday 21st May 2025 CLASS magazine announced its highly anticipated CLASS Bar Awards 2024. Having debuted in 2003, the CLASS Bar Awards is the longest-running UK bar industry celebration.

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21 May, 2025

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International spotlight: CLASS explores Bar Les Ambassadeurs in Paris

Hamish Smith finds himself stopped in his tracks by a Parisian hotel bar that has challenged his preconceptions.

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29 May, 2025

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The Top 30 Cocktails in the UK's Best Bars

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09 October, 2024

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Classic cocktails: the story behind the Paloma

Clinton Cawood opens the history books to the page of the Paloma.

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06 May, 2025

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Classic cocktails: The Suffering Bastard

Clinton Cawood unearths the Suffering Bastard - a classic from the catacombs.

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06 May, 2025

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The CLASS Report 2025 launches

CLASS has launched the The CLASS Report 2025. Download the magazine here.

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30 April, 2025

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Modern classics: Breakfast Martini

Our latest incursion into 21st century classics, dips us just below the qualificatiton threshold into 1996, though we thought this drink well worthy of an exception. Clinton Cawood is a sucker for a good story - he catches up with the Breakfast Martini's creator Salvatore Calabrese.

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01 May, 2025

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The winning gins from the BBAs 2025

Which gins did best at the Bartenders' Brand Awards? Here's our top five.

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17 April, 2025

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Q&A: Aidy Smith on Inclusivity Mentorship & Incubator Program, Drinklusive

Hamish Smith chats to Aidy Smith of The Three Drinkers about his Inclusivity Mentorship & Incubator Program, Drinklusive.

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08 April, 2025

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Review: Downstairs at Betty's, Edinburgh

Natasha Corfield dropped in on Betty's for the Spring issue.

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08 April, 2025

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The pick of the scotch whiskies from the BBAs 2025

Today we turn our attention to the best-performing scotch whiskies in the Bartenders' Brand Awards 2025.

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03 April, 2025

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The best performing American Whiskeys in the BBAs

Next up in our serialisation of the Bartenders' Brand Awards results is American Whiskey.

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01 April, 2025

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Review: Space, Wolverhampton

CLASS Midlands reviewer James March reviews Space in Wolverhampton.

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25 March, 2025

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Review: Ego Death, Manchester

CLASS reviewer for the North, Dave Marsland, headed out to one of this winter's biggest launches - Ego Death.

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24 March, 2025

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The best agave spirits from the BBAs 2025

We kick off our BBAs highlights with the best of the agave spirits session.

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20 March, 2025

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Review: Bloodsports - a sports bar with a sideline in blood, guts and cocktails

Hamish Smith waves the flag for sports bars at Meatliquor’s new Bloodsports.

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20 March, 2025

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Simon Thompson to open Café Baggio

Liverpool’s Present Company is to be transformed into Café Baggio, a “café-bar for football romantics by football romantics”.

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12 March, 2025

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What's in season this Spring?

Anistatia Miller and Jared Brown branch out to cover the best market-bought plants alongside those they grow to elevate cocktails.

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17 March, 2025

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Matthew Dakers launches Melville & Sons

Norwich bar operator Matthew Dakers has launched Melville & Sons, a sequel to his Class Bar Awards-shortlisted 11th & Social.

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11 March, 2025

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Will Meredith to launch Earl’s Court hotel bar

Sprout, a new hotel bar launched by Will Meredith and Ellie Camm, will open next month at Templeton Garden, the first UK launch from luxury hotel group Miiro.

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11 March, 2025

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Kwãnt alumnus Gento Torigata opens Japanese bar Waltz

Gento Torigata, formerly of Erik Lorincz’s Kwãnt, has opened a Japanese cocktail bar in Shoreditch.

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11 March, 2025

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Have you tried these South American classics?

In the first of a new series on lesser-known classics from around the world, Sorrel Moseley-Williams picks three of her favourites from South America.

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04 March, 2025

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Classic cocktails: the story of the Vieux Carré

Clinton Cawood heads to New Orleans to dig up the history and best spec of this American classic.

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26 February, 2025

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Classic cocktails: Scofflaw

Clinton Cawood dusts off the Scofflaw.

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17 February, 2025

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Neo classic: Lone Ranger

Clinton Cawood walks us through Jeffrey Morgenthaler's neo classic, the Lone Ranger.

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14 February, 2025

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Are you the next Emerging Bartender of the Year?

Are you an up-and-coming bartender, starting to make waves in the industry? Enter the Class Bar Awards' Emerging Bartender of the Year award, which is now open for entries.

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10 February, 2025

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Is your bar the next Employer of the Year?

Does your bar put employees ahead of profits? Enter the Class Bar Awards' Bar Employer of the Year award, which is now open for entries.

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05 February, 2025