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Classic cocktails: Carajillo

Clinton Cawood continues his journey mapping the origins of historic cocktails and modern classics.

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Become a Bartender's Brand Awards 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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The endangered species: Why batching cocktails is de-skilling our workforce

We are unintentionally de-skilling our industry and if we don’t stop, the fundamentals of bartending will die out, says Satan’s Whiskers’ Kevin Armstrong, who returns with the second of his two-parter on batched cocktails.

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The Top Cocktails in the UK's Best Bars

 

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Review: Glue, Liverpool

Dave Marlsand, CLASS reviewer for the North, visits Glue in Liverpool's Albert Dock.

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Review: Peaches, Leamington Spa

Ellen Manning stops by Leamington Spa in the West Midlands and reviews Peaches. 

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Review: Sister Ray, Liverpool

Dave Marsland, reviewer for the North, visits one of Liverpool's big launches this summer. 

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Review: Maya, Manchester

Class reviewer for the North, Dave Marsland, stops by Maya in Manchester.

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Review: Old Pal, Edinburgh

Natasha Corfield reviews Old Pal in Edinburgh.

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Review: Oriole

Hamish Smith headed to Covent Garden for the second coming of Oriole.

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Review: Archive & Myth at the Hippodrome

Hamish Smith takes a gamble on Archive & Myth at the Hippodrome.

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CLASS Autumn 2024 magazine launches

Access the digital magazine here. Not subscribed? Bartenders can sign up for a digital or hard copy here. INSIDE CLASSHamish Smith introduces the latest edition of CLASS. 

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The CLASS Report launches

CLASS has launched its first data-led insights project: The CLASS Report.

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The CLASS Report: Liqueurs

Today we look at the liqueurs that sell best at the UK's best bars, according to our recent CLASS Report. 

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The CLASS Report: Mixers

Our last category in the CLASS Report is Mixers - Hamish Smith sums up the results.

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Hannah Sharman-Cox and Siobhan Payne on London Cocktail Week's highlights

What’s happening at London Cocktail Week this year? Founders Hannah Sharman-Cox and Siobhan Payne fill us in.

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The CLASS Report: Vodka

Today's instalment of the CLASS Report is vodka. These are the bestselling brands in the UK's Best Bars

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The Bartender Knowledge Exchange makes its return to London Cocktail Week

As London Cocktail Week returns to the capital next month so too does the Bartender Knowledge Exchange a peer-to-peer educational programme that made its festival debut in 2023.

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Classic cocktails: The Bizzy Izzy Highball

Clinton Cawood unearths the Bizzy Izzy Highball.

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Modern classics: East 8 Hold-Up

The East 8 Hold-Up is that rare thing - a modern classic. Clinton Cawood tracks down the not-so-long-ago history.

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Classic cocktails: Mai Tai

Clinton Cawood documents the beginnings of the tropical classic that is the Mai Tai. 

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The CLASS Report: Scotch whisky

Scotch is only the seventh largest category in the UK's best bars - Hamish Smith sees which brands are on bartenders' radars. 

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The CLASS Report: Brandy

Next up in the CLASS Report is the brandy category. These are the bestselling brands in the UK's best bars. 

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Beyond Aperol: the alternative classic Spritzes to spritz up your menu

Joe Wadsack has some traditional and delicious Spritzes to spritz up continue the summary vibes as we edge into autumn.

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Review: The Corset Club, Glasgow

Our new Glasgow-based reviewer Mark Murphy stops by The Corset Club.

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The CLASS Report: Gin

Hamish Smith looks at the brands that sell best in the bestselling spirits categories in the UK's best bars. 

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The CLASS Report: American Whiskey

Hamish Smith upicks the data from the American whiskey category of the CLASS Report.

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The CLASS Report: Tequila

Which tequilas are the UK's Best Bars serving? That's the question we asked for this latest instalment of The CLASS Report. 

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Techniques and trends: tea in cocktails

Tyler Zielinski investigates the myriad creative ways in which Britain’s favourite beverage is being used in cocktails.

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Sign up for the Classroom with De Kuyper

Registration has now opened for the latest Classroom - a digital education event in association with De Kuyper.