Cocktails & Bars

Review: Cato, London

Hamish Smith lends a critical eye to Cato in Covent Garden, London.

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20 March, 2026

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The Big Review: Gambit Bar at The Newman

Hamish Smith is at Gambit Bar at The Newman - London's latest big budget launch.

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19 March, 2026

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Matt Arnold and Eve Green on the imminent second coming of Passing Fancies

Matt Arnold and Eve Green tell Hamish Smith their plans for the new incarnation of their lauded bar in Birmingham’s buzzing Jewellery Quarter.

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17 March, 2026

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Classic cocktails: the story of the Corpse Reviver No.1

This time out Clinton Cawood raises the question of the lesser known Corpse Reviver.

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26 February, 2026

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Classic cocktails: the tale of the Milano Torino

Clinton Cawood’s latest cocktail odessy takes him to one of the proto Italian cocktail, the Milano Torino.

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16 February, 2026

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Neo classic: the story of Shaky Pete’s Ginger Brew

Clinton Cawood brings us the story behind the Hawksmoor classic: Shaky Pete’s Ginger Brew.

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13 February, 2026

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Enter Cato – Angelos Bafas and Bart & Taylor's imminent London launch

Cato, Angelos Bafas’ new multi-space Covent Garden bar in partnership with indie restaurant group Bart & Taylor, is set to open this Friday.

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02 February, 2026

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World Class and CLASS partner for 2026

CLASS can announce it is is the 2026 trade media partner to Diageo's bartender competition, World CLASS GB.

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29 January, 2026

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Bars ARE eligible for new business rates relief

Bars are eligible for the Government's business rates relief designed to support pubs and music venues, CLASS understands.

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29 January, 2026

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Review: Chotto Matte, Manchester

Reviewer for the north, Dave Marsland is in Manchester for his latest review.

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20 January, 2026

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Are dessert cocktails the new dessert?

Hamish Smith wonders if the dessert menu is increasingly a growth opportunity for cocktails.

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12 January, 2026

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Review: Slowpour, Liverpool

Dave Marsland is in Liverpool to run the rule over one of the city's new flagship bars.

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12 January, 2026

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Review: Kona, Falmouth

Our reviewer for the West Country, Ellen Manning, finds a bar under promising new management.

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12 January, 2026

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Now open for entries, the CLASS Bar Awards 2026 announces revamped categories

Entries are now open for the new, revamped submission-based CLASS Bar Awards.

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06 January, 2026

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Review: Experimental Cocktail Club, London

Hamish Smith revisits a revamped classic of the London cocktail bar scene.

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05 January, 2026

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Review: Dogstar, Edinburgh

Scotland bar reviewer Natasha Corfield has been waiting for this opening - Dogstar in Edinburgh's Leith.

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05 January, 2026

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Inside Hoax and The Devil You Know

Simone and Lidia Crepaldi are set to open restaurant Hoax and cocktail bar The Devil You Know this Saturday December 13.

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11 December, 2025

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Q&A: Pippa Guy and Seb Fileccia share more on their new Bristol bar

Hamish Smith catches up with former Savoy bartender Pippa Guy (now of Diageo) and ex-Milk Thistle GM Seb Fileccia about a new Bristol venue.

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17 December, 2025

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Fire bar at new five-star Hotel Gotham opens

Fire bar has opened at the newly launched Hotel Gotham Newcastle, a former fire station which has been transformed into a 57-bedroom luxury hotel.

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08 December, 2025

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International spotlight: CLASS visits Alquímico in Colombia

Bartenders can change the world, says Hamish Smith after seeing what Jean Trinh has achieved through his bar and social projects in Colombia.

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03 December, 2025

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Batching: How to control spice

Dark Bar's Patrick Fogarty is back with his series on batching - this time with tips on controlling spice and the science of heat.

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03 December, 2025

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Classic cocktails: The Toronto

Clinton Cawood dusts off The Toronto and tells us about its history.

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25 November, 2025

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How to make Southside's La Tomatera

Bright, Umami, Spicy

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21 November, 2025

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Simone and Lidia Crepaldi to launch Italian restaurant and bar in Dalston

Simone and Lidia Crepaldi are set to open Hoax in December — a modern Italian restaurant and downstairs cocktail bar named The Devil You Know.

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12 November, 2025

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Neo classic: the story behind the Hugo

Clinton Cawood only has to look back 20 years to find the origin story of this neo classic: the Hugo.

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18 November, 2025

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Hawksmoor St. Pancras to open this November

Hawksmoor St. Pancras is set to open on November 22, promising a “grand” steak and seafood restaurant and Martini Bar.

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11 November, 2025

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Simone’s Cocktail Club opens in Liverpool

Billed as Liverpool first listening bar, Simone’s Cocktail Club has opened on Queen Avenue in the city’s business district.

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10 November, 2025

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Esmeralda’s Mayfair to open at Mandarin Oriental

Esmeralda’s Mayfair, a new late-night live music lounge, will open in early December at Mandarin Oriental Mayfair on Hanover Square in London.

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10 November, 2025

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Batching: How to control citrus

Dark Bar’s Patrick Fogarty kicks off his series on batching with tips on how best to process that most key cocktail ingredient: citrus

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03 November, 2025

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The Explainer… Lyaness’s Unfiltered Martini

In the first of a new series of deep dives on modern cocktails, Tyler Zielinkski explains why Lyaness’s Unfiltered Martini is one of the best drinks to ever emerge from the Lyan bar.

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03 November, 2025