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Cocktails & Bars

How to make Vesper Bar's Morning Sunshine

Herbal, fruity, floral 

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How to make BiBo's Strangers in Scotland

Fruity & floral notes, herbal, fresh

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International spotlight: CLASS explores Zest in Seoul

South Korean bar Zest has quickly built an international reputation, debuting in The World’s 50 Best Bars in October. Hamish Smith learns all about the bar from its co-founder, Demie Kim.

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Classic cocktails: The Saturn

Clinton Cawood tells us the story of a classic cocktail which was created in the 1960s and unearthered in 2010.

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How to make Vesper Bar's Thunderstorm

Velvety, herbal, peppery 

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How to make Opium's Opium n°10

Refreshing. fruity. citrusy

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Classic cocktails: the story of the London Calling

This British classic is a relative newcomer - Clinton Cawood bring us its short history.

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How to make Finders Keepers' Date Night Pickle

Dark, vibrant, bittersweet

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Classic cocktails: the story of the Boulevardier

Clinton Cawood comes with a potted history of this Negroni-like whiskey classic. 

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How to make Lucy Wong's Yangtze Margarita

Tart, sharp, smoky

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Review: Bar Lotus, London

Clinton Cawood reviews one of Kingsland Road's latest cocktail haunts. 

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How to make Los Mochis's Oaxacan Midori Sour

Melon, grassy, green pepper

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Spring drinks: making cocktails with Rhubarb

As the season’s bounty becomes apparent across parks, woodlands and verges, the garden offers a chance to flirt with early emerging and versatile rhubarb. Anistatia Miller & Jared Brown have the perfect pairings.

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Review: Finders Keepers, Manchester

Reviewer for the north, Dave Marsland, visits one of Manchester's more significant recent launches, Finders Keepers. 

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Review: Verve Lounge, Birmingham

Midlands reviewer, Ellen Manning, stops by Verve Lounge in Birmingham. 

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London, Birmingham and Edinburgh star at the CLASS Bar Awards 2024

Satan’s Whiskers took the title of Best Bar in the UK sponsored by The Lost Explorer at the CLASS Bar Awards 2024, which took place last night at Battersea Arts Centre in London.

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Review: Port of Leith Distillery, Edinburgh

Our Scotland reviewer Blythe Robertson drops in on The Port of Leith Distillery for his latest review.

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Review: Dear Sailor, Manchester

Manchester based writer Dave Marsland makes landing at Dear Sailor in Spinningfields for his latest review. 

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How bars attract homegrown talent

Recruiting career staffin UK hospitality has never been more hard work. But Ellen Manning says, despite the challenges, the right incentives could help nurture the next generation.

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How to make SO Bar's Pick Me Up

Indulgent, fruity, caramel

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Iain McPherson on the all-new Edinburgh Bar Show

Hamish Smith catches up with Iain McPherson on the all-new Edinburgh Bar Show, which takes place 8-10 April

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How to make Burlock Rum Room's Sleipner’s Folly

Fruity, aromatic, citric

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How to make Kiki Lounge's Queenie Martini

Crisp, oceanic, clean

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Review: Hamish Smith heads out on Britain's "most ordinary bar crawl"

A high-profile appointment at a high street bar group turns Hamish Smith's lapsed attention to mainstream venues.

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Master of Malt Trade launches the Clubman Trophy

Master of Malt Trade, the industry led wholesaler, are launching their own way to recognise those who might get overlooked in the hospitality industry - the Clubman Trophy.

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Bea Bradsell on the real story of the Espresso Martini

To celebrate Espresso Martini Day, Bea Bradsell - recently appointed on-trade director at Glasgow-based agency The Drink Cabinet -  shares the story behind her father Dick Bradsell's coffee-vodka classic. 

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East heads west - the journey to Three Sheets the sequel

Brothers Max and Noel Venning are taking their established-in-Dalston Three Sheets name to a second London site, in Soho. Hamish Smith finds out what to expect from the entrepreneurial duo.

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The new face of Schweppes

Schweppes has appointed Josh Linfitt as its Prestige GB brand ambassador. He explains what his new role entails and what it means to him.

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How to make Fitz's Bar Compass Club

Frothy, short, fruity

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How to make Velvet by Salvatore Calabrese's Above the Clouds

Dry, bracing, fun