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Modern classics: Mulata Daisy
Clinton Cawood looks into the recent past for this neo-classic - to Connaught Bar and Ago Perrone.
—28 November, 2024
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Classic cocktails: Lucien Gaudin
Clinton Cawood dusts off the vintage cocktail books to rediscover the Negroni alternative, Lucien Gaudin.
—26 November, 2024
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Classic cocktails: Carajillo
Clinton Cawood continues his journey mapping the origins of historic cocktails and modern classics.
—20 November, 2024
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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.
—07 November, 2024
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Review: Glue, Liverpool
Dave Marlsand, CLASS reviewer for the North, visits Glue in Liverpool's Albert Dock.
—07 November, 2024
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Review: Peaches, Leamington Spa
Ellen Manning stops by Leamington Spa in the West Midlands and reviews Peaches.
—07 November, 2024
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Review: Sister Ray, Liverpool
Dave Marsland, reviewer for the North, visits one of Liverpool's big launches this summer.
—28 October, 2024
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Review: Maya, Manchester
Class reviewer for the North, Dave Marsland, stops by Maya in Manchester.
—25 October, 2024
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Review: Old Pal, Edinburgh
Natasha Corfield reviews Old Pal in Edinburgh.
—22 October, 2024
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Review: Oriole
Hamish Smith headed to Covent Garden for the second coming of Oriole.
—16 October, 2024
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Review: Archive & Myth at the Hippodrome
Hamish Smith takes a gamble on Archive & Myth at the Hippodrome.
—16 October, 2024
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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.
—15 October, 2024
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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.
—04 October, 2024
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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.
—03 October, 2024
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The CLASS Report: Mixers
Our last category in the CLASS Report is Mixers - Hamish Smith sums up the results.
—30 September, 2024
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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.
—26 September, 2024
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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
—24 September, 2024
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Classic cocktails: The Bizzy Izzy Highball
Clinton Cawood unearths the Bizzy Izzy Highball.
—20 September, 2024
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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.
—20 September, 2024
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Classic cocktails: Mai Tai
Clinton Cawood documents the beginnings of the tropical classic that is the Mai Tai.
—20 September, 2024
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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.
—17 September, 2024
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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.
—11 September, 2024
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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.
—10 September, 2024
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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.
—05 September, 2024
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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.
—05 September, 2024
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Review: The Corset Club, Glasgow
Our new Glasgow-based reviewer Mark Murphy stops by The Corset Club.
—04 September, 2024
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The CLASS Report: American Whiskey
Hamish Smith upicks the data from the American whiskey category of the CLASS Report.
—04 September, 2024
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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.
—30 August, 2024
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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.
—22 August, 2024
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The CLASS Report launches
CLASS has launched its first data-led insights project: The CLASS Report.
—22 August, 2024