Cocktails & Bars

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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05 September, 2024

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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22 August, 2024

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Review: Stray, Manchester

Reviewer in the North, Dave Marsland, visits one Manchester's biggest opening of the year - Stray.

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15 August, 2024

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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.

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15 August, 2024

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Anistatia Miller & Jared Brown's mixed drinks that make the most of tomato season

Tomatoes and the plants they come from have all manner of uses in cocktails, as Anistatia Miller and Jared Brown recount.

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14 August, 2024

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Review: No Nuisance, St Albans

Clinton Cawood takes a short train ride outside of London to St Albans, the home of Happiness Forgets' new sister bar.

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13 August, 2024

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Review: Pearl at Park Hill, Sheffield

Reviewer for the north Dave Marsland took his time to get to Pearl at Park Hill in Sheffield, but it was well worth the wait.

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12 August, 2024

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Franklin & Sons crowns winner of debut cocktail competition

Pioneering independent drinks brand, Franklin & Sons, has crowned the winner of its first-ever, national cocktail competition, ‘Flavour in Motion’.

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05 August, 2024

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How to make Gungho's Sustainable Piña Colada

Tropical, natural, juicy

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05 August, 2024

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Review: Spy Bar at Raffles London

Tyler Zielinski visits Raffles London's 'other' cocktail venue - Spy Bar.

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31 July, 2024

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Review of Fenix in Manchester: "Step inside a troglodytic network of caves with (potentially) killer drinks"

Hamish Smith reviews Manchester restaurant-bar Fenix. There's a lot of style, but is there substance?

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25 July, 2024

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How to make The Donovan Bar's Seven Apples

Refreshing, light, apple

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24 July, 2024

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Ron Santiago de Cuba announces 2024 Casa Del Daiquiri

In celebration of Daiquiri Day on Friday 19th July, Ron Santiago de Cuba has launched its fourth annual Casa del Daiquiri edit, partnering with a selection of some of the world’s leading bars and bartenders to bring their twists on the Daiquiri into the hands of rum and cocktail enthusiasts from around the world.

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19 July, 2024

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Enter National Prosecco Week's cocktail competition

Celebrate National Prosecco Week from 13 August with great cocktails and a tempting competition.

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18 July, 2024

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CLASS Summer 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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18 July, 2024

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A Very Boutique-y Winner Has Been Crowned!

Callum Palmer, of Nottingham's Tilt Bar, produced the serve of the day in a hotly contested final.

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18 July, 2024

Cocktails & Bars

How to make Opium's Sparkling Pearls

Fresh, fruity, zesty

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12 July, 2024

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Monkey Shoulder's Ultimate Bartender Championship returns

Forget everything you know about conventional bartending competitions – Monkey Shoulder's Ultimate Bartender Championship is BACK!

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28 June, 2024

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How to make Naked & Famous' Naked & Famous spin

Bold, smoky, citrus

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27 June, 2024

How to make The American Bar's Gooseberry

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How to make The American Bar at Gleneagles' Gooseberry

Refreshing, sweet, tart

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27 June, 2024

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How to make Vesper Bar's Sunkissed Summers

Aloe vera, citrus foam

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25 June, 2024

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How to make Babur's Himalayan Spring

Spirit-forward, sweet, zingy

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20 June, 2024

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How to make Samba Room's Wabi-Sabi

Light and floral

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18 June, 2024

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How to make Vesper Bar's Morning Sunshine

Herbal, fruity, floral

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06 June, 2024

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How to make BiBo's Strangers in Scotland

Fruity & floral notes, herbal, fresh

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31 May, 2024

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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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22 May, 2024

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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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21 May, 2024