CLASS Apr/May 2020
CLASS Apr/May 2020
Garden to glass: Elderflower wine
Anistatia Miller and Jared Brown have some suggestions for making more of the elderflower season.
—31 March, 2021
CLASS Apr/May 2020
Why bar marketing matters
Marketing is simply letting people know what you’re doing and helping them understand it, says Ryan Chetiyawardana. Why wouldn’t you want to pay for that, he asks?
—08 April, 2020
CLASS Apr/May 2020
Don Javier: farewell to a legend
Jake Burger pays tribute to Don Javier Delgado Corona, famed for his church to hospitality, La Capilla, and his way with a Batanga
—01 April, 2020
CLASS Apr/May 2020
Simone Caporale: books, bars and Flavour Blasters
Simone Caporale is never just working on one thing. Hamish Smith caught up with the bar consultant and wasn’t short of lines of enquiry.
—10 April, 2020
CLASS Apr/May 2020
Creativity in a crisis - how to pivot your bar
Nothing will make up for not having customers, but there are things you can do to build your brand and open up new avenues of revenue – if not for now, then later. Hamish Smith hears how to make the best of a bad situation...
—01 April, 2020
CLASS Apr/May 2020
Amari and their bittersweet progress
Italian amari are taking their sweet time making their mark. François Monti explains why
—05 April, 2020
CLASS Apr/May 2020
How to develop your bartending style
Peter Dorelli, international ambassador for the UKBG, is an entertainer. He says a bartender's style should be defined by more than just drinks making
—01 April, 2020
CLASS Apr/May 2020
Meltdown: the week when hospitality closed
There was a week in mid-March 2020 that will go down as one of the toughest in hospitality history. Edmund Weil, co-owner of Nightjar, Oriole and Swift, opens his diary to March 16
—01 April, 2020
CLASS Apr/May 2020
Bartender wellness: The upside of downtime
Camille Vidal, bartender and founder of La Maison Wellness, is looking at the positives of time away from the bar. It could be the downtime you need, she says
—18 March, 2021
CLASS Apr/May 2020
Brands' pandemic performance and consumer loyalty
There’s a business case for digging deep during a crisis. Lucy Britner looks at COVID-19’s impact on the big drinks companies and consumer behaviour
—04 April, 2020
CLASS Apr/May 2020
Humans crave novelty but shouldn't deliciousness be our guiding principle?
The pursuit of unusual flavours has led chefs and mixologists alike down some interesting roads – but Prof Charles Spence wonders if that’s the right path for cocktails.
—20 April, 2020
CLASS Apr/May 2020
Fine cider - the UK's answer to Champagne
The best ciders are a match for any top wine, says Pete Brown, and it’s about time they were given the credit they deserve.
—04 March, 2021
CLASS Apr/May 2020
Ramos Gin Fizz - do it right, or not at all
Jane Ryan explores the roots of a much-copied classic, the shake of which is subject to much debate.
—16 March, 2021
CLASS Apr/May 2020
Bar review: 40 Elephants at The Great Scotland Yard Hotel
Ello ello ello, what's all this then? Class reviewer Hamish Smith investigates one of 2020's big launches: 40 Elephants at The Great Scotland Yard Hotel.
—01 April, 2020