CLASS Winter 2020
CLASS Winter 2020
Why fortifieds are the spirits lover's wine
Go on, you deserve it – buy yourself a bottle of something special this winter. If you switch your attention from spirits to fortifieds, 30 or 40-year-olds don’t have to cost the earth, says Joe Wadsack
—11 January, 2021
CLASS Winter 2020
The effect of Covid-19 on taste is the issue under our noses
If smell can be impaired by age and illness, so can guests' appreciation of our drinks. Professor Charles Spence sniffs out the truth
—18 December, 2020
CLASS Winter 2020
More pivots than a ballerina: how my bars are surviving Covid
Pivoting has been the only means of survival for many bar operators. Iain McPherson of Edinburgh’s Panda & Sons, Nauticus and Hoot the Redeemer has become a master contortionist
—06 December, 2020
CLASS Winter 2020
The Rusty Nail - why the 70s classic just makes sense
Jane Ryan hammers home the delights of this simple combination of scotch and Drambuie
—17 December, 2020
CLASS Winter 2020
Tequila aged in cognac barrels? It's tequila, but different
While using casks from different spirits categories to age or finish tequila is not entirely new, it is unusual. Lucy Britner looks at the future potential
—14 January, 2021