Published: 18 November, 2024
David Kermode looks at the origins of vermouth and discovers a diverse cocktail ingredient as well as a strong standalone player.
From its origins as a medicinal tincture for bilious conditions to bartender favourite, vermouth has come a long way. Aromatic, beguilingly bittersweet and fascinating in its complexity, it is delicious on its own, poured over ice, but it is more widely celebrated for a form of liquid alchemy, bringing together the different components of a cocktail to ensure the completed serve is greater than the sum of its parts.
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Published: 17 August, 2022
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Several recent additions to the UK's dynamic bar scene were awarded gongs at the Class Bar Awards last night (24 May), organised by Harpers Wine & Spirits sister publication Class magazine.
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Published: 03 February, 2022
After a two year break due to the pandemic, Gonzalez Byass is once again hosting the world’s largest international sherry cocktail competition.
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Published: 25 January, 2022
Matteo Basso, head bartender at the Malt Lounge and Bar in London, has won the UK Bartenders Guild’s National Cocktail Competition 2022.
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Published: 08 December, 2021
The Connaught Bar in Mayfair has for the second year running being awarded the title of World's Best Bar, in a ceremony which took place yesterday (7 December).
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Published: 30 September, 2021
London Cocktail Week is kicking off tomorrow (1 October) for another extended month-long celebration of the city’s top bars, with an emphasis on bar takeovers and bartenders flying in from all over Europe.
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Published: 08 September, 2021
The growing no/low-alcohol cocktail category has seen some serious innovation as bars and consumers seek more substance in their drinks. Clinton Cawood reports on the latest trends
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Published: 06 September, 2021
Pre-batched cocktails hit the spot when it comes to consistency, reducing waste and prep time, according to their advocates, as Lisa Riley reports.
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Published: 31 August, 2021
The dark spirit has fallen out of fashion when it comes to cocktails, but there are many reasons to reconsider brandy as a mixing ingredient. Jacopo Mazzeo reports.
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Published: 23 August, 2021
The Duchess of Dalston
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The Last Talisman
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Published: 12 April, 2021
Definitive figures from Kantar show just how much shopping habits changed in 2020, with spirits overtaking wine in baskets for the first time and online reaching hitherto unmatched heights, as Jo Gilbert discovers.
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Published: 01 October, 2020
Hugh Jones lost his job this year after shortly after arriving at a new company right at the start of the pandemic. Feeling less than enthused about the situation and his looming annual Stoptober attempt, he was about to throw in the towel of sobriety for London Cocktail Week, which starts today. But after speaking with organisers, he discovered they are pulling out all the stops to this year to make sure as many people can get involved as possible – to blow off steam while also supporting London’s embattled on-trade.
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Published: 11 August, 2020
As consumers attempt to recreate a simplified on-trade experience in the home, which new trends and habits will remain post-lockdown? Lisa Riley reports.
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London Cocktail Week, the world’s biggest city-wide cocktail festival, will go ahead this year, its organisers have announced.
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Published: 21 February, 2020
Scottish bartender Nicole Sykes won the Bacardí Legacy Cocktail Competition at an event in London last night.
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Published: 29 November, 2019
Five UK bartenders have made it through to the finals of the Bacardí Legacy international cocktail competition.
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Published: 18 October, 2019
The Chambers
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Published: 16 October, 2019
UK spirits lovers drank £604m of cocktails in the last year, according to the latest quarterly Mixed Drinks report from market analysts CGA.
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