Diageo training programme returns for third year

Diageo is launching its Learning for Life programme in London this week for the third year running to help train the next generation of bartenders.

London Cocktail Week relocates main event

London Cocktail Week has moved the heart of the festival – The Cocktail Village, to The Old Truman Brewery to accommodate a growing number of visitors.

Vodka: return of the king

Vodka may have been eclipsed in recent years by the gin boom. But Britain’s bartenders are rediscovering its charms. 

Bibendum to supply Market Halls’ pop-up venture

Bibendum has teamed up with Market Halls to supply the company’s new pop-up venture in Fulham.

List with a twist

With Jones Family Kitchen bringing a flavour of Shoreditch to Belgravia, Andrew Catchpole gets a taste of the ethos of the drinks team

L’Atelier du Vin joins Brighton's burgeoning drinking scene

L’Atelier du Vin

Borough Wines teams up with Burmese resturant Lahpet

Mixing margins

Done well, a simple cocktail offer can boost sales and impress your customers, says Darren Smith

Frizzenti expands on tap offering with cocktails

UK distillery number doubles in five years

The number of UK distilleries in the UK has doubled in the past five years, boosted by the gin boom.

Guy Woodward: My 10 New Year’s resolutions

1. DRINK WHEN I WANT

New openings boost Be At One performance

Cocktail bar Be At One has posted a 24% jump in turnover - up £7.1m, to £36.9m for the year ending 2 April, 2017.

Berlin bar show breaks records ahead of NYC launch

As a barometer of the spirits and cocktail world, this week’s edition of Bar Convent Berlin revealed a sector in rude health, with record numbers of visitor and exhibitors attending a heavily over-subscribed event.

How consumer on-trade spend could top 2016 this Christmas

Forecasters are predicting that bars and pubs could be set to exceed last year's Christmas takings, despite continued “shaky” consumer confidence post-Brexit.

NWTC to debut The Florist in Bristol

Up-market pub operator New World Trading Company (NWTC) is launching a brand new concept, to sit alongside its growing portfolio of brands.

Diageo World Class panel reveals top cocktail trends

Leading mixologist and chefs have highlighted four trends that will change the way consumers drink cocktails in 2018.

Spirit of Zing receives revamp following investment in new facilities

Speciality drinks brand World of Zing has given its Spirit of Zing cocktails portfolio an overhaul following investment in new facilities.

Porn Star Martini gets poured into bottles

The creater of Porn Star Martini – mixologist Douglas Ankrah, has launched a bottled format of the popular cocktail.

Be At One secures Bournemouth site

Cocktail bar group Be At One is set to open its second bar on the South Coast, in Bournemouth, as part of its national expansion strategy.

Hendrick’s bolsters brand with Orbium

Hendrick’s gin has released a brand extension which combines quinine, wormwood and blue lotus.