Interviews
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Bean Machine
Coffee cocktails have been on many menus for a while now, the espresso martini now an essential addition to every spirits-led bar. We ask Patrick Kempinski, Reserve World Class Bartender of the Year 2018 for Kenya, why his is so special
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Douglas Ankrah
It’s been just over a month since we lost Douglas Ankrah; a man described as a 'pioneer' who was generous with time and friendship. Incredibly, it’s been nearly twenty years since he opened the beloved and much-missed LAB Bar (London Academy of Bartenders) in Soho, but its legendary legacy – and his – lives on.
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London Cocktail Club
Last year, JJ Goodman celebrated a decade of shaking up the UK bar scene courtesy of his lively and legendary “London Cocktail Concept”
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DEAD RABBIT
When it coms to creating the Worlds best bar, SEan Muldoon and Jack McGarry are well versed. Their New York venue Dead Rabbit has been named worlds best bar at the Worlds 50 Best Bars in 2016
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Blended Whisky
We talk to Jim Beveridge, Johnnie Walker's master whisky blender, about the whisky landscape, the craft of blending, and the secret behind the success of Johnnie Walker Black Label.
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Gin Winner
Alex Walker is currently tending bar at the critically acclaimed and award-winning Beaufort Bar in the Savoy, and recently won the UK Beefeater MIXLDN 7 Cocktail Competition. Here he tells us what he loves about gin and gives an insight on the concept behind his award-winning drink.
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Ian Burrell
There are no two ways about it. There is very little that Ian Burrell doesn't know about rum, so we sat down and talked to him about exactly that.
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Winning with Gin
One of the country’s most talented bartenders and the World Class GB Bartender of the Year 2017. Now director of drinks for the innovative Scotch+Limon, Jamie Jones has a passion for gin and knows how to use it.