Editor @Classbarmag, Bars Editor @Drinksintmag (media partner @50BestBars) Views are my own - mostly.
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28 Feb 2022
"Silence only supports war." A few hours ago I interviewed Dima Shovkoplias from Parovoz Speak Easy in Kyiv. He talked of bartenders making Molotov cocktails. Of speakeasies that have become bomb shelters, of bartenders turned soldiers. drinksint.com/news/fullstory…
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24 Feb 2022
Michelin but for the bar industry? The Pinnacle Guide is here (well, next year). classbarmag.com/news/fullsto…
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18 Nov 2021
For all you bar owners out there...
Danny Murphy of @berry_and_rye on operating a business during a staffing crisis.
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15 Nov 2021
CLASS WINTER 2021 - COME RAIN OR SHINE, HAPPINESS - LAUNCHES
Our last issue ft @SlyAugustin has landed in bars across the UK. Digital subscribers can access the digital magazine here: classbarmag.com/news/fullsto…
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20 Oct 2021
Tim Etherington-Judge of @healthyhospo and calvados brand @AvallenSpirits explains how great changes to spirits labelling are afoot.
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19 Oct 2021
Thought provoking article from @mrlyan (Ryan Chetiyawardana) on how classic cocktail recipes may be limiting the space for the next generation of spirits development.
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14 Oct 2021
With debts to service, rising costs and an uncertain future, profit is becoming increasingly hard to come by for bars. Iain McPherson has some ideas on adapting the bar business model.
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11 Oct 2021
@mixellany (Anistatia Miller and Jared Brown) show us how best to utilise the pumpkin in drinks.
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7 Oct 2021
How has the international bar industry changed since the pandemic? @classbarmag columnist Edmund Weil offers his analysis.
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7 Oct 2021
New spirits-entertainment-shopping network (called @spirits_network ) to launch, with a streamed cocktail comp. Details with @classbarmag
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6 Oct 2021
CLASS columnist Mike Baxter's (@courdoroyjones) latest column is now live on Classbarmag.com.
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30 Sep 2021
Here's our abridged guide to LCW, which begins tomorrow.
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29 Sep 2021
Our reviews are back! Here @HamishSSmith charts the rise - and possible democratisation - of the high-rise bar. classbarmag.com/news/fullsto…
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29 Sep 2021
We have dates for the openings of two UK institutions.
@MOJOSheffield
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And the American Bar's reopening at @TheSavoyLondon
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22 Sep 2021
THE HARD RESET - CLASS Autumn 2021 is out now. CLASS is free for UK bartenders - clink here: classbarmag.com/email_signup…
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21 Jul 2021
Bar World 100 - our list of the most influential bar industry figures - launches tomorrow.
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22 Jun 2021