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Iain McPherson and ECW founders launch Edinburgh Bar Show
Iain McPherson of Panda & Sons has teamed up with Edinburgh Cocktail Week founders Jamie Faulds and Gary Anderson to launch a new three-day international bar show in the Scottish capital.
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by Hamish Smith
07 February, 2024

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Brass Monkey owner takes over Nottingham's Tilt
Liam O’Brien of Nottingham’s Brass Monkey has taken over another of the city’s longstanding bars, Tilt.
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by Hamish Smith
07 February, 2024
Terroir Tapas

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Award-winning low-waste restaurant bar Terroir Tapas closes
Terroir Tapas, a pioneer of sustainable practices in the UK hospitality industry, has announced it has closed due to financial difficulties. 
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by Hamish Smith
06 February, 2024

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Velvet Bar launches icon-inspired menu
Velvet By Salvatore Calabrese, set in the Corinthia London, has announced the launch of its new menu ‘The Quote Book’, CLASS' sister title Drinks International has exclusively revealed.
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by Eleanor Yates
01 February, 2024

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Maura and Alex Lawrence Milia relocate to Mexico
Maura Lawrence Milia of Connaught Bar and Alex Lawrence Milia of Mr Lyan group will move to Mexico to team up with Walter Meyenburg of Hanky Panky and form the Mexico City-based bar group MWA.
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by Oli Dodd & Hamish Smith
24 January, 2024
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Yann Bouvignies to leave Scarfes for Rosewood Amsterdam role
Yann Bouvignies is to leave Scarfes at Rosewood London to undertake a new role as director of bars at Rosewood Amsterdam.
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by Hamish Smith
22 January, 2024
Scales Bar, Mayfair

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Inside Scales, a new hidden bar in Mayfair
Scales, a hidden bar beneath independent London drinks store Drink with Sasha, has opened its doors.
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by Hamish Smith
18 January, 2024

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Beluga Vodka looks ahead to 2024
Beluga Vodka is a symbol of luxury and success. It blends craft and tradition with innovation and an unwavering dedication to quality and attention to detail at every stage of the production process.
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by Sponsored Content
17 January, 2024
Chelsie Bailey

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Chelsie Bailey departs the American Bar at The Savoy
Chelsie Bailey has announced that she has left her role as the head bartender of the American Bar at The Savoy.
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by Hamish Smith
16 January, 2024

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Havana Club launches Cocktail Maestros competition
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by Sponsored Content
16 January, 2024

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Maura Milia to leave Connaught Bar
Maura Milia, bar manager of Connaught Bar, will leave her role this March to pursue a new project overseas, after a decade at the Mayfair hotel.
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by Hamish Smith
15 January, 2024

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Plantation changes name to Planteray Rum
Maison Ferrand has announced that its rum brand Plantation has changed its name to Planteray Rum with immediate effect.
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by Oli Dodd
09 January, 2024

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Beaufort Bar at The Savoy appoints new manager
The Beaufort Bar at The Savoy has appointed Markus Basset as bar manager.
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by Hamish Smith
08 January, 2024

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The most-read stories of 2023
What were the big bar industry stories last year? Hamish Smith provides a guide to the most read on Classbarmag.com.
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by Hamish Smith
05 January, 2024

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Elon Soddu opens Twice Shy in Earl's Court
Elon Soddu, Victor Maggiolo and the team behind Amaro bar are today opening the doors to their second west London venue: Twice Shy.
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by Hamish Smith
15 December, 2023
The Liars Club

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The Liars Club to close after 12 years
Manchester tiki bar The Liars Club is to close after 12 years, it's been announced. 
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by Hamish Smith
15 December, 2023

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CLASS Winter 2023 launches
Access the digital magazine here. Not subscribed? Bartenders can sign up for a digital or hard copy here. 
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by Hamish Smith
11 December, 2023

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Inclusive mentorship programme for content creators launched by The Three Drinkers

The Three Drinkers' Aidy Smith has launched Drinklusive, an inclusive mentorship program for aspiring drinks writers and content creators.
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by Hamish Smith
11 December, 2023

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Agave spirits bar Mezcalito Brompton to open
Agave spirits bar Mezcalito Brompton on South Kensington’s Old Brompton Road is set to open its doors today.
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by Hamish Smith
07 December, 2023

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Baccarat Bar launches menu inspired by photography
Baccarat Bar launches menu inspired by photography.
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by Eleanor Yates
06 December, 2023

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The Busker launches small-batch release
The Busker Irish Whiskey has launched its first small batch expression, The Busker Small Batch Single Pot Still.
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by Hamish Smith
04 December, 2023

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UK to freeze alcohol duty until August 2024
In the Autumn Statement, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled the plan to freeze alcohol duty until August next year.
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by Oli Dodd
22 November, 2023

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Viajante87 launches new full menu
Notting Hill bar, Viajante87 has announced a new menu, the first full cocktail list under the leadership of bar director Pietro Collina and brand manager Veronica Di Pietrantonio.
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by Oli Dodd
16 November, 2023

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Callooh Callay celebrates 15th birthday with alumni guest shift

Shoreditch bar Callooh Callay is to celebrate its 15th birthday, bringing back some of the bar's best-known bartenders for a one-night-only guest shift.
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by Hamish Smith
15 November, 2023

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Schofields and Vennings to unite in December
Bar industry brothers Daniel & Joe Schofield from Schofield’s Bar in Manchester and Noel & Max Venning from Three Sheets in London will bartend together for the first time this December.
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by Hamish Smith
14 November, 2023

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ECC's Lorenzo Di Cola joins Altamura
Lorenzo Di Cola, formerly of the Experimental Cocktail Club Group, has joined Altamura Distilleries as international head of brand across its key global markets, including Italy, the USA, the UK, and India.
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by Hamish Smith
14 November, 2023

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Zonin 1821 and UK sommelier association collaborate to meet record demand for UK sommeliers
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by Sponsored Content
14 November, 2023

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Michter's named The World’s Most Admired Whisky
Michter’s has been named The World’s Most Admired Whisky brand in the third edition of the annual top 50 list released by CLASS' sister title Drinks International.
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by Eleanor Yates
01 November, 2023

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Drinks One launches e-commerce arm
Agency Drinks One has launched an e-commerce arm aimed at providing a platform for smaller scale, “innovative” drinks brands to sell directly to consumers and trade.
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by Hamish Smith
01 November, 2023

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Raffaele di Monaco on The House of Suntory DOJO advocacy programme
CLASS speaks to Raffaele di Monaco, UK brand ambassador at The House of Suntory, about the DOJO advocacy programme.
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by Sponsored Content
29 October, 2023