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The best ciders from the BBAs 2022
The Bartenders' Brand Awards, now in its fifth year, is our annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders. 
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by Hamish Smith
30 March, 2022
Newton's Bar, Gravity Southside

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Newton’s Bar to open in Wandsworth
Gravity Southside in Wandsworth opens its first dedicated cocktail bar this April - Newton’s Bar.
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by Hamish Smith
28 March, 2022

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Funkidory launches koserat mead

Peckham bar Funkidory has launched a mead in collaboration with Gosnells of London Mead Company.
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by Hamish Smith
28 March, 2022

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The best of the rest from the BBAs 2022
The Bartenders' Brand Awards, now in its fifth year, is our annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders. 
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by Hamish Smith
28 March, 2022

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The best tonic waters from the BBAs 2022
The Bartenders' Brand Awards, now in its fifth year, is our annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders. 
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by Hamish Smith
28 March, 2022
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The best beers from the BBAs 2022
The Bartenders' Brand Awards, now in its fifth year, is our annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders. 
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by Hamish Smith
28 March, 2022

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The best softs and mixers from the BBAs 2022
The Bartenders' Brand Awards, now in its fifth year, is our annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders. 
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by Hamish Smith
25 March, 2022

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Eric Yu invests in Ojo de Dios mezcal
Bar entrepreneur Eric Yu has invested in mezcal brand Ojo de Dios, with an agreement in place to promote the brand in the UK.
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by Hamish Smith
24 March, 2022

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The best non-abv spirits from the BBAs 2022
The Bartenders' Brand Awards, now in its fifth year, is our annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders. 
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by Hamish Smith
22 March, 2022

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The best liqueurs from the BBAs 2022
The Bartenders' Brand Awards, now in its fifth year, is our annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders.
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by Hamish Smith
22 March, 2022

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The best world whiskies from the BBAs 2022
The Bartenders' Brand Awards, now in its fifth year, is our annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders.
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by Hamish Smith
22 March, 2022

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The best American Whiskies from the BBAs 2022
The Bartenders' Brand Awards, now in its fifth year, is our annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders.
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by Hamish Smith
21 March, 2022

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The best Cognacs from the BBAs 2022
The Bartenders' Brand Awards, now in its fifth year, is our annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders.
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by Hamish Smith
17 March, 2022

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The best rums from the BBAs 2022
The Bartenders' Brand Awards, now in its fifth year, is our annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders.
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by Hamish Smith
17 March, 2022
Shibuya Underground

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Samuel Boulton's Shibuya Underground to open
Shibuya Underground, a Japanese cocktail and sake bar operating with a liquid tasting menu, opens in Birmingham tomorrow.
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by Hamish Smith
17 March, 2022
Class magazine

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CLASS Spring edition launches
The Spring 2022 edition of CLASS has now launched and can be accessed digitally here. Not subscribed? Bartenders can sign up for a digital or hard copy here.
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by Hamish Smith
16 March, 2022

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The best Irish whiskies from the BBAs 2022

The Bartenders' Brand Awards, now in its fifth year, is our annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders.
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by Hamish Smith
16 March, 2022

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The best scotch whiskies from the BBAs 2022
The Bartenders' Brand Awards, now in its fifth year, is our annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders.  The BBAs follows a three-step process to mirror buying behaviour, with each product blind-tasted, judged on value for money and finally by design. For more on the methodology behind the BBAs, read more here.
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by Hamish Smith
15 March, 2022

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Drinks Community Mentor Programme returns

Drinks Community, The Drinks Trust’s networking platform for drinks professionals, has announced the return of its Mentor Programme with applications now open for mentors and mentees alike.
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by Oli Dodd
15 March, 2022

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Emporia partners with UK bars for Ukraine fundraiser
Spirits importer Emporia has donated 40 cases of the ultra-premium Ukrainian vodka Staritsky Levitsky Private Cellar to help raise £20,000 of funds for the British Red Cross Ukrainian Appeal.
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by Oli Dodd
15 March, 2022

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The best vodkas from the BBAs 2022
The Bartenders' Brand Awards, now in its fifth year, is our annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders. 
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by Hamish Smith
14 March, 2022

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London Cocktail Week announces dates

London Cocktail Week 2022 will run from 13-23 October, straddling two weekends, following two years of extended month-long festivals.
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by Hamish Smith
11 March, 2022

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Claim your ticket for the Class Bar Awards
If you are a bartender, working in the UK, you are eligible to register for a ticket for the Class Bar Awards 2022.
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by Hamish Smith
11 March, 2022

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The BBAs - how does it work?
Hamish Smith outlines the judging process of the Bartenders' Brand Awards.
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by Hamish Smith
11 March, 2022

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The best gins from the BBAs 2022
The Bartenders' Brand Awards, now in its fifth year, is our annual product testing - by bartenders, for bartenders. 
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by Hamish Smith
11 March, 2022

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Bartenders' Brand Awards 2022 results go live
The Bartenders' Brand Awards 2022 - Class' annual guide to bar trade drinks brands - results are now live.
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by Hamish Smith
10 March, 2022
Carina Soto Velásquez

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Destilado announces Carina Soto Velásquez role and new range
Destilado has announced that Paris bar entrepreneur Carina Soto Velásquez has joined the London-based spirits importer, ahead of the launch of a new range of seven mezcal expressions next week.
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by Hamish Smith
09 March, 2022

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Dima’s Vodka launches fundraiser for Ukrainian humanitarian aid
Ukrainian vodka brand Dima’s has pledged to donate all the proceeds raised from the sale of its bottled cocktail range to Ukrainian relief charities. 
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by Oli Dodd
01 March, 2022

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Leonardo DiCaprio invests in Champagne Telmont
Sustainable champagne house Telmont has announced that actor Leonardo DiCaprio has joined the company as an investor.
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by Oli Dodd
24 February, 2022
Pinnacle Guide

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A 'Michelin' for the bar industry, The Pinnacle Guide launches
London Cocktail Week founders Siobhan Payne and Hannah Sharman-Cox, alongside Global Bartending’s Dan Dove, have announced the launch of the Pinnacle Guide, a new 1, 2 and 3 ‘Pin’ recognition system for the world’s best bars.
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by Hamish Smith
24 February, 2022