Cocktails

Are gender-neutral cocktails a thing?

13-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

A new survey has revealed 21% of participants do not feel comfortable drinking certain cocktails as they feel they are better suited to the opposite gender.

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'Time capsule' concepts can help bring the pub into the 21st century

11-Nov-2019 By Stuart Stone

Known for its stylish and innovative venues, Inception Group has 11 sites, with more planned. Here, co-founder Charlie Gilkes tell us how the operation began, where the ideas come from and what to expect in the future

Long queue times ‘drives customers away’

11-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

New research shows queues could be losing bartenders more customers than they realise, with the average British consumer waiting up to a whopping 12 hours a year for their cocktails.

Beat the chill with a great winter cocktail line-up

06-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

Cocktail drinkers visit the on-trade 25% more than non-cocktail drinkers, according the CGA analysis.

Alcohol-free cocktail range includes Aperol Spritz and Pink G&T alternatives

02-Oct-2019 By Emily Hawkins

A new drinks company has made its debut with a range of cocktails for teetotallers, including the first alcohol-free versions of two popular pub drinks.

Drinkers seeking ‘purist’ cocktails

18-Sep-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Simple serves will be the next big trend within the cocktail category out-of-home, according to the director of a pre-batch cocktail company.

Bloody Mary cocktail range to tackle ‘inconsistency’

16-Jul-2019 By Emily Hawkins

A canned Bloody Mary cocktail has been launched by two friends who felt there was a gap in the market for premium versions of the cocktail in the off-trade.

How can your bar make the Top 50 Cocktail Bars list?

18-Apr-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

We told you the exclusive Top 50 Cocktail Bars list would be back – and this is where it begins.

Beer still on top, but more Brits opting for alcohol-free

19-Sep-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

The UK’s favourite drink remains beer, with 17% of Brits asked citing it as their beverage of choice, however, an alcohol-free option came in at a close second new research has claimed.

New York bar to host one-night London pop-up

03-Sep-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A New York bar with a celebrated international reputation will make an appearance in London for one night.

Ziggy's hotel bar to honour David Bowie

03-Sep-2018 By Emily Hawkins

One of David Bowie’s former haunts, the Hotel Café Royal, London, will pay tribute to the pop icon with a new bar opening this month.

New York cocktail concept to open London bar

28-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A New York inspired brand is opening a cocktail bar in London next month.

Alcohol-free ‘gin’ and ‘rum’ launched

27-Jul-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Funkin cocktails founder Alex Carlton has stepped into the alcohol-free ‘spirits’ category with the launch of Stryyk Not Rum and Not Gin variants.

In association with Fever-Tree

How to grow a gin garnish garden

05-Jul-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Whether you’re growing them on the bar for staff to garnish drinks with or in your pub garden for consumers to pick and choose for themselves, a G&T garnish garden is a quirky way to create a bit of atmosphere and theatre.

The pubs that turned red, white and blue for the Fourth of July

05-Jul-2018 By Emily Hawkins

UK pubs joined in with festivities across The Pond for yesterday’s Fourth of July celebration of US independence, offering specially themed food, drink, and music.