Staying at the Hilton Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro has been nothing short of spectacular. Set right on the iconic Copacabana Beach, the hotel perfectly combines Rio’s vibrant energy with a sense of refined luxury. I couldn’t have asked for a better location to enjoy all that this lively city has to offer, from the […]
1. Negroni We continue to live in the age of the aperitivo, with Italy’s contributions to our collective cocktail canon holding on to two brightly-coloured spots in the top 10 this year – the Aperol Spritz in eighth position, and this first-place winner for the third year running. There are plenty of easier-drinking cocktails on
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New Year’s celebrations have ended and somehow you still have some left, how can that be? Here are nine creative ways, I’ve learned along the way how to use leftover champagne. 1. Mix up some Champagne cocktails. 2. Freeze into ice cubes to use in cocktails and sauces. 3. Soak some fruits in Champagne for
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About last night…. Another successful event for Les Dames d’Escoffier Ontario!! It was a great turnout at our newly designed Wine and Cookbook Library La Bibliothèque d’Escoffier (Ontario) Toronto. “Hats were on!” for the ladies. Rory Sinclair, Piper for Earl of Caithness started the event with some lovely Scottish and Irish tunes ending with God
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Bacardi has announced that it will be extending the availability of its bottled cocktails range “Tails” to the off-trade. The range, which uses Bacardi’s portfolio of premium brands for the hospitality industry, promises a bar-quality cocktail within 30 seconds. “Over the last two years, cocktail awareness has boomed as people served up daiquiris, espresso martini
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The World’s 50 Best Bars, sponsored by Perrier, will launch its North America list this summer! The awards will be held in New York City June 7, 2022. Mark Sansom, content editor for 50 Best, is confident that the new list will become a key part of the global bar industry. “The bar scene and
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Cognac’s biggest market, the US, saw the liquid’s sales climb by 11.1% in 2021 Cognac sales saw a 31% rise in value last year, with volumes of the spirit increasing by 16.2% to 223.2 million bottles, the BNIC has revealed. Christophe Veral, president of the BNIC, noted that demand for Cognac “has never been greater
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The 2021 edition of the World’s Best 50 Bars was announced this week at an awards ceremony in London, UK. London holds the top two spots while New York has two spots in the top 30. It’s also a notably more international affair than usual, with 17 countries represented in the top 50, and with
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My recent interview with Frankie Solarik, a cutting-edge mixologist, leader on the global cocktail scene and owner of BarChef. BarChef is located on Queen Street West, in the City of Toronto. Frankie Solarik really needs no introduction, but for some newbies in the trade, Frankie is well-known in Canada and around the world as a
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Manachain Monaghan from the UK has been crowned the global champion of Flor de Caña’s Sustainable Cocktail Challenge with his ‘Steamship’ cocktail! Monaghan, owner of Below Stairs Bar, beat 30 other international bartenders and mixologists in a virtual edition of the competition which challenged entrants to make the most ‘spectacular’ sustainable cocktail. About The Steamship
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