Cocktails

My Escape to Hilton Copacabana: A Culinary and Cultural Exploration of Rio’s Iconic Beachfront Hotel

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 […]

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“World’s Best Bars” Five Bestselling Classic Cocktails 2024

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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Bacardi Announces Its Bottled Cocktail Range “Tails”

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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North America’s Best 50 Bars list launches this summer

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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SOBAR: The World’s 1st Food Designed to Reduce Alcohol Absorption

Recently I attended a virtual Mixology Masterclass hosted by a SOBAR founder, Food Scientist Dr. Joseph Fisher and Mixologist and Bar Above founder, Chris Tunstall. What I learned was that SOBAR is a unique protein bar and is the world’s first food specifically designed to reduce alcohol absorption. How it works is that you eat

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Liz Palmer: Interview with Frankie Solarik the visionary behind BarChef

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 wins the “Flor de Caña Sustainable Cocktail” Challenge

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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Dennis Doorakkers + Liz Palmer on IG Live discussing the RTD Market

Based in Holland Dennis Doorakkers is wine writer, a judge at various wine competitions in Europe and North America, an importer, and also an Ambassador for the International Canned Wine Competition [ICWC]. Dennis is a true believer in the viability and potential of canned wines in the marketplace. He is also driven by millennial-minded-marketing and

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The World’s 50 Best Bars returns LIVE December 2021!

William Reed Business Media has just announced that The World’s 50 Best Bars, sponsored by Perrier, will be unveiled as part of a live awards ceremony on Tuesday, 7 December 2021, at London’s Roundhouse. Returning to an in-person event after a virtual event in 2020, The World’s 50 Best Bars 2021 will recognize and celebrate the

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