Wednesday the 19th saw the final of the Chairman’s Reserve Cocktail Competition, staged at the Drinks Live Theatre in the Northern Restaurant and Bar Show in Manchester which, with over 250 exhibitors and 50 tastings and events, has become the largest food and drink trade exhibition in the North. With an expert judging panel inContinue reading “Winners Announced At The Chairman’s Reserve Cocktail Competition At The Northern Restaurant and Bar Show”
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A St Patrick’s Weekend With Jameson
St Patrick’s day is celebrated the world over. It’s a time where all bars in the UK and USA especially, will dress to the colours of Ireland and promote their Irish offerings to the masses that will swarm through their doors. It’s inevitable, and there’s no way to escape it. To me, working in theContinue reading “A St Patrick’s Weekend With Jameson”
A Look At The Bacardi ‘Untameable Since 1862’ Campaign
‘Definition of untamable in English: not capable of being controlled.’ It’s hard to imagine going through life as free as a bird and living as easy as one, two, three. There will always be obstacles, there will always be hard times and there will always be surprises that can alter your path and set you offContinue reading “A Look At The Bacardi ‘Untameable Since 1862’ Campaign”
Ticket’s Now On Sale For Rumfest
The world’s premier rum festival, The RumFest, returns to the UK in October on Friday 10th to Sunday 12th with a fresh look and a new venue. Opening with Rum Experience On The Road and Boutique RumFest, the eighth annual The RumFest place in the more intimate setting of London’s ILEC, the eighth annual TheContinue reading “Ticket’s Now On Sale For Rumfest”
The Black Pearl Tour – Docking In A City Near You
The nation’s bartenders have the chance to show off their swashbuckling mixing skills this summer as The Black Pearl Tour takes to the road with exciting competitions, tutored tastings and training with experts from Monin and Plantation Rum. The Black Pearl Tour visits 10 locations up and down the UK and features workshops with bothContinue reading “The Black Pearl Tour – Docking In A City Near You”
Finalists Announced For The Chairman’s Reserve Cocktail Competition At Northern Restaurant and Bar
The five recipes have been chosen to go through to the final of the Chairman’s Reserve Cocktail Competition, to be staged at The Northern Restaurant and Bar Show in Manchester on Wednesday 19th March at 3:15pm. With expert opinions by Peter Holland of The Floating Rum Shack, and Steven James of Rum Diaries, the fiveContinue reading “Finalists Announced For The Chairman’s Reserve Cocktail Competition At Northern Restaurant and Bar”
Tutored Tastings To Be Held In New Manchester Speakeasy
A new collaboration is in place between Drinks Enthusiast and Mullen Bartending, as they bring to Manchester a monthly evening of tutored tastings within new Manchester City Centre speakeasy The Fitzgerald. Held every first Tuesday of the month over the next five months, Dave Marsland, aka Drinks Enthusiast, will be hosting an informal, relaxed chatContinue reading “Tutored Tastings To Be Held In New Manchester Speakeasy”
Chivas Celebrates The Skill Of The Master Blender With Exclusive New Cocktail Competition
As the world’s first luxury Scotch whisky, recognised by modern gentlemen around the globe for its exceptional quality, timeless style and exclusivity, Chivas Regal deserves a place in all the world’s finest bars. Chivas Regal is aiming to spread this message amongst the bartender community this year as it launches a bartender engagement programme, TheContinue reading “Chivas Celebrates The Skill Of The Master Blender With Exclusive New Cocktail Competition”
Simon Rimmer Hosts Man v Food: Round 2 At Robinsons Brewery
Following a gruelling first round, TV Chef and restaurateur Simon Rimmer returns to Robinsons Brewery on Friday 7th March to host an ample second serving of Man vs. Food. This belly busting event, inspired by the hit US series ‘Man V Food’, pits 50 competitors against each other in a race against time to consumeContinue reading “Simon Rimmer Hosts Man v Food: Round 2 At Robinsons Brewery”
Please Don’t Tell Vintage Cocktail Night Review
It was all a bit hush hush, but the team at Mullen Bartending put together a little shindig to celebrate all things classic. Held at the new speakeasy The Fitzgerald off Stevenson Square in Manchester (a fitting venue for the theme of the evening), a collaboration of five spirits accompanied by cocktails and canapés wereContinue reading “Please Don’t Tell Vintage Cocktail Night Review”
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