Spirits & Cocktails

Drinks Masterclass: how to make mango a Margarita (Credit:SolStock)

DRINKS MASTERCLASS

How to make a Mango Margarita

By Rebecca Weller

In this week’s Drinks Masterclass, Present Company general manager Carey Hanlon explains how to make the venues Mango Margarita cocktail (18.7% ABV).

Great flavours: how to make a Fox and Chance Funky Town cocktail (Credit: Getty/SolStock)

DRINKS MASTERCLASS

How to make a 'Funky Town' rum cocktail

By Rebecca Weller

In this week’s Drinks Masterclass, West Midlands cocktail bar Fox and Chance co-founder Blaise Bachelier shares how to make the venues Funky Town cocktail (10% ABV).

New products: this week's round-up includes Timothy Taylor, Edinburgh Gin, Spirit of Yorkshire and Shepard Neame

NEW PRODUCTS

Edinburgh Gin adds to Experimental Series

By Rebecca Weller

This week's round up features new products from Timothy Taylor’s Brewery, Edinburgh Gin, Shepherd Neame, Shakespeare Distillery, Mahala and Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery.

Refreshing and clean: Little Mercies co-owner Alan Sherwood shares how to make the bar's Kiwi Gimlet cocktail (Credit: Getty/SolStock)

DRINKS MASTERCLASS

How to make a Kiwi Gimlet cocktail

By Rebecca Weller

This week’s Drinks Masterclass showcases a Kiwi Gimlet cocktail (19% ABV) from award-winning sustainable bar Little Mercies in Crouch End, North London.

New products: this week's round-up includes new serves from Tanqueray, Black Sheep Brewery and Heineken UK

NEW PRODUCTS

Tanqueray announces new alcohol-free variant

By Rebecca Weller

This week's round-up features new products form Tanqueray, Black Sheep Brewery, Chapel Down, Hofmeister, Sharp’s brewery, Heineken UK, Waterford Distillery and House Coren.

Less is more: Hey Palu co-owner shares how to make the venues Wild Strawberry Negroni cocktail (Credit:Getty/SolStock)

DRINKS MASTERCLASS

How to make a strawberry Negroni

By Rebecca Weller

This week's Drinks Masterclass showcases a strawberry Negroni from Edinburgh-based cocktail bar, Hey Palu.

Versatile cocktail: Lab 22 general manager describes how to make the venues Transparency rum cocktail (Credit:Getty/SolStock)

DRINK MASTERCLASS

How to make a 'Transparency' rum cocktail

By Rebecca Weller

Lab 22 cocktail bar general manger, Matthew Jones, illustrates how to make the venue’s “versatile” Transparency serve.

New products: this week's round-up features Baileys, Silent Pool, GlenAllachie and Whitley Neill

NEW PRODUCTS ROUND-UP

Baileys introduces new light variant

By Rebecca Weller

This week's round-up features new products from Baileys, Silent Pool, Meantime Brewery, Salcombe Distilling Co., GlenAllachie, Fungtn and Whitley Neill

That's the spirit: How to take your alcohol-free offering to new heights (Getty/ ViewApart)

The dos and don’ts of making a stand-out mocktail

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

January is long gone, and now a fresh crowd has ditched booze for the 40-day stint of Lent. With a third of all pub visits alcohol free, there’s no time like the present for the sector knuckle down on its low-to-no offering.

New products: this week's round up features new serves from Whitley Neill, Bacardi and Black Sheep Brewery

NEW PRODUCTS ROUND-UP

Bacardi announces new spiced rum

By Rebecca Weller

This week's round-up features new products from Bacardi, Whitley Neill, Nirvana Brewery, Luscombe, Hogs Back Brewery and Black Sheep Brewery.

Fresh and spicy: how to make Callooh Callay's popular Mexican Takeaway cocktail (Credit: Getty/SolStock)

DRINKS MASTERCLASS

How to make a Mexican Takeaway cocktail

By Rebecca Weller

This week’s Drinks Masterclass showcases a recipe from Callooh Callay in Shoreditch, London, which is number 37 on the Top 50 Cocktail Bars list.

New products: this week's round-up features new serves from Hendrick's, Kraken Rum, Mermaid Distillery, Bruha and Ten Locks

New products round-up

Hendrick's announces limited-edition gin

By Rebecca Weller

This week's round-up includes a limited-release gin from Hendrick's alongside new products from Mermaid distillery, Bruha, Ten Locks and Kraken Rum.

Unique twist: Gungho! cocktail bar owner Julien Barnett breaks down one of the site's best-selling serves (Credit: Getty/SolStock)

Drinks Masterclass

How to make a 'unique' Bramble cocktail

By Rebecca Weller

Marking the first serve in The Morning Advertiser's new Drinks Masterclass series, licensee of GungHo! cocktail bar in Brighton, East Sussex, Julien Barnett, explains how to make one of the bar’s best-selling products.

London calling: Satan's Whiskers in Bethnal Green was named the number one cocktail bar in the UK

Top 50 Cocktail Bars

UK’s Top 50 Cocktail Bars revealed

By Nikkie Thatcher

The 2023 Top 50 Cocktail Bars sponsored by Franklin & Sons have been unveiled, with London’s Satan’s Whiskers taking the top spot.

Advice provided: the report shows how operators can identify counterfeit wine and spirits (image: Getty/draghicich)

How to spot fake alcohol

By Nikkie Thatcher

Advice on how to spot fraudulent alcohol has been unveiled in a new report from the Fraud Advisory Panel.

Drinks Recovery Tracker: latest data shows a dip in spirits sales (Credit: Getty/Sarah Mason)

Spirits sales 'flattened' during last week of January

By Rebecca Weller

Spirit sales “flattened” in the seven days to 28 January as consumers continued to reduce big nights out at the weekends, the latest Drinks Recovery Tracker from CGA by NielsenIQ has revealed.

New products: this week's round up features new serves from VK, Black Sheep Brewery, Sandford Orchards and Cawston Press

new products round-up

VK launches new sugar free range

By Rebecca Weller

This week's round-up features new products from RTD brand VK, Sandford Orchards, Cawston Press and Black Sheep Brewery.

New products: this week's round up features new serves from Uncle Nearest, High Point, Provence Wine, Lockdown Liquor & Co. and Hogs Back

NEW PRODUCTS

Uncle Nearest whiskey launches in the UK

By Rebecca Weller

This week's round up features a UK launch from American whiskey brand Uncle Nearest alongside new products from Hogs Back, Provence Wine, Lockdown Liquor & Co, and High Point.

Mixing things up: Operators plan stock stock more low and no options in 2023 (Getty/ Instants)

4 in 5 bars to up no/low offering

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

More than four in five bars plan to increase their ranges of no and low alcohol drinks in 2023 to capitalise on consumers’ interest in healthier drinks, new research has revealed.

New products: this week's round-up features new serves from Diageo, Luscombe and Black Sheep Brewery

NEW PRODUCTS ROUND-UP

Diageo expands draught cocktail portfolio

By Rebecca Weller

This week's round-up features new products from Diageo, Luscombe and Salcombe Distilling Co., alongside a seasonal re-launch from Black Sheep Brewery, a collaborative new IPA and a unique whisky launch from Smokehead.

Drinks List 2023: Smirnoff Red most sold spirit in 2022 (Credit: Getty/pjohnson1)

drinks list 2023

Smirnoff Red most sold spirit of the year

By Rebecca Weller

Smirnoff Red, Captain Morgans Spiced and Jagermeister were the top three best-selling spirits in 2022, the Drinks List 2023 has revealed.

Shots shots shots: A strong year for the vodka division (Getty/ invizbk)

DRINKS LIST 2023

Smirnoff tops vodka category

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

There’s been little changes to the vodka category, which has seen hikes in value and volume sales across all products.

List revealed: the top 10 selling Tequila brands have been unveiled (image: Getty/pjohnson1)

Drinks list 2023

Jose Cuervo is UK’s top selling Tequila

By Nikkie Thatcher

There has been little change in the top Tequilas sold in the on-trade in the past year compared to the previous 12 months.

What are the best selling drinks brands of 2022

Drinks List 2023

The Drinks List – top brands to stock in 2023

By The Morning Advertiser

This year’s Drinks List has seen great strides forward in terms of volume and value sales versus last year because the on-trade has been operating on a much better basis than during the heavily restrictive phases of the pandemic.

Negroni Sbagliato... with Prosecco in it: Sam Espensen bottles the drink

How to make a Negroni Sbagliato

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Bartenders give tips on making the perfect Negroni Sbagliato after the drink’s popularity skyrocketed following a viral TikTok video.

Closure notice: Oriole will shut after 31 December 2022

Top 50 Cocktail Bar to close

By Nikkie Thatcher

The founders of Top 50 Cocktail Bar Oriole have announced the venue will be closing after New Year’s Eve.

New products: this week's round-up includes new serves from Kopparberg, Dead Man's Fingers, Innis & Gunn, and Black Sheep Brewery

NEW PRODUCTS ROUND-UP

Dead Man's Fingers releases two new serves

By Rebecca Weller

This week's round-up features new products from Dead Man's Fingers, Kopparberg, Innis & Gunn, and Black Sheep Brewery.

New products: this weeks round-up features new offerings from Sipsmith, Whitley Neill, Seven Brothers, Theakston's and Starward

NEW PRODUCTS ROUND-UP

Sipsmith launches fifth limited-edition serve

By Rebecca Weller

This week's round-up features new gins from Sipsmith and Whitley Neill alongside new serves from Theakston's, Seven Brothers and Starward.

Rising up: more consumers are drinking cocktails in the on-trade across Europe, according to a new report (image: Getty/Debby Lewis-Harrison)

Number of cocktail drinkers on the rise

By Nikkie Thatcher

The level of consumers who typically drink cocktails in the on-trade increased by 11 percentage points in 2022 against 2021, new research has found.

New products: this week's round up features new serves from Silent Pool, Signature Brew and Fever Tree.

NEW PRODUCTS ROUND-UP

Silent Pool announces new vodka

By Rebecca Weller

This week's round-up features new products from Silent Pool, Liberation Group and Signature Brew with an old favourite from Fever Tree back by popular demand.

New products: this week's round up features new offerings from Lyre's, the Spirit of One, Bosca, and Colwith Farm Distillery Spirits

NEW PRODUCTS ROUND-UP

Lyre's new serve to launch at Low2NoBev

By Rebecca Weller

This week's new products round-up features new serves from Lyre's, the Spirit of One, Bosca, and Colwith Farm Distillery Spirits.

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