News
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Heart Soul Rock & Roll Seeking Staff for New Manchester Pop-Up
The company that created The Yacht Club are looking for a dedicated and hard-working [...] -
Bacardi UK Tiki Team Win Miami Tiki-Off Once Again
The UK team were half the size and half the age of most of the [...] -
London Cocktail Club Covent Garden Seeking General Manager
London Cocktail Club are looking for a talented general manager to join their expanding empire [...] -
Cazadores Seeking Brand Ambassador
Cazadores 100% Blue Agave Tequila require a part time Brand Ambassador for two to three [...] -
Jamie Jones to Open New Manchester Pop-Up Bar
BarLifeUK contributor and all-round Manchester raconteur, Jamie Jones, is opening The Yacht Club pop-up in [...] - More from News
Competitions
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Win a Trip to Bermuda for your Bar Team with Gosling’s Rum
Gosling's Black Seal Rum would like to bring you and three of your bar team [...] -
Global Rematch Beeyatch Live Leaderboard
Rematch Beeyatch goes global and BarLifeUK is bringing you a live updated leaderboard from all [...] -
Win a trip to Kentucky with Buffalo Trace
The Buffalo Trace Migration competition is back for 2012 and gives 6 people the chance [...] -
Robin Webb Wins Sloane’s Gin Competition Final
The final saw bartenders from all over England and Scotland who had battled through their [...] -
Rematch Beeyatch Goes Global
One day, seven cities, over 100 bartenders - Winner takes all [...] - More from Competitions
Drinks
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Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey launched
It’s bee-n around in the US for over a year now but Jack Daniel’s Tennessee [...] -
Rum Blenders Unite
At the recent Manchester Boutique Bar Show Banks Rum held a rum blending session, now [...] -
The Great Martinez Experiment
Dan Priseman recently ran a blind tasting of 9 classic Martinez recipes following feedback from [...] -
What’s a Martinez?
Dan Priseman, founder of awesome drinks blog, bitters&twisted, examines the history and provenance of The [...] -
The History of the Swizzle
Swizzles are a type of mixed-drink that pre-dates the ‘cocktail’ and they are generally thought [...] - More from Drinks
Blogs
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Editor’s Blog: London is Not the Center of the Universe
Nick Strangeway’s CLASS interview is Geographically Challenged [...] -
Tim Homewood: Tequila Appreciation
What is going to take to get the general public appreciating Tequila rather than just [...] -
Riki Carter in Trinidad with Angostura
I must admit to having expectations on what Trinidad and the competition would be like, [...] -
Jamie Jones: Confidence and Arrogance
I'm sure that at some point in our careers we've all ventured across that border [...] -
Monkeys and Absinthe in Reading
Joe Petch was on hand dressed in ceremonial Monkey Shoulder bath robe to talk us [...] - More from Blogs
Other Recent Articles
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Japanese Tron Dance
This has absolutely nothing to do with drinks or the bar industry, but it is so damned cool, we had to share it anyway.
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Book Review – The PDT Cocktail Book by Jim Meehan
Since its launch last year, copies of Jim Meehan’s first cocktail book have been harder to find than a successful American Tiki team.
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ninetyeight bar & lounge looking for staff
Shoreditch venue ninetyeight bar & lounge are looking for an experienced bar/floor manager and bar/floor staff.
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Spill Proof Beer
It may be advertising spam for a crappy beer, but it’s funny advertising spam for a crappy beer, and quite an impressive gadget.
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Raoul’s Alex Proudfoot Wins Domaine de Canton UK Final
Alex Proudfoot continues his winning streak and will head to St. Martin for the Global final and the chance to win $10,000
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Sian’s Ferguson’s Winning Last Word Cocktail
She came, she saw, she conquered. Sian’s winning cocktail from the Aberdeen heat of the Chartreuse Last Word Competition is here for your viewing pleasure.
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Old English Gin launched
Henrik’s latest adventure saw him aim to launch a gin with the taste and look of a product from 1783
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The Last Word Twist – Edinburgh Winner and Glasgow Finalists Announced
We predicted a titanic battle when the Edinburgh finalists in the Chartreuse Last Word Twist competition were announced and that’s exactly what we got.
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Smith & Cross Traditional Jamaican Rum Launches
The rum itself is a mix of Wedderburn and Plummer pot still distillates aiming to recreate the flavourful and aromatic style that made Jamaica rum famous back in the day.
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Grand Marnier Want to Treat You Like a Rock Star
Win a trip to Bourg Charente and a VIP night in Paris with the Grand Marnier Sunset Hours Parisian Chic Competition
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Sandinista’s Becky Davies Wins Manchester Gin Mare Heat
Sandinista’s finest makes her competition debut with a gin win at the Manchester Boutique Bar Show
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Appleton Estate Bartender Challenge UK Finalists Announced
BarLIfeUK has travelled the UK with the Appleton Estate Bartender Challenge, judging heats, drinking Mai Tais and generally immersing ourselves in the country’s various bar communities.
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Balls. Lovely, Lovely Ice Balls
Eskimo Ice invited us to come to their factory for a look round on one of the hottest days of the year, so we spent an hour breathing steam in New Covent Garden market.
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G’Vine Competition UK Preliminaries and Wild Card Details
The G’Vine Gin Connoisseur Program (GCP) takes place over several different sections each earning you points towards the prize of a trip to Cognac for 5 days with Gaz Regan, Philip Duff and the other finalists.
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SoCo Pops Its Cherry
Southern Comfort Bold Black Cherry is the latest addition to the SoCo stable of flavours, joining original and lime.
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BarLifeUK are Seeking an Intern
We are looking for a motivated editorial intern to join us for three months, after which there may be the opportunity for the role to become more permanent.
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Hudson American Whiskey range hits the UK
Last week BarLifeUK sat down with Hudson Whiskey to try the range and have a chat with one of the owners.
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Win a Trip to Tales of the Cocktail with Bulldog Gin
5 days in New Orleans during Tales courtesy of Bulldog Gin and the opportunity to mix it up with America’s finest.
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Banks 7 Golden Age Rum Launch
Yesterday I found myself standing on the terrace at the Oxo Tower looking out over a sunny London sipping a drink made by Jim Meehan and chatting to Banks Rums Masterblender Arnaud de Trabuc, it was turning into a good day.
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Vodka One – The Industry’s First Draught Vodka
Vodka One’s innovative draught system delivers one serve of vodka in one second at one degree centigrade.
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Herradura Tequila Masterclass with Ruben Aceves Vidrio
Attending a tequila tasting at 11:30 on a Thursday morning is one of the things that makes my mum think I have a drinking problem.
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