Author Archive for Editor
Andy Ives has over 10 years hospitality publishing to his name and has written for trade magazines such as CLASS and Theme. Most recently he worked as editor of Industry magazine (the Australian version of Theme), bars editor of Australian Bartender magazine, and launched (with Simon) www.4bars.com.au, which is now Australia’s leading bar industry website.
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 over to drink some Dark ‘N Stormys as god intended: On a Bermudian beach.
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.
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 team of individuals
Editor’s Blog: London is Not the Center of the Universe
Nick Strangeway’s CLASS interview is Geographically Challenged
London Cocktail Club Covent Garden Seeking General Manager
London Cocktail Club are looking for a talented general manager to join their expanding empire and take the helm at their Covent Garden venue.
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.
Rematch Beeyatch Goes Global
One day, seven cities, over 100 bartenders – Winner takes all
Win a trip to Guyana with the El Dorado Swizzle Comp
El Dorado Rum are launching a Swizzle Competition with the winner being awarded a trip to Guyana in October.
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
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.
Cazadores Seeking Brand Ambassador
Cazadores 100% Blue Agave Tequila require a part time Brand Ambassador for two to three days per week.
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
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
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 Manchester
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.
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.
SoCo Pops Its Cherry
Southern Comfort Bold Black Cherry is the latest addition to the SoCo stable of flavours, joining original and lime.
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.
If Only All Adverts Were Made Like This
Absolutely nothing to do with the booze industry, other than we wish spirits companies would hire these guys’ creative agency.
Boutique Bar Show Manchester Seminars and Competitions 2012
The North’s best bar trade show is rolling back into Manchester next month, bringing with it some cracking competitions, speakers and, of course, brands.
Broker’s London Dry Gin Agree Hi-Spirits Partnership
Broker’s London Dry Gin is made in a 200-year-old gin distillery in Warwickshire, using a traditional copper pot-still. The raw ingredients are quadruple-distilled pure grain spirit made from English wheat, and ten natural botanicals.
Appleton Estate Bartender Challenge Bristol & West London Results
If you are competing in one of the coming heats, make sure you bone up on your classic rum cocktails, particularly the Mai Tai.
Tales of the Cocktail 2012 Seminars Announced
One of the sessions is entitled: Tangled Up in Blue with Jacob Briars, which is probably all you need to know.
Create the ‘Official Cocktail’ of Tales of the Cocktail and Win Cash Money
$1,250 will probably cover your bar tab in Alibi, and winning the comp will bring your name, and bar, to the attention of possibly the largest gathering of international bar folk we’ll see this year.
A Week in Paradise with the Bacardi Legacy Finalists
Seven days in Puerto Rico with the UK team during the Bacardi Legacy Cocktail Competitions finals.
Shit that Customers Say to Bartenders
The boys and girls of Melbourne’s Global Bartender Exchange continue the ubiquitous ‘Shit so and so says’ meme, this time pointing the biting lens of satire at the punter.
Monkey 47 Black Forest Gin Launches to the On Trade
The distillers say: “The distinct and pure scent of juniper, tangy and crisp citrus notes, a sweet, flowery aroma, with a hint of peppery spices, subtle bitter fruit notes of cranberries, and a deep and harmoniously balanced complexity – e pluribus unum”.
Sailor Jerry Tattoos Jeffery West’s Shoes at Selfridges
The tattoos themselves are done with a normal gun, but without ink. They look awesome and as the leather ages, will only get better.
Win a Trip to Ibiza with Gin Mare
Gin Mare Mediterranean Inspirations competition will take four UK bartenders to their rock star villa in Ibiza.
Emotional Performance by USA’s Shingo Gokan Wins Bacardi Legacy Global Final.
But only with a little help from his friends…
Final Eight Named in Bacardi Legacy Cocktail Competition 2012
HUGE congratulations to Zdenek Kastanek (London) and Hayden Scott Lambert (Belfast) for winning places in the final and doing Great Britain proud.
Bacardi Legacy Cocktail Competition UK Winners
Bacardi Legacy Cocktail Competition UK Global final representative and 2012 Three Most Promising announced at lavish UK final
Up Pops A Bourbon Speakeasy
Four Roses Hide and Speak bar at Shaker & Company
Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards 2012 Nominations Now Open
The hot and humid monster that is Tales of the Cocktail is bearing down on us like a sweaty Saints linebacker, and the UK needs you to get your Spirited Awards nominations in…
Jack and the Booze Stock is Most Promising
Guy Ritchie meets The Matinee Cocktail in May Kongsrivilai’s Bacardi Legacy production – Jack and the Booze Stock
BBFB Revamp Pourfection Bartender Tools
BBFB have put a great deal of effort into their Pourfection bar portal since its launch, and are continuing this investment in 2012 with a range of improvements to the site’s bartender tools
Shit Bartenders Say
Ha ha, oh the irony and cutting satire. As they say about all the best comedy, it’s funny because it’s true…
British Bar Manager Deported by US Immigration for ‘Destroy America’ tweet
Going to America? Watch your Twitter Ps and Qs
The G’Vine Gin Connoisseur Program is back for 2012
Win $3000, trips to Berlin Bar Convent and Tales of the Cocktail, and a year’s supply of G’Vine for your bar with the 2012 GCP.
Editor: Brighton Tattoo Convention
Brighton racetrack had been taken over by body-modders, Teddy Boys and rocking billies for the weekend, with dozens of great artists from all over the UK inking up the punters.
