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John Collingwood has been in the drinks industry for over 13 years. Starting his career in the original Living Room, Manchester in 1999; then moving to the other side of the bar working in Bacardi Brown Forman Brands for 6 years and before leaving to set up his own company www.wanttoimpress.com in 2009.

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John Collingwood: Beans on toast anyone?

How can we get customers to increase their personal portfolio of drinks?

From now on, BarLifeUK is going to refer to retro, medicinal bottles as 'hipster' bottles.

John Collingwood: Commercial Suicide or Commercial Genius?

Last week Chivas Brothers announced that there was going to be: “a new look for its Plymouth gin brand, re-positioning it above Beefeater 24, as a “super premium-plus”.

We imagine Mr X looks a little like this. Only with Cognac.

John Collingwood: The Humble Bartender?

John Colligwood asks – Why is it that there is such a wide gap between the salary of a Head Chef & Mixologist?

This picture gives SImon Webster the horn.

John Collingwood: The Resurgence of the Blue Cocktail

The colour blue has affiliation with a lot of my childhood memories: raspberry flavoured super sour sweets and ice pops, and could go a long way into explaining why I have such a love for Daiquiris on the sour side.

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