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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.
Timothy Barnes: The Great Tom Collins Hoax of 2012
That’s why I choose to keep my gun in the front of my trousers – the security never check there, and I never, ever forget to put the safety on.
Joe Petch: The (Dis)Functional Industry Christmas Dinner
Without stating the obvious; this was never going to be an ordinary Christmas dinner. Although we did foolishly think that in the beginning, little did we know how things were about to unfold…
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”.
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?
Daniel Bovey: The Taste Pilots
Making it my mission to develop that ‘bar community’, I got bang on it and approached every bar, posters in hand, for any training sessions, competitions or tastings that were coming Reading’s way.
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.
Joe Petch: The Monkey Shoulder Tour 2011
“I always find it funny how we are always on time for such trips but can’t always make it back into work from a half hour lunch break?”
Joe Petch: Cocktails in Reading? (Where’s that I hear you say?!)
Over time I became more & more interested in the bartenders & the drinks they were serving, although at this point I must add it was a very basic uneducated interest in spirits & what mixers to use with them.
Editor’s Blog – The Page of Shame is a Crock
This week the rather nebulous subject of cocktails in pubs gets a beating, and to be honest, we here at BarLifeUK think it is a crock of shit.
Barrel Aged Cocktails – Really?
The Gooch offers his less than favourable view on the barrel ageing trend
Terry Cashman: The Italians are Coming
The Central Linguistic Institute for Teaching Observation and Reconnaissance for Italian Spies (C.L.I.T.O.R.I.S)
Tales of the Cocktail 2011
A week of heat, hangovers and high times in New Orleans’ bar industry bubble
Timothy Barnes: World Class 2011
The first morning was a little shaky for some and embarrassing for others. For starters, I wasn’t dressed like the rest of the captains, but I maintain that I was told, that for the challenges it was traditional Indian garmenting.
Tim Philips is at the World Class Finals in Delhi
Aussie World Class finalist and BarLifeUK contributor Tim Philips sends in some sweaty dispatches from Delhi
Tim Homewood: World Class National Finals 14th June 2011
It was in fact a raucous day of mixology and bartending acumen! The 12 of us were split into groups and sent off to one of 3 venues for 3 separate challenges.
An Open Letter from Gaz Regan to Bartenders Worldwide
I want next year’s Annual Manual to have more of a global feel to it, and in order to achieve this, I’m asking you to please help out,
Timothy Barnes: Startending at The Taj Palace’s Blue Bar
The first major startending shift was at The Taj Palace’s Blue Bar with last year’s Australian World Class rep, Adam Brewer, Tim E-J and myself. I was anticipating the evening for a good few days previous, and it didn’t fail to deliver.
Tim Philips Blog – The Lychee Martini
“YES TIM; YOU DON’T LIKE THE LYCHEE MARTINI. SHUT UP, I HATE YOU,YOU’RE GOING BALD, Have you been working out!?”
Gaz Regan’s 101 Best New Cocktails – The Double ‘D’ by Dale DeGroff
This autumnal martini-style cocktail brings Double Cross vodka and Dale DeGroff together in its name.
Timothy Barnes Has Moved to India
The 2 cities have given us a hugely warm welcome and shown us a brand of hospitality almost impossible to find in the western world, especially when flying Qantas. Wankers.
Smoke and Oakum’s Gunpowder Rum
Benedict Simpson has set about making rum, not just any rum mind you but the Smoke and Oakum’s Gunpowder Rum.
Campari vs Aperol – A Debate
You ain’t got a drink unless you got him in it brother. The Don King of the drink world, the lover, brother and mother of every self respecting, non denigrating, bartender of ANY repute
Scientists State the Bloody Obvious
Dr Neil Da Costa: For legal reasons I can’t say he is a tosser, but…
Gaz Regan’s 101 Best New Cocktails – Rum ‘n’ Raisin
The rum and sherry work well in this drink, but it’s the misting of the Auchentoshan that brings glory to this drink. That’s a very nice move, indeed.
