All Entries in the "Editorial" Category
A Nicaraguan Adventure with Flor de Cana
Following series of heats across the UK the deserving winners jetted off to the home of Flor de Cana Nicaragua for the final and an adventure. BarLifeUK was there to bring you all the excitement.
Bristol Gin Mare Mediterranean Inspiration Heat Results
The second spot on the plane to Ibiza for the final and the chance to win £4,500 was up for grabs for the South of England’s best bartenders.
Charlie Chaplin does Ichi-go ichi-e
Whatever your thoughts on some of the more ‘ethereal’ bartending philosophies out there, check out Charlie Chaplin’s shaking shoulder bob… I’m sure I’ve seen someone else do that.
Swizzle your way to Guyana with El Dorado Competition
One of 2012’s most fiercely contested and fun competitions the El Dorado Swizzle Competition is back, with the first prize a trip to Guyana.
Our/Berlin. Pernod Ricard is playing “Start-up” in the German capital
How are global spirits companies reacting to the rise of local micro distilleries? It is an open secret that businesses, having reached a certain size, run the risk of no longer being innovative.
It’s Australia Day on Saturday – Time to Drink Some Coopers
Iconic Aussie brewer, Coopers, invites you to celebrate their 150th birthday and Australia Day this Saturday at Shoreditch Grind
Win a Week in Venezuela & $5000 with the Diplomatico World Tournament
A once-in-a-lifetime South American odyssey & huge cheque await the winner of this epic comp
OnLocation: One Night in Manchester
Surviving a night out in Manchester is one thing, remembering it so we can tell you all about it is something else. BarLifeUK and Jose Cuervo Tradicional discover where to go in Manchester.
OnLocation: One Night in Brighton
BarLifeUK and Jose Cuervo Tradicional tour Brighton in order to bring you some of the town’s best bars. We also ate fish & chips and played in the arcades.
Why Rye?
Dan Priseman from bitters&twisted takes a look at one of his favourite categories Rye Whiskey and it’s rediscovery by the bar industry.
Last Word Glasgow Winner and Reading Finalists Announced
The Chartreuse Last Word competition is rapidly becoming the most hard fought competition in the country and the Glasgow heat was no different.
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.
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
Glenfiddich raises £44,000 for war heroes
Every now and then something happens that makes you stop and have one of those existential crisis moments where you start to question your existence and purpose in life. You feel dissatisfied, purposeless and, ultimately, in need of a stiff drink.
London Cocktail Club Reloaded
“Tiki’s dead… And you can say I said that!” Sarah Mitchell courts rum-related controversy at London Cocktail Club’s new venue.
All Aboard for a Victorian Réunion
Formerly the VIP lounge for first class rail passengers at Victoria Station, the revamped bar is just two months old, yet Duane Shepherd has already honed one of London’s classiest venues.
L.T.D at The Social
Choice: How much do we really need?
Grand Marnier Le Grand Bal Results
You don’t often get the opportunity to try 8 cocktails from 8 of the best bars in the south of England all in one room – Grand Marnier Le Grand Bal gave us just that chance.
BarLin – A Look at Some of Berlin’s Best Bars
As sure as a sore head follows a night out with John Gakuru, a tour of the local bars must follow the first day of a trade show…
All Star Lanes Westfield Opening
It was fantastic to team up with Jack Daniels to throw one heck of a party and announce our arrival to Westfield Stratford City, and to showcase the same great food, fantastic cocktails and darn good night out that people know and love All Star Lanes for
Arctic Monkeys – Suck it and See
Arctic Monkeys were defiant, teenaged oiks when they blasted out of Sheffield and obscurity six years ago. “You’re not from New York City, you’re from Rotherham,” acne-splattered front man Alex Turner jeered at the poseurs by whom he felt himself surrounded.
Album Review: Jonny – Jonny
That indulgent track can be forgiven, though, because all those that surround it are so full of fun and tenderness that one might be mistaken into believing that the sun shines out of Jonny’s arse
B@1 Ops Director Andrew Stones talks to BarLifeUK
“Cocktails for the masses is probably a little bit strong, but we are not a typical mixologist bar.”
Purl Team to Open Worship Street Gin Palace
“The drinks will be quite different to Purl, which is all about theatre and multi-sensory drinks using dry ice or coming in several parts for the guest to construct at their table”
Nick Van Tiel’s Free NZ Download for Charity
Well Van Tiel’s skills don’t end at his ability to make awesome drinks the man is also a dab hand behind the decks (do they still call them that?).
Music Playlist Feature – Killer Riffs
Turn your bar into Mojo for the night with a Spotify playlist of killer riffs
Molecular Competition Preperation
Everything from having a damn fancy piece of glassware to a slick routine can win over the judges, but as for the molecular mixology completion I wanted to avoid conventional glassware altogether.
Album Review: PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
There are examples elsewhere of Polly Jean shoving her perviness into listeners’ ears, but none pop up on Let England Shake
The UK Baby – Scotland leg
Riki Carter travels from New Zealand to the UK and reports on his experiences – first up Edinburgh and Aberdeen get the treatment, find out what Riki liked and which well known bars were a let down.
Modern Speakeasies miss the point
Now here is my problem. Today’s Speakeasy bars are generally about as far away as it is possible to get from these 1920′s dens.
The Science of The Shakes
BarLifeUK enlists the help of a neurologist to find out what causes ‘cocktail competition hand tremors’, and how to lessen them.
The Decemberists – The King is Dead
There’s no fey, ‘hey nonny nonny’ tut on this, their sixth album; there’s a muscularity, a blue collar element in the spirit of Springsteen
Under the radar in 2010: Top tunes you might have missed
The biggest-selling tunes of 2010 were, by and large, rubbish. These weren’t big sellers, but they were aces…
Best Albums of 2010
Don’t know what to do with the iTunes vouchers you got for Chrimbal? Why not buy the best albums of 2010.
Music Playlist Feature: Northern Soul
Party season is upon us, and the punters want to dance. Forget crunk, grime and X Factor failures… Give em’ some Northern Soul
The Nightjar: new Old Street speakeasy
I have no doubt that the bar will be a magnetic jazz and cabaret venue when it launches, but what kncked my socks off was the cocktail menu.
Three New Brands for Marblehead
Marblehead tasked with developing The Kraken Black Spiced Rum, Maestro Dobel Tequila and Hangar One Vodka.
Album Review: Kings of Leon – Come Around Sundown
When the Kings of Leon tore outta Franklin, Tennessee, seven years ago they were hairier than Brian Blessed’s arse-crack.
Biggin’ up my borough
And I feel quite lucky at the moment because it seems North West London is having a surge of new bars and clubs.
Francesco Turrini Wins BarLifeUK Subscriber Prize
Many thanks to Love Drinks for supplying said prizes, and to Francesco for winning it by the simple act of subscribing to our fortnightly BarBulletins.
