All Entries in the "Editorial" Category
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
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”
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.
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 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.
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.
A Real Ale Festival with puns aplenty
BarLifeUK doesn’t spend its whole life hanging round swanky bars drinking cocktails and to prove the point we ended up in the middle of Dorset at a local Real Ale festival.
Tiny Robot Opens in Notting Hill
The Tiny Robot restaurant and bar soft opens at 6pm today and after a week of evenings only drinks and dinner, we’ll have a pot of coffee and a piadine ready to go from 10am every day of the week (and from 9am on Saturday and Sunday for our weekend brunch if a Brooklyn Breakfast is more your thing).
Single Malt Picture Quiz
The BarLifeUK picture quiz. We know you love it, and we know you love single malt. So we combined the two to create something beautiful that will make your brain bleed.
Consumer Reporter Blog: Shorebitch Soul
Located on Ravey Street, a little side street off the main bars on Great Eastern St, you will find a little black metal door with the number 5 written above and a Victorian lamp with stenciled characters of the three blind mice logo.
Tim Homewood’s Blog – Diary of a Molecular Bartender
After a night at Wax Jambu after Bar Show, I decided that perhaps I should write a blog on just how easy molecular mixology is… A few days later a kit arrived for me in the post and I’ve been playing ever since.
Win a trip to Kentucky with Buffalo Trace
Join the Buffalo Trace Cork Collector Scheme and win prizes, including a VIP distillery tour in Kentucky
Dear Prudence – Visiting the Sipsmith Distillery
In a quiet, residential Hammersmith street, something wonderful is happening…
1870 mixers go Latin at Barrio North
Over the past month 1870 and Barrio North have offered signature cocktails including the Wimbledon themed Centre Court Smash and the ‘Love Bite’ to celebrate the release of the smash global film ‘Twilight Eclipse.’
Molecular Mixology Competition Results
The MolecularMixology & El Dorado competition saw competitors create two drinks in a twenty minute slot, and much creativity (but sadly no explosions) ensued.
Playlist Feature – Greatest Bits: Teenage Fanclub
They’re Teenage Fanclub, a band of such excellence that even their patchiest work micturates from high altitude on to the current batch of axe-and-drum twerps
