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Buffalo Rocks Dingwalls
Buffalo Trace continue their live music push with Buffalo Rocks nights on Tuesday 7th December with The Heavy playing at Dingwalls in Camden.
Northern Bartender of the Year Competition Entries Now Open
The 2011 Northern Bartender of the Year competition final will take place in March on the BarLife stage at the Northern restaurant and Bar Show in Manchester.
England Win the BarLifeUK Cocktail Ashes
On Monday the 29th November, despite Bob Crow’s best attempts to bring London to a standstill, the bar industry converged on Trailer Happiness for the inaugural BarLifeUK Cocktail Ashes Competition.
BarLifeUK Cocktail Ashes Sledging guide
This is the first cocktail competition in history to award extra points for the competitors not ‘shaking’ by serving out sledges, in honour of this fine art we thought we’d give you our favourites.
No. 209 Gin Duel Winners Headed for San Francisco
Two UK bartenders will be mixing cocktails in California after seeing off strong competition to win the London final of the No. 209 Gin Duel.
BarLifeUK Cocktail Ashes Teams Announced
The Cocktail Ashes are almost upon us, and we are very pleased to announce which eight bartenders will be stepping behind the stick to represent their countries:
BarLifeUK Cocktail Ashes 2010: There Will Be Sledging
In association with Aussie Spirits, we bring the Old Rivalry to a very special cocktail competition that will test your nerve, drinkmanship and ability to trash talk – The 2010 Cocktail Ashes.
The Annual Tequila Fair
You know it isn’t an average Wednesday when you find yourself stood in the Mexican Ambassador’s Residence drinking tequila. The occasion? The 6th annual Tequila Fair.
No. 209 Gin Duel – Northern Heat Results
Bartenders from the North West have put their mixology skills to the test in the latest heat of the No.209 Gin Duel, aiming to win trip to San Francisco.
Jake Blanch, Room 310 & The Freepour Competition
If there were such a book as the Guide to Surviving Cocktail Competitions, the first entry should be: “Never tell fellow travelling bartenders your hotel room number.”
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.
Gin 209 Duel at Boutique Bar Show London
Fourteen plucky bartenders will be competing for the chance to win a five day trip to the Napa Valley with No 209 Gin on day one of the Boutique Bar Show in London.
Molecular Mixology Comp Results – Leeds Heat
The latest heat for molecularmixology.co.uk’s / El Dorado UK Molecular Bartender of the Year was held recently in Leeds. After fabulous heats in London and Brighton, the North had a lot to live up to and Mojo’s Rhum Club set the scene.
Buffalo Trace bourbon sponsors London live gigs
Talented UK singer songwriters are being given a London showcase in a series of live music events sponsored by Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon.
So You Think You Can Shake Report by Zdenek Kastanek
So You Think You Can Shake was an a idea which we 42Below Team West London came up with to promote 42Below, to have fun, to bring all of us “busy and tired – as we love to say” bartenders together, and to get us the tickets to world final at NZ
Win a trip to Madrid with Flor de Caña
Amathus Drinks want to send you and a friend to Madrid, via the Boutique Bar Show in London, as part of their ‘Spice in the City’ cocktail competition.
BarLifeUK Launches BarLife Show at Northern Restaurant & Bar 2011
The North boasts some of the best bars in Britain, and the BarLife Show has been launched to bring this community together for two days in March 2011.
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.
Molecular Mixology Comp with El Dorado Rum
Marvel hosts the London heat of molecularmixology.co.uk’s, UK Molecular Bartender Competition in Association with El Dorado Rum.
42Below Cocktail World Cup Regional Finalists Announced
The 42Below Cocktail World Cup (CWC) is the Big One. Everyone wants to win it, for props and kudos, and not least for the trip of a lifetime to New Zealand
The Liquorists and the Gincident on the barge
In ye olden days, gin was drunk on board ship by the officers, whilst the rankers glugged rum. With this in mind, the most recent Liquorists session was the order of the day.
42Below CWC Team West London Anounced
Three London bartenders are one step closer to a terrifying leap from a massive bridge today, having come top in a very competitive qualifying heat of the 42Below Cocktail World Cup (CWC).
Bar10 Aftermath in Pictures
Pictures from the Inspirit cocktail tour, post day one of Bar10
The Liquorists: Vermouth and Aromatised wines
Following on from the hugely enjoyable Bourbon and American Whisky session held at the Blackdog Ballroom, The Liquorists moved on to Vermouth and Aromatised wines.
Win Tickets to the Hurlingham Polo Courtesy Silver Spring
Polo matches. Where better to find a posh girl who wants to get back at her Daddy by flirting with an off-duty bartender? Would you like a ticket?
Boutique Bar Show Goes North, then Northerer
Everyone’s favourite, pint sized drinks show is spreading its wings and flying North. Next week sees BBS head to Manchester, then in September normal service is resumed at the Royal Horticultural Halls in London, before heading to Edinburgh in October.
The Liquorists are calling Manchester tenders
New to the Manchester bar scene is an independent group of bartenders calling themselves The Liquorists who’s simple mission is to bring back the fun and interest in talking about booze.
Competition 101 Part Two
As with all things the most important step in making sure the rest of the competition goes well – Preparation!
42BELOW CWC Winners Announced
The 8 teams from across the globe including London, Ireland and Belfast were greeted in Queenstown, New Zealand in the only way 42BELOW knows – by throwing them off a bridge.
Competition 101 Part One
A well traveled cocktail competition judge gives his advice to those starting out on the competition path….
