The highly anticipated nominations for the MIXOLOGY BAR AWARDS 2019 Long List are now public. We are delighted to announce the nominees from all over Europe. Congratulations to all! Read more
Hi friends! This week we’ve got news in regards to plastic straws (surprise, they’re banned at all Marriott hotels worldwide), Pernod aims to eliminate long waits at the bar with their new smart technology, and Campari and Aperol both had a incredibly good year in terms of sales. Cheers! Read more
We’re back! The Inventory took a little summer hiatus but we’re back and better than ever! This week we’re talking about the fire at New York’s Dead Rabbit bar. Read more
The spring temperatures have been scorching in Northern Europe. As we segue in summer, it’s time to have a rooftop cocktail. Here are our favorites in our home city of Berlin. Read more
Where Muay-Thai boxers would frighten you displaying their grim moves, where a muddy river would flow through Bangkok. Where the tourist would visit those notorious Ping-Pong-Shows, where reputed connaisseurs would cheer on rooftop bars. Read more
It seems the UK government is trying to ban plastic straws by next year, the Maestro Salvatore Calabrese brings his cocktail game to the newly revamped Donovan bar, a bunch of lobbyists are calling for plain packaging on spirits products, and Hayman’s is calling for tighter regulations on gin. Cheers! Read more
We have news on this year’s Tales of the Cocktail, Punch looks at a hyperlocal cocktail bar, we get advice on how to manage bar staff, bourbon is apparently booming, and Imbibe takes a look at advocates for mental health in the bar industry. Cheers! Read more
The Mint Gun Club seems like an old-fashioned colonial outpost in the heart of the former empire. But Rich Hunt’s new bar offers drinks for more than just an evening tipple. Read more
With so much emphasis on craft behind the bar, those sickly sweet 80s mocktails have evolved into high-quality non-alcoholic cocktails. But are people actually ordering these dry mixed drinks? Read more
In this week’s Inventory, it feels like spring (at least here in Berlin) and there’s a new database showcasing a more diverse list of hospitality workers in the US, you can start boozing at Starbucks soon, the debate rages over cocktails on tap, orgeat variations abound, and the gender pay gap is real in the British bar industry. Cheers to that? Read more