Login / Register

Forgot Password?     Sign up
classmag-image

News

News

Viajante87 launches new full menu

Notting Hill bar, Viajante87 has announced a new menu, the first full cocktail list under the leadership of bar director Pietro Collina and brand manager Veronica Di Pietrantonio.

News

Callooh Callay celebrates 15th birthday with alumni guest shift

Shoreditch bar Callooh Callay is to celebrate its 15th birthday, bringing back some of the bar's best-known bartenders for a one-night-only guest shift.

News

Schofields and Vennings to unite in December

Bar industry brothers Daniel & Joe Schofield from Schofield’s Bar in Manchester and Noel & Max Venning from Three Sheets in London will bartend together for the first time this December.

News

ECC's Lorenzo Di Cola joins Altamura

Lorenzo Di Cola, formerly of the Experimental Cocktail Club Group, has joined Altamura Distilleries as international head of brand across its key global markets, including Italy, the USA, the UK, and India.

Sponsored Content

Zonin 1821 and UK sommelier association collaborate to meet record demand for UK sommeliers

SPONSORED CONTENT

News

Michter's named The World’s Most Admired Whisky

Michter’s has been named The World’s Most Admired Whisky brand in the third edition of the annual top 50 list released by CLASS' sister title Drinks International.

News

Drinks One launches e-commerce arm

Agency Drinks One has launched an e-commerce arm aimed at providing a platform for smaller scale, “innovative” drinks brands to sell directly to consumers and trade.

Sponsored Content

Raffaele di Monaco on The House of Suntory DOJO advocacy programme

CLASS speaks to Raffaele di Monaco, UK brand ambassador at The House of Suntory, about the DOJO advocacy programme.

News

The Zetter Marylebone launches games-inspired menu

Boutique hotel, The Zetter Marylebone, has announced the launch a new menu with each drink inspired by games, The GaZetter.

Sponsored Content

The Long & Short of It by The Borders Distillery - a blend that plays with time

Harnessing the power of fermentation to influence flavour, The Borders Distillery (TBD) has unveiled the second release in its experimental Workshop Series line, a limited-edition blend that plays with time. 

News

Sips takes The World's 50 Best Bars crown as London named cocktail capital

Sips from Barcelona has taken top spot at The World’s 50 Best Bars sponsored by Perrier – announced in Singapore tonight - while London became the cocktail capital 2023, contributing more bars to the list than any other city.

News

Hacha launches new menu mixed by sound

Hacha, the London agaveria and two-time winner of the UK Specialist Bar of the Year at the Class Bar Awards, has announced the launch of a new menu, the bar’s first since opening its Dalston venue in 2019.

News

Nico de Soto readies Wacky Wombat for launch

Nico de Soto of Mace in New York and Danico in Paris is days from opening Wacky Wombat, a new bar in London’s Soho.

News

The Class Bar Awards 2024 opens for entries

The Class Bar Awards - which aims to recognise the bars and bartenders who set the standard for hospitality and innovation across the UK - is now open for entries. 

News

Five UK bars make 50 Best's 51-100 list

The UK has once again had a strong showing in The World's 50 Best Bars 51-100 list, with London's Lyaness leading the quintette of English bars. 

News

Ketel One Vodka owner Nolet to buy Lucas Bols

Nolet Group has agreed to acquire Lucas Bols for around €270m with all operations to remain in Amsterdam.

News

CTC owners open The Royal Cocktail Exchange

The owners of Cocktail Trading Co and Murder Inc, Elliot Ball, Andy Mil and Olly Brading, have opened the doors to The Royal Cocktail Exchange near Goodge Street in London. 

News

Atelier Coupette to launch in Soho

Atelier Coupette, the sequel to the famed Bethnal Green bar Coupette, is launching in mid October in Soho, London.

News

Jack Wakelin and Tom Aronica open The Pearl

Jack Wakelin and Tom ‘Ronnie’ Aronica of Bench have launched The Pearl at Park Hill in Sheffield.

News

Paolo Scialpi joins Altamura from Connaught Bar

Paolo Scialpi – formerly of Connaught Bar - has joined Altamura vodka as brand advocate for luxury hospitality.

News

CLASS Autumn 2023 magazine launches

Access the digital magazine here. Not subscribed? Bartenders can sign up for a digital or hard copy here. 

News

Sly Augustin and Maiko Neill to launch Notting Hill venue

Trailer Happiness’ Sly Augustin and hospitality consultant Maiko Neill are to launch restaurant Portobello 177 in Notting Hill on October 4th.

News

Canadian Martin takes World Class Crown

Jacob Martin from Canada has been named the 2023 World Class Global Bartender of the Year.

News

Scarfes Bar launches single malt in collaboration with The Lakes Distillery

Scarfes Bar at Rosewood London has partnered with English whisky distillery The Lakes to launch a limited-edition single malt to celebrate the bar’s ten-year anniversary.

News

Rhum Damoiseau and Skylark Spirits to launch UK tour and cocktail competition

This November Rhum Damoiseau and Skylark Spirits are launching their first national cocktail competition to celebrate the creativity, history and innovation of Arrangé style rhums.

News

The Blend by Beam Suntory introduces exclusive kickboxing programme for hospitality industry

The Blend, Beam Suntory’s global trade engagement platform, has collaborated with renowned industry figure Remy Savage and 2019 World Champion Kickboxer, Arnold Oborotov, to launch an innovative and unique 12-week training programme tailored specifically for the global hospitality community. 

News

Alex Kratena and Simone Caporale to reunite

Alex Kratena of Tayēr + Elementary and Simone Caporale of Sips & Boadas will work under the same roof again this autumn - it's the first time they have bartended as a pair since 2015.

News

Amaro Bar to host Camparino in Galleria for Negroni Week

Kensington’s Amaro Bar has announced that Camparino in Galleria’s Stefano Agostino and Giuseppe Capuano will be taking over the bar for a Negroni Week closing party this Sunday. 

News

Five UK hotels make first World's 50 Best Hotels list

Five UK hotels - each boasting leading hospitality venues - have made the inaugural World's 50 Best Best Hotels list, which was unveiled at London's Guildhall last night. 

Sponsored Content

Entries open for Torres Brandy Zero Challenge

Entries are now open for the Torres Brandy Zero Challenge – your chance to win €30,000 to make your sustainable bar project a reality.