Cocktails & Bars

Review: Cahoots Postal Office

With trading conditions becoming ever challenging, how does a bar create the kind of immersive experience that gives guests a reason to visit? Hamish Smith goes full theme...

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15 January, 2025

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How to make The Odyssey Whiskey Sour

Silky, tangy, addictive

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20 January, 2025

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Review: The Juke Box, Bristol

New CLASS writer James March is in Bristol and at The Juke Box for his first CLASS bar review.

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20 January, 2025

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The CLASS Bar Awards opens for entries

The Submission Awards of the CLASS Bar Awards 2025 - taking place May 21st 2025 - are now open and can be entered through the new look Class Bar Awards website.

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06 January, 2025

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Review: Sebb's, Glasgow

CLASS' Glasgow reviewer Mark Murphy drops in on Sebb's.

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08 January, 2025

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Review: Muse at RSA House

Hamish Smith reviews Muse at Royal Society of Arts House on the Strand.

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06 January, 2025

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The Top 30 Cocktails in the UK's Best Bars

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09 October, 2024

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CLASS Winter 2024 launches

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

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19 December, 2024

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Questions and answers: Ego Death's Cressida Lawlor

Cressida Lawlor, previously of Sexy Fish, is behind one of the big launches of the year in Manchester. Hamish Smith finds out more.

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03 January, 2025

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How to make mead and honey liqueurs

It’s time to take the edge off the colder months with some sweet elixirs provided by one of nature’s most versatile ingredients. By Anistatia Miller & Jared Brown.

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03 January, 2025

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Review: Rhum Tavern, London

Tyler Zielinkski drops in on one of the bigger London launches at the back end of 2024.

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03 January, 2025

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Review: Little Capo, Edinburgh

Our Edinburgh reviewer Natasha Corfield stops by Stuart McCluskey's Little Capo.

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03 January, 2025

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How to make Rhum Tavern's Californian-Style Mulled Saké

Fruity, spiced, sweet

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12 December, 2024

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How to make Royal Cocktail Exchange's Newport Sour

Savoury, raisin, spice

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12 December, 2024

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How to make Tierra, winner of Hacha's cocktail competition

Tropical, sweet and herbaceous

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06 December, 2024

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How to make Gaucho's Wagyu Martini & Burnt Lemon Oil

Intense, full bodied, savoury

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05 December, 2024

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International spotlight: CLASS explores Byrdi, Melbourne

Hamish Smith goes behind the curtain at Luke Whearty and Aki Nishikura's Byrdi in Melbourne - the bar the showcases Australia more than any other.

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02 December, 2024

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Modern classics: Mulata Daisy

Clinton Cawood looks into the recent past for this neo-classic - to Connaught Bar and Ago Perrone.

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28 November, 2024

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Classic cocktails: Lucien Gaudin

Clinton Cawood dusts off the vintage cocktail books to rediscover the Negroni alternative, Lucien Gaudin.

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26 November, 2024

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Classic cocktails: Carajillo

Clinton Cawood continues his journey mapping the origins of historic cocktails and modern classics.

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20 November, 2024

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Become a Bartender's Brand Awards judge

If you're a bartender working in a UK bar and you have a specialsm in a particular drinks category, we'd love to hear from you.

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07 November, 2024

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The endangered species: Why batching cocktails is de-skilling our workforce

We are unintentionally de-skilling our industry and if we don’t stop, the fundamentals of bartending will die out, says Satan’s Whiskers’ Kevin Armstrong, who returns with the second of his two-parter on batched cocktails.

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15 October, 2024

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Review: Glue, Liverpool

Dave Marlsand, CLASS reviewer for the North, visits Glue in Liverpool's Albert Dock.

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07 November, 2024

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Review: Peaches, Leamington Spa

Ellen Manning stops by Leamington Spa in the West Midlands and reviews Peaches.

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07 November, 2024

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Review: Sister Ray, Liverpool

Dave Marsland, reviewer for the North, visits one of Liverpool's big launches this summer.

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28 October, 2024

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Review: Maya, Manchester

Class reviewer for the North, Dave Marsland, stops by Maya in Manchester.

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25 October, 2024

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Review: Old Pal, Edinburgh

Natasha Corfield reviews Old Pal in Edinburgh.

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22 October, 2024

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Review: Oriole

Hamish Smith headed to Covent Garden for the second coming of Oriole.

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16 October, 2024

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Review: Archive & Myth at the Hippodrome

Hamish Smith takes a gamble on Archive & Myth at the Hippodrome.

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16 October, 2024

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CLASS Autumn 2024 magazine launches

Access the digital magazine here. Not subscribed? Bartenders can sign up for a digital or hard copy here. INSIDE CLASSHamish Smith introduces the latest edition of CLASS.

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03 October, 2024