The difference between using industry-specific technology and not can result in spirits companies experiencing success or hardship.

Using lesser-known agave varietals and made away from the traditional Oaxaca mezcal route, Zacal mezcal launched in the UK in 2025 and is already picking up prizes. Clinton Cawood speaks to one of its founders about taking the road less trodden

Not being restrained by the rules governing the production of Cognac and Armagnac means the world’s brandy producers are able to be creative. Now it’s up to them to convince consumers to try their drinks.

Times are tough for the UK hospitality industry at the moment, with operators facing considerable challenges from what seems like every quarter. Yet there are operators who are, in spite of everything, making it work.

We’re spoilt for choice when it comes to cocktail ingredients during the summer months, at a time when the weather encourages light, bright, often fruity serves, and certain savoury styles too.

More at home in a cocktail bar than with a digestif trolley, modern Calvados distillers are giving this staple Normandy spirit a 21st-century makeover.

If there was ever a cocktail that embodies deceptive simplicity, it’s the Martini. Just two ingredients – gin or vodka and vermouth – and a third, dilution, and even that’s not always guaranteed.

Vibrant and ever-evolving, the UK’s cocktail scene draws on a variety of influences, while being shaped by its fair share of challenges, particularly in the last few years.

At some of the world's most innovative bars, cocktail laboratories are taking centre stage, giving guests immersive insights into the science, craftsmanship and flavour going into their drinks.

As we collectively emerge from hibernation and a winter of indulgent flavours, bright and bracing cocktails are the order of the day. If that sounds like a prescription for a Martini, that’s because it is

During what is undoubtedly a tough time for spirits around the world, parts of South America are among those offering hope, with Brazil in particular showing promise.

With all apologies to the Unsinkable Molly Brown, it’s unlikely, despite prominent claims to the contrary, that she invented the Bee’s Knees.

Chaos is Holly Graham’s favourite word. That’s plain to see if you’ve ever attended one of her takeovers around the world, where you might find her wielding a tequila-filled Pikachu water blaster, or smashing a row of cocktail-filled sugar glasses.