Trends & Inspiration
The latest buzz in the cocktail industry and features to enhance your conversations with your peers and your guests
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Why You Need to Jump on The Premium Drinks TrendWhy You Need to Jump on The Premium Drinks Trend
Why You Need to Jump on The Premium Drinks Trend
Take a deep dive into what premiumisation is, why it’s a current trend and learn techniques you can start implementing in your bar to boost your bottom line!
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THE YOUNG WOMEN TO WATCH IN THE DRINKS INDUSTRY
THE YOUNG WOMEN TO WATCH IN THE DRINKS INDUSTRY
Learn how Emily Chipperfield and Natalie Ng are thriving in the drinks industry as young women, and inspiring younger bartenders to follow in their footsteps.
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CRAFTING COCKTAILS AND CREATING CHANGE WITH SHANNON MUSTIPHER
CRAFTING COCKTAILS AND CREATING CHANGE WITH SHANNON MUSTIPHER
Shannon Mustipher is a cocktail consultant, spirits educator, and author of Tiki: Modern Tropical Cocktails. After launching a Caribbean rum-focused bar at Gladys Caribbean in 2014, she went on to found Women Who Tiki, a tropical cocktail-centric pop up that gathers a team of women bartenders to share their talents and collaborate on creating a one-night-only experience. She explains her motivations for bartending and gives her advice for making it in the industry
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AHEAD OF THE BAR: BEVERAGE TRENDS FOR 2022
AHEAD OF THE BAR: BEVERAGE TRENDS FOR 2022
James Grant, Diageo World Class Winner for 2021, and Lauren Mote, Co-founder of Bittered Sling & Nightcap Media Group, give us their predictions for drink trends in 2022 and how your bar can incorporate them in the New Year.
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The Indian Cocktail Scene
The Indian Cocktail Scene
We caught up with bartender, Ema Pereira, from Mumbai to find out about the evolving cocktail scene in India
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Top Trends of 2017 with Alex Kratena
Top Trends of 2017 with Alex Kratena
The new year means it’s time to look ahead to the biggest cocktail and mixology trends for 2017
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Your guide to the city of Rio
Your guide to the city of Rio
A guide to Rio de Janeiro by Top Brazilian bartender Tai Barbin
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Men Only
Men Only
Chris Strong shares his favourite masculine serves
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Turning Japanese
Turning Japanese
How this East Asian nation is changing the bartending profession.
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TASTING WHISKY PT 4: MOUTH & CULTURETASTING WHISKY PT 4: MOUTH & CULTURE
TASTING WHISKY PT 4: MOUTH & CULTURE
The final instalment in DBA.com's tasting whisky series investigating the roles of smell, sound, sight, our mouths and culture
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TASTING WHISKY PT 3: SIGHTTASTING WHISKY PT 3: SIGHT
TASTING WHISKY PT 3: SIGHT
How is seeing tasting? -
TASTING WHISKY PT 2: SOUNDTASTING WHISKY PT 2: SOUND
TASTING WHISKY PT 2: SOUND
The science of sound