PUNCH

MAY 12, 2025

Punch's Best New Bartenders of 2025 will be announced in July. Here are the finalists, a group driving cocktail culture forward.

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Australian Bartender

MAY 12, 2025

Photography: Navarre Fenwick Hospitality veterans Belinda Linten and Luke Kelly are set to open the doors to their first solo venture Pendant Public Bar slated to launch this month. Interview by Kim Berry You both have serious hospo chops, working at places like Black Pearl, Apollo Inn and The Everleigh over the last 15 years. What prompted the decision to open your own place?

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Chilled Magazine

MAY 12, 2025

STK Mixologist Charli Gonzalez has created a Spring cocktail to celebrate Cherry Blossom season – the Cherry Blush! Blending Titos Handmade Vodka with tart cherry limeade, lemon sour, and fresh raspberries, its shaken to perfection and served over ice for a refreshing burst of flavor. Finished with a delicate Babys Breath flower, this libation is as beautiful as it is delicious.

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Australian Bartender

MAY 12, 2025

Adelaide is welcoming a new two-storey venue on Frome Street, Honeydripper. Set to open later this year the venue is brought by wine expert Raf Thomson and blends wine bar warmth, with the intimacy of a Japanese-style listening lounge, in hopes to bring Adelaide a sensory experience like no other. The idea sparked from a trip to Osaka, where an inconspicuous stairwell led to a vinyl-filled, ten-seat bar that was built around music rather than the menu.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

MAY 12, 2025

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Australian Bartender

MAY 12, 2025

Adelaide is welcoming a new two-storey venue on Frome Street, Honeydripper. Set to open later this year the venue is brought by wine expert Raf Thomson and blends wine bar warmth, with the intimacy of a Japanese-style listening lounge, in hopes to bring Adelaide a sensory experience like no other. The idea sparked from a trip to Osaka, where an inconspicuous stairwell led to a vinyl-filled, ten-seat bar that was built around music rather than the menu.

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Australian Bartender

MAY 12, 2025

Photography: Navarre Fenwick Hospitality veterans Belinda Linten and Luke Kelly are set to open the doors to their first solo venture Pendant Public Bar slated to launch this month. Interview by Kim Berry You both have serious hospo chops, working at places like Black Pearl, Apollo Inn and The Everleigh over the last 15 years. What prompted the decision to open your own place?

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VinePair

MAY 12, 2025

When pastry chef Christina Tosi first joined the team at David Changs Momofuku in 2005, there were no desserts on any of the restaurant groups menus. And despite being hired in a food safety and administrative role not a pastry chef role that didnt stop Tosi from going on to introduce the very first desserts at several Momofuku outposts. But perhaps none of those desserts is as notable as the revolutionary soft serve flavor she first developed for Momofuku Noodle Bar: Cereal Milk.

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Drinkhacker

MAY 12, 2025

It’s always a treat to taste wines from Napa’s Baldacci — but to receive some well-aged offerings makes for an extra special evening.While 2021 is a more representative current vintage for these cabernet releases, the winery recently released a collection of 2015 vintage offerings from its cellars, showcasing how a decade of age can alter the experience in the glass.

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VinePair

MAY 12, 2025

Whether it be from a viral TikTok or the Worlds 50 Best list , many bars and restaurants are dealing with the realities that come with internet hype like being swarmed by swaths of eager guests. These days patrons can usually expect to put in some serious time waiting for a seat when walking into the buzziest spots. The situation has gotten so severe that NBCs Saturday Night Live recently parodied how frequently New Yorkers in particular wait on a big, dumb line for just about any trending fo

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Drinkhacker

MAY 12, 2025

We love La Maison & Veilier’s Flag Series of rums — denoted by the flag of the nationality of the distiller that appears on each label — to the point where a Guyana rum in the series was named our top rum of 2023. Now we’re back with three more Flag Series bottlings, which we’ll expound upon in each review. LM&V Flag Series Fiji 2012 Review Single cask #F12FPBP01.

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Bar-i

MAY 12, 2025

Shows 5 different ways to understand the liquor cost at your bar using Bar-i beverage inventory software.

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Just Drinks

MAY 12, 2025

Swedish agri-food group Lantmnnen has invested in local, plant-based, milk-alternatives business Sproud.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 12, 2025

Credit: Heaven Hill Heaven Hill Distillery has launched Family Farms First, an initiative supporting family-owned farms in partnership with nonprofit Farm Rescue , alongside the release of its second edition Grain to Glass Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The new program will see the distillery commit up to $100,000 annually from Grain to Glass sales to Farm Rescue.

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Just Drinks

MAY 12, 2025

More than 150 workers at a Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) facility in California are continuing to strike over "unfair labour practices"

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Mix That Drink

MAY 12, 2025

There's nothing else quite like the Cement Mixer Shot. Not for the faint of heart, this shot is notorious for its unique texture and unforgettable taste.

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Just Drinks

MAY 12, 2025

Brown-Forman and Californian winemaker Korbel Champagne Cellars have ended their 60-year sales, marketing and distribution partnership.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 12, 2025

Credit: Douglas Laing & Co. Douglas Laing continues its exploration of wine-cask whisky finishes with the launch of two new single cask bottlings: a 13-year-old Jura finished in Ruby Port and a 14-year-old Fettercairn matured in Red Pineau des Charentes wine casks. Douglas Laing & Experimenting With Wine The releases expand Douglas Laing’s Wine Cask Collection, which began last year with a Red Wine series.

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Just Drinks

MAY 12, 2025

Cotswolds Distillery's executive chairman discusses potential for English whisky and the importance of securing a geographical indication.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 12, 2025

in an unusual but becoming more common theme, this whisky has been finished in French virgin oak that has been toasted using Icelandic magma stones. This charring has produced the equivalent of a level 3 barrel char for the cask.

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Drinks International

MAY 12, 2025

California Champagne producer Korbel has announced a partnership with Henkell Freixenet to oversee global sales, marketing and distribution as of 1 July 2025.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 12, 2025

Credit: Chattanooga Whiskey Chattanooga Whiskey today announced the latest release in their Bottled-in-Bond Vintage Series: Spring 2021. Barrelled from January through June 2021, this seasonally-inspired blend showcases spring and summer flavors imparted by multiple bourbon mash bills including a new “roasted” mash bill known as “Barrel 78” The Spring 2021 vintage was produced exclusively at Chattanooga Whiskey’s Riverfront Distillery as an ongoing collaborative ef

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PubClub

MAY 12, 2025

Many people do thorough research before moving to a new country or region. They want to know what life will be like when they move. Some want to check if the new place is safe, friendly, and suitable for economic activities or employment. Others look at schools, hospitals, and transport, determining their quality of life in the new location. Since the cost of living affects quality of life significantly, people looking to move to a different location want to know that the new location has a reas

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 12, 2025

Pursuit Spirits Launches Barrel Proof and 88 Proof Bourbon and Rye Whiskies with New Custom Bottle Design. Credit: Pursuit Spirits Pursuit Spirits is making significant moves in the American whiskey market with a strategic expansion of its acclaimed Pursuit United portfolio. The brand announced two new proof points an accessible 88 proof and a robust barrel proof for both its award-winning Pursuit United Bourbon and Pursuit United Rye whiskeys.

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Just Drinks

MAY 12, 2025

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved three natural colour additives permitted for use in food and drinks manufacturing.

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Bar Magazine

MAY 12, 2025

Introducing Central Londons Newest and Largest Wine Bar & Shop This May, Mayfair House Group, welcomes Courtyard Wine Cellars to its growing portfolio. With the opening in Covent Garden, the group opens its eleventh site, having already established wine bars across the city including, Shepherds Market Wine House, Traders, Angeliques, Cecilias, Amelies and Voila bringing central London its largest wine bar concept and an unparalleled experience for wine lovers.

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Just Drinks

MAY 12, 2025

Danone has struck a deal to acquire a majority stake in Kate Farms, a US-based business that makes plant-based and organic nutrition products.

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Bar Magazine

MAY 12, 2025

Marstons has partnered with renewable energy solutions provider Two Blues Solar and installer Nuvolt to deploy solar across 120 of the Groups community-based pubs over the next 12 months. The 5.4m investment, fully financed by Atrato Onsite Energy, operates through a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), a long-term contract in which Marston’s purchases 100% of the renewable energy generated on its roofs rather than owning the solar equipment.

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Imbibe Magazine

MAY 12, 2025

What’s old is new again, with the classic Martini once again in the cocktail spotlight. Simple yet endlessly versatile, there is a recipe for everyone. Choose from crisp and silky to extra briny or anywhere in between. End an evening with any of the following recipes, which includes a few for batching and bottling to be enjoyed any time the mood strikes.

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Bar Magazine

MAY 12, 2025

TAKE Tequila , owned by Global Brands, has officially launched its premium Blanco expression to the UK on-trade, expanding the range with a bold new option designed to elevate both classic and contemporary serves. With tequila demand booming, CGA data reports a 3.2% rise in tequilas value in the on-trade last year, reaching 276 million, despite an overall decline in total spirits sales.

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Guys Drinking Beer

MAY 12, 2025

Beer Under Glass 2025 moved to the rooftop of the Harris Theater underneath all that skyline window glass. Here's what we loved trying: The post Beer Under Glass 2025: An Evening Beneath the Skyline appeared first on Guys Drinking Beer.

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Bar Magazine

MAY 12, 2025

Fosters, the iconic Classic Lager, has announced the launch of a ripper new look. Rolling out across UK pubs and bars from May, the bonza rebrand pays homage to its roots and playful Aussie charm. Following last years announcement of the exciting new sponsorship deal with the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), Fosters has brought even more buzz to one of the fastest-growing sports in the UK.

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Just Drinks

MAY 12, 2025

The European Commission has backed a 5bn ($5.6bn) scheme proposed by France to support the export of wines and spirits to the US.

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Bar Magazine

MAY 12, 2025

Super premium gin Renais is celebrating its second birthday with the launch of a limited-edition Grand Cru Cask-Aged Gin today. Representing Renais first liquid innovation since its launch in 2023, Renais Cask-Aged Gin will be available to UK consumers from today, RRP 90 for a 70 cl bottle from www.renais.co.uk. This new expression has an initial limited amount of 720 bottles.

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Just Drinks

MAY 12, 2025

The US-China tariffs pause represents a de-escalation of the spiralling trade dispute between the two countries.

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