2026 Cocktail Recipes

Two of the five British bars in last year's World's 50 Best Bars, London's Scarfes Bar and Edinburgh's Panda & Sons, have been placed in the 51 to 100 list for 2026, ahead of the top 50 announc...

Guinness is the UK's most considered alcohol brand for 2026 at 28%, according to YouGov, while three cocktail ingredients, Pimm's, Aperol and Disaronno, sit in the spirits and liqueurs top ten.

Global vodka volumes fell 3% in 2025 according to IWSR, yet CGA by NIQ data shows a vodka is still the best-selling spirit brand in UK pubs and bars, with drinkers paying more per glass even as the...

UK searches for the Spicy Margarita rose 24.6% in the year to August 2026, Ahrefs data shows, while the French Martini, Pornstar Martini and Long Island Iced Tea all fell by double digits.

Nearly half of British 18 to 29 year olds would rather end a meal with an Espresso Martini than an espresso, and the drink has held fifth place in the Drinks International Cocktail Report 2026, ahe...

The Wine and Spirit Trade Association has written to Chancellor John Healey ahead of the Autumn Budget on 28 October, arguing that three years of rising alcohol duty have cut spirits volumes by 15....

Sober October has a new charity partner for 2026. Alcohol Change UK, the charity behind Dry January, has replaced Macmillan Cancer Support and is targeting £30,000, around a quarter of what its Jan...

The 191st Oktoberfest opens on 19 September with more than 6.5 million visitors expected and a one litre Maß averaging €15.61, up 2.38 per cent on last year, according to City of Munich figures. Wh...

Edinburgh Cocktail Week has confirmed more than 120 participating bars and £6 signature serves for its 2 to 11 October festival, leaving it as the largest cocktail event on the British calendar thi...