2026 Cocktail Recipes

Tequila exports hit 408 million litres as Mexican Independence Day falls on Wednesday 16 September - Boozy
2026

Tequila exports hit 408 million litres as Mexican Independence Day falls on Wednesday 16 September

Mexico shipped 407.98 million litres of tequila overseas in 2025, its highest total in three years, according to the Consejo Regulador del Tequila. With Mexican Independence Day on 16 September, we...
A Negroni served over ice in a rocks glass with an orange peel garnish
2026

Negroni Week returns on 21 September as UK searches for the cocktail rise 13% year on year

Negroni Week runs from 21 to 27 September, with bar registration closing on 18 September. UK searches for the Negroni averaged 88,221 a month in June 2026, up almost 13 per cent year on year, and t...
Britain lost 1,839 licensed venues in three months and opened 1,794, hospitality data shows - Boozy
2026

Britain lost 1,839 licensed venues in three months and opened 1,794, hospitality data shows

The Hospitality Market Monitor from CGA by NIQ and AlixPartners records 1,839 licensed venue closures and 1,794 openings between March and June 2026, leaving the total at 98,564. Roughly one Britis...
Britain's spritz searches halve in September as the Negroni and Espresso Martini take over - Boozy
2026

Britain's spritz searches halve in September as the Negroni and Espresso Martini take over

UK search volume data from Ahrefs shows Aperol Spritz interest falling from 186,882 searches a month in July to 100,880 in September, while the Negroni holds flat and the Espresso Martini climbs to...
No London Cocktail Week this October for the first time since 2010 as the festival shifts to March 2027 - Boozy
2026

No London Cocktail Week this October for the first time since 2010 as the festival shifts to March 2027

For the first time since it launched in 2010, October will pass without a London Cocktail Week. New owners Hannah Sharman-Cox and Siobhán Payne have moved the 17th edition to the week commencing 15...
UK alcohol duty receipts fall to £12.4bn as spirits drop for the first time since the 2023 reform - Boozy
2026

UK alcohol duty receipts fall to £12.4bn as spirits drop for the first time since the 2023 reform

HMRC's Alcohol Bulletin shows the Treasury collected £12,435 million in alcohol duty in the 2025 to 2026 financial year, £180 million less than the year before, with spirits receipts falling for th...
Mai Tai Day Falls on Sunday 30 August as Rum Takes a Bigger Share of UK Bar Sales Than Whisky - Boozy
2026

Mai Tai Day Falls on Sunday 30 August as Rum Takes a Bigger Share of UK Bar Sales Than Whisky

Mai Tai Day is marked on 30 August, and CGA by NielsenIQ data shows rum now holds a bigger share of spirits sales in British pubs and bars than whisky, worth more than £1 billion a year. The drink ...
Notting Hill Carnival Turns 60 This Bank Holiday After £4.66m City Hall Rescue Package - Boozy
2026

Notting Hill Carnival Turns 60 This Bank Holiday After £4.66m City Hall Rescue Package

Notting Hill Carnival celebrates its 60th anniversary from 29 to 31 August after the Mayor of London provided £4.66m for safety improvements organisers could not otherwise fund. City Hall values th...
Nearly Two Thirds of British Cocktail Drinkers Want Lower Strength Serves, NIQ Report Finds - Boozy
2026

Nearly Two Thirds of British Cocktail Drinkers Want Lower Strength Serves, NIQ Report Finds

Nearly two thirds of British cocktail drinkers want more low or medium strength options when they go out, rising to 73 per cent of 18 to 34 year olds, according to NielsenIQ's Mixed Drinks Report p...