Events Cocktail Recipes
2026
Edinburgh Cocktail Week confirms 120 bars and £6 serves as Britain's only major autumn festival
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...
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...
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...
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...
2026
Canned Cocktails Push Into UK Bars as RTD Sales Hit £704m, Manchester Supplier Boozy Reports
Ready to drink sales reached £704 million in the UK off-trade in 2025 according to the Wine and Spirit Trade Association, and the format is now moving behind the bar. Manchester brand Boozy has sup...