On-trade Cocktail Recipes
2026
Scarfes Bar and Panda & Sons fall out of the world's top 50 bars ahead of Wednesday's Milan ceremony
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...
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
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...
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
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...