The drinking experience of yesteryear is becoming increasingly popular in the capital's bars. Ben McFarland looks at the reasons for this retailing rewind, and adds some ideas of his own.
Great drinks, a welcoming atmosphere and fantastic customer service are three of the keys to running a successful pub - and it's vital that licensees...
Muddled by Mojitos? Bewildered by Bellinis? Confused by Cosmopolitans? Many pubs find cocktails daunting, but significant numbers are discovering an...
As revealed earlier this month the five pubs taking part in The Publican Cocktail Challenge in association with Volare cocktail liqueurs and the Bar...
Do you think the trade lacks knowledge about cognac? How can awareness be raised?There is certainly a lack of knowledge about cognac. People find it...
Licensees and bartenders have been given the chance to access a free database of cocktail recipes and training through their iPods.Ashley Carpenter,...
Barstaff don't need the flair of Tom Cruise in that blockbuster study of the drinks industry Cocktail to profit from mixing drinks. At least that is...
I'd like to have lived in a Manns world. An innocent, charming world where moustaches, monocles and manners madeth the man; where men kept a snuffbox...
In the year when we celebrate the bicentenary of the cocktail, Bar.06 makes no excuses for concentrating wholeheartedly on the glorious art of drinks...
Spirits are perennial favourites in the winter months, especially at Christmas, but which should you stock and how can you use them? Rosie Davenport...
It was double delight for Jonathan Downey, managing director of the Match group, at the 2005 Flavour magazine awards last night.In the main award of...
QDo the changes to the laws on measures make it legal for a cocktail barman to mix spirits freehand in an ordinary licensed bar? I do not think such...
Bacardi-Martini is rolling-out a scheme designed to raise the profile and profits of spirits in the on-trade.Following a "mystery shopper" programme...
Upselling is not about being greedy, but a way of offering your customers the best products. In my travels around bars I regularly choose one drink and use that as one benchmark for a bartender's ability.
Busy location on coastal main road
Extensively renovated detached public house
Five trade areas (100)
Sizeable refurbished 4-5 bedroom accommodation
Newly created beer garden (125)
Established and popular business...