Every year all over the world the number of 'Cocktail Weeks' or 'Bar Shows' grows exponentially. BUT if you can only attend ONE industry event per year which one should you choose? Travelling to a bar show can end up costing a lot of money & you want to make sure your money goes the distance when it comes to knowledge, networking & inspiration. Cocktails For You breaks it down for you from the bar shows we know & love as well we will definitely be attending in the near future

When someone mentions cocktails you don't normally think about Uzbekistan, right? In fact I doubt most of you can point out the country on the world map & thats okay. So imagine our excitement & shirt surprise when Diageo Central Asia called us up to invite us to Tashkent in order to support & judge their Diageo Bartender Academy Challenge local finals? We strapped into our seatbelts, held on to our hats & were in for one wild ride Little bit of background: The central Asian

I dare say that the Margarita cocktail is at least for me the perfect cocktail any time of the year in any situation. It one of the first you will all learn & one of the easiest to remember. Any version of the cocktail whether it is the straight up, on the rocks or the slush puppy version I support anyone who makes it with fresh juice & quality blanco Tequila. Looking into the history of the drink though we uncover that no one really has any clue of how or where it came from

Bartenders are usually massive history geeks & we spent countless hours searching for information on techniques, history & cocktail recipes. During my bartending career one of the things I've noticed is how rustic & raw production of some products we find on the back-bar is. Once you look beyond the beautiful label, the unique bottle & the guerrilla-marketing you find yourself stripped down to the bare bones. This can lead to fascination if you're into that sort of thing as y

The location? San Juan in Puerto Rico. The event? The Reàl Cocktail Challenge. The mood? TIKI! We descended upon La Casita De Ronnes as part of an invitation from Reàl to check out their local competition hosted Crafted Barrel Group. A selection of local bartenders were going head to head in a battle of charm, mixed drinks & cocktail ingenuity to take home the top spot. Setting the Scene The Sun was out in force & the bartenders undeterred wore their finest alongside the usua

The Daiquiri Cocktail, made with Cuban rum, sugar lime, is one of the three main rum cocktail beloved by the world over & one of the synonymous drinks that most people around the world know as a 'cocktail' in the modern era. We make fun of guests ordering 'Strawberry Daiquiris' as well as any other fruit that gets thrown in that blender yet in Floridita in Havana thats still how they do it... It is difficult to know for certain the circumstances surrounding the birth of the