Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

London Cocktail Week returns 13-23 October 2022

Published: 01 September, 2022

London Cocktail Week will return to the capital this October, the biggest festival of its kind.

It’s time to raise the bar - Michelin style

Published: 14 March, 2022

A brand new recognition system for the world’s best bars is set to become one of the industry’s most respected benchmarks of excellence.

London Cocktail Week 2022 dates and format announced

Published: 11 March, 2022

London Cocktail Week 2022 will run from 13-23 October 2022, including two weekends, following two years of extended month-long activities.

The world’s best bars to receive Michelin-style 3-star rating system

Published: 24 February, 2022

A brand new recognition system for the world’s best bars has been announced – set to become one of the bar industry’s most respected accolades of excellence.

London Cocktail Week prepares to welcome guest bartenders from all over Europe

Published: 30 September, 2021

London Cocktail Week is kicking off tomorrow (1 October) for another extended month-long celebration of the city’s top bars, with an emphasis on bar takeovers and bartenders flying in from all over Europe.

Long Read: London Cocktail Week – Let’s have a bar crawl while we still can

Published: 01 October, 2020

Hugh Jones lost his job this year after shortly after arriving at a new company right at the start of the pandemic. Feeling less than enthused about the situation and his looming annual Stoptober attempt, he was about to throw in the towel of sobriety for London Cocktail Week, which starts today. But after speaking with organisers, he discovered they are pulling out all the stops to this year to make sure as many people can get involved as possible – to blow off steam while also supporting London’s embattled on-trade.

London Cocktail Week readies for 2020

Published: 22 July, 2020

London Cocktail Week, the world’s biggest city-wide cocktail festival, will go ahead this year, its organisers have announced.

Diageo training programme returns for third year

Published: 01 October, 2018

Diageo is launching its Learning for Life programme in London this week for the third year running to help train the next generation of bartenders.

London Cocktail Week relocates main event

Published: 30 August, 2018

London Cocktail Week has moved the heart of the festival – The Cocktail Village, to The Old Truman Brewery to accommodate a growing number of visitors.