The Bar Hopper

The Bar Hopper

Mark Ludmon: freelance journalist writing about bars and drinks

Month: February 2020

Gordon’s Sicilian lemon flavoured gin

Sicilian lemons bring new flavour to Gordon’s Gin

February 27, 2020 markludmon 0

Diageo is embracing the craze for flavoured gin by adding another variant to its portfolio in the UK, made with […]

Marv Cunningham Mas-Curried

Bartender wins with cocktail mixing rum with curry spices and cauliflower

February 25, 2020 markludmon 0

Mixing cauliflower and curry spices with rum helped bartender Marv Cunningham to win the final of an international cocktail competition […]

Funkin Cocktails Pina Colada

Funkin adds Piña Colada to its range of canned cocktails

February 21, 2020 markludmon 0

Summer feels just a little bit closer now that Funkin Cocktails has added the Piña Colada to its range of […]

Black Rock Tavern

Class awards highlight Britain’s best bars

February 19, 2020 markludmon 0

The winners of the annual Class Bar Awards have been announced for 2020, answering the question of what are considered […]

Lanique Rose Bar Vault Festival

Lanique adds theatre with cocktail bar at Vault Festival

February 18, 2020 markludmon 0

The rich history behind Lanique, the liqueur made from the oil of rose petals, is being brought to life in […]

Bob Dylan Heaven's Door whiskeys

UK launch for Bob Dylan’s whiskeys

February 11, 2020 markludmon 0

A range of super-premium whiskeys launched by legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is officially coming to the UK. Introduced in the […]

40 Elephants bar Great Scotland Yard hotel

All-female crime gang inspires new London cocktail bar

February 10, 2020 markludmon 0

For more than 200 years, Great Scotland Yard was the headquarters of London’s police force. Now that the Grade II-listed […]

Salvatore Calabrese Acqua Bianca

Salvatore Calabrese’s unique new liqueur comes to UK

February 5, 2020 markludmon 0

A unique new liqueur balancing peppermint with rose and citrus has been introduced in the UK by its creator, leading […]

Carpano Botanic Bitter

Carpano brings ‘contemporary’ bitter alternative to UK

February 5, 2020 markludmon 0

The popularity of the Negroni and other cocktails with a bitter note has led to historic vermouth producer Carpano launching […]

Monkey Shoulder Trigger Jigger

Monkey Shoulder re-invents the jigger for making drinks

February 3, 2020 markludmon 0

The humble jigger has been around in some form for centuries for measuring spirit pours. The word, probably derived from […]

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