Exciting news for fans of rum, fun competitions, and travel to faraway lands - the El Dorado Rums Swizzle comp is back! Make a tasty drink and you could win a trip to Guyana - one of the best brand trips we've been on. Details and entry here: buff.ly/3tBzf9A

We spent a very pleasant day in Bristol earlier this week, judging the South West heat of WhistlePig's 'No History No Rules' comp. As you would expect of Bristol, the drinks were excellent. Details, including the winning specs, here: buff.ly/3OgZ4Un

Bartenders - a reminder that the Meister Hunter comp is open and accepting entries. There are some pretty heft cash prizes up for grabs, which is always nice. Details here: buff.ly/3OpWEUd

A new episode of our Cocktail Competition Podcast about the Meister Hunter comp is live. Florian Beuren & Adam Keeligan give insight about how to win the comp. Listen via link or search for BarLifeUK in your podcast app: #meisterhunter #bartenderpodcast buff.ly/3xQpRAu

House of Suntory's DOJO Programme is in full swing and BarLifeUK had the opportunity to put some questions to Balance and Seasoning Master Izumi Nakamura - sushi chef, sake sommelier, and former pharmacist:: buff.ly/3RLRx2m

Some excellent news for bartenders wishing to broaden their whisky horizons - Signal Hill have announced a masterclass tour and cocktail competition. The first tour stop is next Tuesday, in Manchester. Details and RSVP here: buff.ly/3P85GET #signalhill

Oenophiles and bibliophiles - we have a copy of Decanter 's brand new 'The World's Wine Legends' book to give away to a BarLifeUK reader. Profile of the book and draw entry here: buff.ly/3LStE6V

World Class GB 2023 is now open and this year there are two different entry challenges for you to choose from. You can find a full competition rundown and a link to the entry page here: barlifeuk.com/diageo-world-c…

We have another very insightful interview with one of the House of Suntory DOJO Masters today. In this one we speak to Zoe Burgess about psychology, Kaiseki, and applying scientific insight to traditional hospitality practices: barlifeuk.com/interview-with…

No December voucher here either, and no response from EDF 🇬🇧 when asked for help resolving it...

We are starting a series of interview with folk from parts of the UK that don't always get much drinks trade media coverage. We kick things off with Welly Jones of Lab 22, who describes 'What's Happening In Cardiff' - barlifeuk.com/whats-happenin…

In the second stop on our interview tour of the UK, we speak to Thomas James Matthews who describes What's Happening in Birmingham (tl;dr - lots of very tasty stuff by the sounds of it): barlifeuk.com/whats-happenin…

Cocktail Competition Alert: Win cash prizes with the Fortunella Sour Competition, accepting entries now. Details here: barlifeuk.com/fortunella-sou… #fortunellasour #cocktailcompetition

Today our bartender interview tour of the UK stops in Berkshire as Connie Cain speaks to BarLifeUK about What's Happening In Reading... barlifeuk.com/whats-happenin…

The World Class GB semi-final took place recently, revealing the ten bartenders who will progress to the Grand Final in June. Find out what comes next for them as they compete to become the World Class GB 2023 champion. #ad #worldclassgb buff.ly/3NTDo3V

We have some good news for dark spirits enthusiasts today - there's a new podcast in town. Details and a link to listen here: barlifeuk.com/edrington-uk-a…

Skylark Spirits have announced a huge education masterclass tour for Rhum Damoiseau, which will visit ten cities around the UK over the first two weeks of October: barlifeuk.com/rhum-damoiseau…

Some of my favourite reportage photos from the BarLifeUK years, which I'm posting as a reminder that should you hire me to cover an event, I can do both words and pictures...

Antonio Del Monte is hosting a tasting session called 'Smoke & Fire A journey through peated whisky' which includes Bowmore 12YO, Port Charlotte 16YO, & Ledaig 1997. The session takes place on March 3rd in London. Details & tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/liquid-legen… #whiskytasting #whisky

A reminder that Antonio Del Monte is hosting a Liquid Legends tasting session called ‘Smoke & Fire - A journey through peated whisky’ on March 3rd. The tasting will include Bowmore 12YO, Port Charlotte 16YO, and Ledaig 1997. eventbrite.co.uk/e/liquid-legen…