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FROM THE BARLIST JOURNAL
From beginner guides to bar selections and distillery stories, our editorial content helps you discover the world behind the bottle.
Spirits
Scotch whiskies collection is no longer simply about finding the oldest bottle or the most expensive name. A serious collection should tell a story about the spirit itself: where it comes from, how it is made, how oak changes it, how peat shapes it and why particular distilleries have earned lasting reputations. That makes choosing […]
August 21, 2026
Cocktail of The Week
The story begins with Fernet-Branca, created in Milan by Bernardino Branca in 1845. Originally Fernandito developed as a medicinal preparation, Fernet was formulated from a blend of herbs, roots, and spices. Its intense bitterness and high alcohol content positioned it as a digestif rather than a casual mixed drink. Italian migration to Argentina in the […]
August 20, 2026
Travel & Experience
Bars in Dubai have evolved into one of the city’s most distinctive expressions of hospitality, combining ambitious cocktail programmes, international bartending talent, rooftop venues, hotel bars and increasingly sophisticated local concepts. From intimate speakeasies and neighbourhood drinking spots to destination bars overlooking the Dubai skyline, the city offers a drinking culture shaped by both global […]
August 19, 2026
Partnership
A bar is encountered as a sequence rather than a single moment. The arrival, the welcome, the first reading of the room, the menu, the drink and the departure all contribute to an impression that extends beyond what is in the glass. Experience is the form created by those elements together. It is broader than […]
August 18, 2026
Partnership
Before Boban Lazarević won the title, before the stage lights, there was repetition. In Belgrade, bartending doesn’t always begin behind a busy counter. For many, it begins in a classroom. Inside Bar Central Belgrade, run by the Bartenders Association of Serbia, drinks are broken down long before they are served. Recipes are practised until they […]
August 17, 2026
Partnership
Normandy’s orchards gave Calvados its meaning before law gave it protection. In this part of northern France, apples and pears were not minor crops. They shaped farm landscapes, hedgerows, local drinks, rural economies, and the way agricultural value moved from fruit to cider, then from cider to spirit. Calvados belongs to that orchard world. Its […]
August 16, 2026
Partnership
Energy carries the room at Jigger and Pony. Not noise, not spectacle, but a steady, deliberate rhythm shaped by people who understand that a bar lives or dies by how it makes guests feel. Set within Amara Singapore in Singapore, the bar has built its reputation not on a single defining drink or concept, but […]
August 15, 2026
Trending
Cocktails in 2026 are not defined by one dominant style. Classic drinks remain firmly established, but the way they are being served and interpreted continues to change. Bartenders are working with lighter formats, aperitivo traditions, regional ingredients, savoury flavours, nostalgic recipes and more deliberate presentations, while drinkers are becoming increasingly interested in quality rather than […]
August 14, 2026
Partnership
Despite its name, the Espresso Martini does not belong to the Martini family. It contains no vermouth and shares none of the structural logic associated with classic stirred cocktails. Its identity is instead rooted in the late 20th-century shift toward ingredient-driven mixing, where fresh components and immediate preparation replaced pre-batched simplicity. The drink initially appeared […]
August 13, 2026
Discovery and Education
When J. Blake Layfield, Ph.D. became the ninth Master Distiller at Maker’s Mark in 2024, he inherited one of Kentucky bourbon’s most recognisable production philosophies. The responsibility was larger than maintaining a familiar recipe. Maker’s Mark had spent more than seven decades building an identity around a particular approach to bourbon, from its use of […]
August 12, 2026
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