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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.
Community and Lifestyle
The Black Tot Day rum history begins with a contradiction at the heart of naval life. For centuries, rum was not simply a drink on Royal Navy ships. It was ration, reward, routine, social currency, disciplinary problem, imperial supply chain, and symbol of the lower deck. By the time the final daily tot was issued […]
July 31, 2026
Distilleries & Producers
The Whisky Loch was not a natural disaster, though it left parts of Scotch whisky looking like a flooded landscape. It was a man-made surplus, created when production confidence outran demand. In the 1970s, Scotch whisky expanded with the conviction of an industry that believed the world would keep drinking more. Stills ran, casks filled, […]
July 30, 2026
Partnership
Aperitivo as Bartending Practice Aperitivo occupies a fundamental place in the history and professional practice of bartending. More than a drink served before dinner, it represents a cultural ritual connecting gastronomy, hospitality and cocktail craftsmanship. For the bartender, aperitivo service prepares the palate, establishes the atmosphere of the bar and sets the pace for the […]
July 15, 2026
Discovery and Education
From beer to bourbon is becoming one of the more revealing movements in Kentucky drinks culture. The reported plan by Country Boy Brewing to open a Kentucky distillery is not only a company expansion story. It sits inside a larger shift in how craft beverage businesses think about production, hospitality, brand loyalty, and long-term survival […]
July 12, 2026
Distilleries & Producers
The history of James Buchanan & Co belongs to a crucial moment in Scotch whisky’s transformation. In the late nineteenth century, Scotch was no longer only a regional spirit sold through merchants, casks, clubs, hotels, and local trade. It was becoming a bottled product with labels, reputation, visual memory, and commercial reach. The whisky itself […]
July 11, 2026
History
Bottled in Bond for whiskey history begins with a problem that was larger than whiskey itself. In the late 19th century, the American spirits market was difficult for ordinary consumers to trust. Bottles could carry respectable names while holding liquid that had been stretched, coloured, flavoured, blended beyond recognition, or presented as aged whiskey when […]
July 9, 2026
Bars and Cocktails
The Negroni has travelled further than most cocktails because it is easy to recognise but difficult to exhaust. Its structure is fixed enough to be remembered, yet open enough to be interpreted. That balance explains why bars across the world continue to return to it, not only as a drink, but as a framework for […]
July 6, 2026
Distilleries & Producers
The history of Aberfeldy Distillery begins with a problem that every successful blender eventually faces: how to protect character when demand outgrows supply. By the late 1800s, Dewar’s had moved far beyond the ambitions of a local Perth wine and spirits merchant. The family business had become one of the rising names in blended Scotch, selling […]
July 5, 2026
Trends and Innovations
Sweet heat cocktail culture is not as new as its current trend language suggests. Fruit and chilli have shared space for generations in markets, kitchens, street food, pickles, sauces, snacks, and drinks across Mexico, wider Latin America, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. Mango and chilli, pineapple and pepper, citrus and salt, tamarind and spice, watermelon […]
July 4, 2026
Barlist
In a city that rarely slows down, Bar Leone opened in Hong Kong in 2023 with a notably different rhythm. There was no attempt to compete through spectacle or technical theatre. Instead, the bar established itself through clarity of purpose, disciplined execution, and a deeply human understanding of what a bar should feel like. Within […]
July 4, 2026
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