ARTICLE ARCHIVE
Explore every Barlist article, guide, and editorial note in chronological order.
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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
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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
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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
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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
Distilleries & Producers
Long before Tennessee whiskey became an internationally recognised category, the hills around Lynchburg, Tennessee, were home to a network of farms, mills and small distilling operations where whiskey-making knowledge was passed from one generation to another. Among the distillers working in this community was Nathan “Nearest” Green, an African American whiskey maker whose name would […]
August 11, 2026
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There’s a certain kind of bar where nothing feels dramatic. The lighting is steady, the service is measured, and the drinks arrive exactly as expected. Linards Grundmanis learned the craft in Riga; many hotel bars operate this way, not as stages for creativity, but as systems built on reliability. Before competitions, before recognition, his work […]
August 10, 2026
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In Gascony, wine and distillation developed together long before Armagnac became a protected name. The region was rural, mixed, and agricultural, shaped by vines, forests, cereals, livestock, local markets, and routes that connected inland producers with wider trade. Distilling wine gave this landscape a durable product that could travel, age, and carry value beyond the […]
August 9, 2026
