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Budapest’s Lilith bar brings tarot-inspired rituals to cocktail culture

The team behind Hotsy Totsy Budapest, recently ranked among the world’s top 500 bars, has opened a second venue in Budapest’s Erzsébetváros district.

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Food & Drink

Fitz’s Bar unveils Spectrum: A synaesthesia-inspired cocktail experience

Fitz’s Bar at Kimpton Fitzroy London has launched Spectrum, the world’s first cocktail menu inspired by synaesthesia, where colours are transformed into flavours.

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Food & Drink

Bacardi and The Future Laboratory unveil 2024 Cocktail Trends Report

Bacardi, in collaboration with The Future Laboratory, unveiled its fifth annual Cocktail Trends Report in December 2023. The research draws on insights from Bacardi-led and external studies, interviews with bartenders and insights from The Future Laboratory’s experts.

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Travel & Hospitality

Stat: Pandemic hospitality closures have hit mental health

Research conducted by YouGov and commissioned by the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD), has found that the closure of bars and restaurants during the pandemic has negatively affected people’s mental health.

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Food & Drink

No-bar bars

While the branded back bar will never fully disappear, recent openings are experimenting with interiors that put less focus on the bottles, and more on the customer.

Untitled by Tony Conigliaro, London
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Food & Drink

A bar with no name

London – The cocktails on offer at new bar Untitled are described according to their flavour profiles rather than ingredients.

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Food & Drink

Party-totallers

Tired of a culture that normalises inebriation and places alcohol at the centre of every event, Party-totallers are shunning the shots, beer and wine, and seeking new ways to socialise without the booze.

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Food & Drink

Black Rock

Every element of Black Rock is geared towards making the complexity of flavour and the breadth of variety in whisky more understandable to the uninitiated.

Naive by AKZ Architectura, Keiv
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Design

Bubbly aesthetic

Kiev, Ukraine – Sparkling wine and cocktail bar Naïve pays homage to the fizzy stuff with its indulgent interior.