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Amaro Montenegro has announced the winner of The Vero Bartender UK final as Mia Kumari of The Savoy with her cocktail creation ‘Sunita’. A total of 10 finalists were shortlisted and invited to make their cocktail in front of a live panel of esteemed judges including global industry legend Alex Kratena, alongside Cristiana Pirinu who won the UK title in 2019, Hamish Smith, Editor of Class Magazine, and Rudi Carraro, Amaro Montenegro’s illustrious Global Brand Ambassador at The

Somewhere in the weather-worn hills of the Scottish inner islands, watching the clouds roll over glen and fell, is our Scotland Chair, Adam McLellan. While his station on the Isle of Islay sounds like a lonely one, the most northerly representative of the United Kingdom Bartenders Guild is keeping himself busy – and helping further our organisation! Find out more about Adam in our blog! Originally from Glasgow, raised in Paisley, Adam McLellan by his own admission does not c

Earlier this month, we concluded our latest competition – The Great Honaku Shochu & Awamori Contest – run in partnership with the Japan Sake & Shochu Makers Association (JSS). Our shared goal was to put the two newly recognised Japanese categories into the hands of the UK’s most gifted and driven bartenders, to devise new recipes and spread a wealth of knowledge across our humble scene. Our sincerest thanks go to Miho Komatsu, the UKBG’s link with the JSS and co-coordinator f