With most Brits firmly off splurging and back to counting the pennies, there has probably never been a better time to consider adding some extra New World fizz to your list. Andrew Catchpole joins a panel of sommeliers to see what’s on offer and work out how you could sell it

His original plan foiled by looters, Will Beckett calls in his very own A-Team to a secret underground lair (the decidedly un-secret Hawksmoor) and kicks off his very own beer-based Battle of Britain

Premixes are the Vauxhall Astra of the barworld: as sexy as corduroy, but practical? Hell yeah! Nushi Wijewardena and a team of bartenders put a stack of time-saving contenders to the test.

Will Beckett dons his beret, clicks the safety catch off his tinnies, and barges into two very different American outlets to put six US beers to the test

For years Koshu was overlooked in Japan as a fruit worthy only of table grape status; finally it's being given the attention it deserves

Fruit days are good and root days are bad – it’s the biodynamic mantra that’s rearranging tasting dates across the land. In search of the truth Henrietta Clancy engineers two tastings to examine whether eight out of 10 sommeliers can spot the difference

Once upon a time in Mexico... someone invented the Margarita. Or did they? Naren Young attempts to untangle the history of this iconic tequila cocktail and trawls the world for modern spins on an international bestseller

Being struck by illness and subsequently deprived of your tasting senses for a few days can turn out to be a blessing in disguise, as an enlightened Dave Broom discovers.

As bling products become as popular as bankers’ bonuses, Dave Broom gives us a snapshot of which super premium products are still worthy of their hefty price tags

From the East they came. Strange. Strong. Threatening. Made of Rice (and some other stuff). Yet were saké and shochu the monsters they first seemed? Clinton Cawood donned his cape and entered their underground lair