The results are in from the Parisian final of Lillet's Twisted Vesper competition

Rachel Barrie named as master blender for Morrison Bowmore Distillers

Less than eight years ago she graduated with a humble hospitality degree and her tutors advising her to become a supermarket wine buyer. Now she is a qualified Master Sommelier with a stellar reputation. Chris Losh catches up with Laura Rhys MS to find out how she catapulted her career into the stratosphere

Why do some restaurants stay open for decades while others fold within 12 months? Julie Sheppard goes in search of the materials that will ensure your business is still standing firm in 10 years time

Take four London bartenders, each showing off a home-made vodka creation in their own bar, add some secret scoring and off-the-cuff cocktails, and you get a bar crawl that’s almost good enough for TV. Clinton Cawood follows our hopefuls to keep tabs on the scores

They may be a tiny minority of overall production, yet Champagne’s small growers are responsible for some of the region’s most majestic wines. Giles Fallowfield goes in search of sparkling royalty

Our woman on the inside ruminates on the subject of Christmas: the season of ill will for all bartenders

The general manager of Sahara in Reading talks to Kate Pass about flesh tunnels, tequila and very large dogs

Hilton Hotels duke it out for charity

Voting for the Imbibe Personality of the Year 2012 Awards now open

Ben McFarland wins Beer Writer of the Year

The Imbibe Personality of the Year awards are back, and we need your nominations

There’s an element of theatre when any bartender gets behind the stick, but the team behind Purl and Worship Street Whistling Shop have taken it to new levels. Clinton Cawood joins them backstage

Having a good relationship with your suppliers can make a huge difference to your business. Andrew Catchpole finds out what it takes to keep the magic alive

Public displays of bartender lovin’? Our woman on the inside has her own way of dealing with such things