The London Bar Show, Bar09, returned for its 10th year at Earl's Court on Tuesday 23rd-24th June so Product Junkie popped along, camera in tow to check it out.
Along with a range of big and small-name drinks, equipment and design stands, the show offered a selection of educational seminars, demonstration bars and talent competitions.
Demo Bar offered a line up of international bar stars from Japan, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, the US and London, while a Tequila Embassy served up classes, tastings and seminars.
Business Bar included talks on a new training initiative called Barcode; how to find and fund new venues; how to increase footfall in bars plus operational advice for bars of all sizes.
At the Drink Factory, bar gurus Audrey Saunders and Harold McGee compared science and bartending techniques while David Wondrich discussed the evolution of popular taste in mixed drinks in America and the UK.
Meanwhile, Theme and Inspirit Brands sought out top UK bartending talent in the Best Bartender competition and the Flair Convention pitted teams against each other from all over Europe in the School vs School competition.
Thirsty work.
Leave a comment