Friendship test: Ivy Mix & Lynnette Marrero
Breaking barriers since 2011, Ivy Mix and Lynnette Marrero are the visionaries behind Speed Rack, the world renowned all-female-identifying bartending competition, putting talented, up-and-coming bartenders on the cocktail map, while also raising over $1 million for breast cancer research charities. At this year’s Tales of the Cocktail, SpeedRack celebrated its tenth edition. Pioneers, colleagues and of course great friends, but will these two bar icons stand the Campari Academy Friendship Test?
More Articles
Article
Episode 3 – ELEVATED+LOCAL with Deniseea HeadThe Grand Encounter: Behind the Bar journey now comes to its end with the final episode of the season. We now travel to New Orleans, the homeland of jazz and the city where one of the biggest global events in the bar industry takes place, Tales Of The Cocktail. It’s New Orleans that enables another Grand […]
Article
Episode 2 – CLASSIC+MODERN with Takuma WatanabePairs to New York, one way. The second episode of The Grand Encounter, the exclusive mini-series by Grand Marnier, takes you to the Big Apple, where host Carina Soto Velasquez meets Takuma Watanabe: a movie-enthusiast and thorough researcher, Watanabe opened up his own venue in 2022, Martiny’s in Gramercy, immediately conquering New York through spotless hospitality and […]
Article
Millie Tang on being a bartender-photographerWhether behind the camera or the bar, Brisbane-based Millie Tang channels her creativity to create art that stands out. She explains how her two passions collide
Article
Discover The Grand Encounter: Behind the BarIt’s not just about the drinks. A bar is the subtle line that slightly separates stories, made of people, experiences, memories and projects. It’s where cocktails are silent witnesses of magic unfolding, the one that occurs when ideas and backgrounds merge: encounters, the unexpected combinations that happen together with everything that comes into their creations. […]
Article
Episode 1 – PARIS+WORLD with Hugo TogniThe journey begins. Grand Marnier’s new mini-series The Grand Encounter premieres with its first episode, and it’s already one you cannot miss. Host Carina Velasquez is joined by Hugo Togni, bar manager and co-owner of Bar Pompette in Toronto, Canada, which he opened in 2021 and quickly established as one of the most sought-after drinking […]
Article
The future is yours to create: Hedda BruceHedda Bruce is the bar manager at Stockholm’s Tjoget bar in Sweden. She looks up to her team who constantly inspire her, and hopes that trash talk can be a thing of the past
Discover More
Training
The Notes Collection: Premium Non-Alcoholic InfusionsDelve into The Notes Collection, tasty and versatile alcohol-free infusions, ideal to serve non-alcoholic cocktails that don’t compromise on taste.
Article
Flavour of: Bangkok – Aromatic herbs and spicesGalangal, turmeric, lemongrass: Bangkok's gastronomic scene is identifiable by its use of local aromatics. We take a closer look at five of its most distinctive herbs and spices
Article
Up close & personal: Missy Flynn, Rita'sThe third interviewee of our video series is Missy Flynn, co-owner of Rita's in London's Soho. She lays bare the business's early problems, the implications it has had on who she trusts, and the reality of running your own restaurant
Article
The origins series: How quinine’s medicinal properties created a classic cocktailFrom curing malaria to being the catalyst for the gin and tonic, quinine has a storied history. In the third of our origins series, we explore it roots and how it became part of liquid history The year is 1638. Nine years had gone by, the legend goes, since Lady Ana de Osorio had first […]
Article
Culture, history and people: The key to understanding drinks better, with Dr Anna Sulan MasingSeeking to articulate her indigenous Iban identity, writer, poet and academic Dr Anna Sulan Masing discovered the importance of understanding the value systems behind our food and drinks
Article
10 Ways Instagram Can Improve Your Bar BusinessNowadays, a solid social media presence has become a key asset to a venue’s business strategy. However, you’ll still regularly hear it played down, with people often remarking on how easy it can be (“Oh, a few posts on Instagram, how hard can it be?”). But investing time or money in a high-quality social presence […]