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The Dot Magazine Christmas Edition: When We Was Kids
Just in time for Christmas Day, we asked some of our favorite people — a typically eclectic cross-section of talent...
Champagne And Hugs As Mexico City’s Handshake Speakeasy Named World’s 50 Best Bars No.1
"All my friends said, 'You'll f*cking die man, why would you go there?'" Eric Van Beek smiles at the memory....
Only Dead Fish Go With The Flow: How Some Of The World’s 50 Best Bars Have Taken An Original Path To Success
In a world of cookie-cutter cocktail bars with predictable concepts, the World’s 50 Best Bars 2024 showcased some revolutionaries that...
The World’s 50 Best Bars 2024 Announced In Madrid
Madrid transformed into the global capital of cocktail culture on 22nd October as the world's most prestigious bar awards ceremony...
Some Undiluted Fun With The World’s 50 Best Bars’ Altos Bartenders’ Bartender Of The Year 2024 Iain McPherson
The World's 50 Best Bars' Altos Bartenders' Bartender 2024 Iain McPhereson takes is into the icy depths of the frozen...
Sex And Grubs And Rock And Roll: When Vietnam Took Over The House Of Sathorn
The W Hotel's House On Sathorn launched their Cross-Cultural Weekend series with an invite to some of the best bars...
Popping Off: Vietnam’s Wine Scene Got Serious With The Inaugural Vietnam Best Sommelier Competition 2024
Vietnam's wine scene just leveled up. The Saigon Sommelier Association's first-ever Best Sommelier competition crowned Tran Thi Dung Tram as...
Sustainability, Spirits, and Surprises: Inside I-Bartender’s Epic 5th Season
At I-Bartender, Saigon's most youthful bartending competition, now in its fifth year, young mixologists faced intense scrutiny as they crafted...
The Haflington Becomes Vietnam’s First Bar Ever In The Top 50 List At Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024
The Haflington in Hanoi, the oddly museum-themed fever dream of a speakeasy, that opened in early 2021, has become the...
Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024 Announced
Asia's 50 Best Bars 2024 returned to Hong Kong for the 2nd year in a row, with Coa, from the...
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