London is famous for its grand hotels, and names like Claridge's and The Ritz are synonymous with five-star luxury. Continuing a series investigating the bars of these historic venues, I visit Artisian Bar, the rum-centric bar attached to the Langham Hotel.

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London is famous for its grand hotels, and names like Claridge’s and The Ritz are synonymous with five-star luxury. Continuing a series investigating the bars of these historic venues I visit The Purple Bar at The Sanderson. An opulent mix of rich purple fabrics, chic cut-glass mirrored tiles and raw stone, do the drinks live up to the decor?

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London is famous for its grand hotels, and names like Claridge's and The Ritz are synonymous with five-star luxury. Continuing a series investigating the bars of these historic venues I visit the bar at Brown's Hotel, an homage to British photographer Terence Donovan.

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London is famous for its grand hotels, and names like Claridge's and The Ritz are synonymous with five-star luxury. Continuing a series investigating the bars of these historic venues, I visit the sleek and modern May Fair Hotel to try drinks at the similarly contemporary May Fair Bar.

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London is famous for its grand hotels, and names like Claridge's and The Ritz are synonymous with five-star luxury. Continuing a series investigating the bars of these historic venues, I head over to Knightsbridge to visit The Blue Bar at The Berkeley, a very blue bar and allegedly a favourite haunt of Madonna.

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London is famous for its grand hotels, and names like Claridge's and The Ritz are synonymous with five-star luxury. Continuing a series investigating the bars of these historic venues, I visit The Dorchester Bar to sample their house Old Tom gin.

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London is famous for its grand hotels, and names like The Dorchester and The Ritz are synonymous with five-star luxury. Continuing a series investigating the bars of these historic venues, I visit Claridge's Bar to see how their cocktails shape up.

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London is famous for its grand hotels, and names like Claridge's and The Ritz are synonymous with five-star luxury. Almost as famous are the bars these hotels house, honey pots to the rich and famous and many, like the Savoy, with a historic link to the cocktail. In the first of a new series, I explore the hotel bars of London and see if their reputations are deserved.

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My third day in Berlin saw sessions from The Traveling Mixologists, Jeffrey Morgenthaler, Henry Besant, Nick Strangeway and Charles Vexenat at the BCB, plus the Mixology Magazine Bar Awards 2008 and visits to Victoria Bar and Rum Trader. A great ending to a fun few days in Berlin.

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A hazy look back at my second day in Berlin, which featured delicious Weiner Schnitzel, local German Schnapps, plenty of Gin and Tonics and some incredible bars.

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