The Belgian spirits landscape witnessed a landmark moment recently as the historic Filliers Distillery hosted its first-ever Filliers Bartender Competition. In a display of technical mastery and narrative-driven mixology, Bart Capoen, representing the renowned Ghent-based bar Little Red Rooster, emerged as the inaugural champion. His winning creation, titled "Then & Still," served as a masterful […]

In the high-intensity world of craft mixology, a linguistic and cultural shift is brewing behind the bar. For decades, the term "mocktail" served as a catch-all for any beverage served in a fancy glass that lacked an alcohol by volume (ABV) percentage. Often relegated to the back of the menu—somewhere between the sodas and the […]