| October 2009 Rob Poulter, Best Bartender UK 2009 Theme Bar Awards View |
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| THE INDEPENDENT - April 2009 Mix Bar Reading No34 in the 50 Best Bars 2009 by The Independent |
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| 5th June 2008 Mix and 42 Below Vodka will be serving exclusive cocktails to a celeb studded event held by the French designer Jean Charles de Castelbajac at the opening of his UK flagship store on Conduit Street, featuring the store's centerpiece: a Rubik's Cube till. Designed by Castelbajac and architect Christian Ghion, the installation is the only one of its kind in the world. Its retro cool will doubtlessly prove the perfect backdrop for the designer's signature witty-yet-wearable creations - the store will house his fashion collections, luggage, sunglasses, shoes, headwear and stationary when it opens. |
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| IMBIDE - May/June 2008 Tristan Ransley contributing editorial on “the do’s and don’ts of managing a downturn” |
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| THEME April 2008 Tristan Ransley contributing editorial on “sourcing finance” for new bars |
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| NEWS OF THE WORLD - February 2008 Rav “Britain’s hottest showbiz reporter” WATCH OUT “ Mix Winchester and Reading – cool hangouts for movers and shakers” |
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| BEST BAR AWARD - February 2008 Mix Reading congratulated on Best Bar Award from Capital Radio Gold Breakfast show |
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| Virgin Radio Party Classics Show - February 2008 Mix Winchester - Virgin Radio party classics show, care of Spandau Ballet frontman, Tony Hadley! Nice mention for new 80’s cocktails menu to celebrate launch of BBC Ashes to Ashes |
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| MIX BAR READING WINS BEST NEW BAR LONDON AND SOUTH REGIONAL FINALS OF THE THEME BAR AND RESTAURANT AWARDS 2008 Click here to read the article |
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| Imbibe Magazine January/February 2008 In the final instalment of the Imbibe start-up story, Richard Woodard finds out how Mix, Reading, has fared since its opening in July 2007. Click here to download the pdf |
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| IMBIBE May, June, July, September and October 2007
With two successful ventures can Mix Reading make it a hat-trick. Over the coming months imbibe are following the progress as their chosen UK bar under the spotlight. |
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| Theme and Bar 07 - Click here to download the pdf Mix is endeavouring to move Reading towards decent, bespoke cocktails. Its staff exhibit an infectious enthusiasm for and knowledge of sprits. Underlying both the drinks and the atmosphere is an ethos that demands a friendly, jokey but professional approach from the staff. This place genuinely feels resolutely un-Reading, conspicuously non-corporate and gloriously glamorous. |
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UK Bar awards November 2007 presented by Class |
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| Sunday Times February 2007 Cocktails are better in the Uk than USA here are 6 of the best...Mix it's clearly bent on cocktail world stardom, as the meticulously made flamed-orange garnish on your Cosmopolitan makes clear..rated top 6 bar in UK |
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| Observer future500 exceptional people November 2007: A definitive list of the country’s successful young achievers, including Tristan Ransley for Mix Cocktail Bars |   |
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| Hampshire Life "6 of the best" January 2007 |  |
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| As featured on BBC "Taste" November 2006, "The guys and cocktails went down really well. We had quite a few calls from listeners saying how much they enjoyed the feature and really appreciated how knowledgeable the guys were as well. |  |
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| Olive Magazine Bar of the month, featuring August 2007 |  |
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| April 2008 Cabana International Cachaca Cocktail Competition - our top Mixologist and Reading General Manager, Mix superstar and all-round general great guy Jason Browne competed against 45 other top bartenders in the Cabana Cachaca Cocktail Competition, held at the prestigious Floridita restaurant in Soho. Jason narrowly missed out on a trip to Brazil to compete in the world final but was delighted to be awarded 4th place and as such wins a trip to New York this summer. | |||||
| April 2008 – Makers Mark We Chose Specific accounts across and around London. These Bars were pouring or using Makers Mark as Preferred Brand. We were measuring on up sell of % increase in Volume. The bars were put into groups of 10. The Bar with the highest percentage was Mix Cocktail Bar Reading who got a Trip to All Star Lanes with Dinner Makers Mark drinks and a fantastic game of bowling, this was not all. They then had the ambassador from Makers Mark Jane Conner from Kentucky, they were able to dip there own Bottles of Makers Mark. Aimee Bowyer Business Development Executive Beam Global Distribution (UK) Ltd |
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| March 2008 – Mix Reading Operations Manager Ron Frith winner “bar personality of the year” for 15,000 years of making cocktails internationally. | |||||
| October 2007, Jason Browne, Manager Mix Reading, finalist in UK Grand Marnier Trophy open to UKBG members only. The rules are very strict and the winner of this year’s UK competition will compete in Grand Marnier International Trophy Competition held in Paris in 2008. The panel of judges will score in accordance with IBA/UKBG rules and guidelines. | |||||
| October 2007, saw the final of Bar-So's So Flair competition in Bournemouth. 12 of the top bartenders from across the south coast battled it out head to head for £750 prize money and direct entry into Road House's World Final Heats of 2008. Mix Bar's top flair bartender Johan Escobar competed on their behalf, as he wowed and amazed the judges with a combination of working and exhibition flair. He had a clean and complex routine which landed him 2nd Place and well on his way for his first Road House World Qualifiers early next year. Which only added to Mix Bar's fast tracked domination on the UK bar scene and confirmed Johan as a ""one to watch"" on the ever growing flair bartending scene. | |||||
| The Orange Rooms in Southampton played host to Battle of the Bartenders 2nd Heat, which welcomed bartenders from across the south to show case their biggest and best cocktails skills which proved to be a great spectacle. Hoping to improve on his score from the first heat Mix Bar Winchester’s Johan Escobar put on a superb show, which wowed the judges and amazed the crowd so much that he came in first place. | |||||
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Winner of the south coast competition from Italian Liqueur 'Tuaca'. January 2007 "With all the flair and knowledge that sets "Mix" apart, it managed to beat all competitors to take the prize. Tuaca say "MIX have really embodied the flavours and history of 'Tuaca' with their innovative drinks and have embodied the "Mix" uniquity, in introducing it to their customers." |
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Mix Cocktail Bars 2nd place Mozart CHOCtail National Competition 2007 |
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