Distinctly Aware

08/04/2025

💥💥💥 Here’s one for all the Manchester lot! 💥💥💥

Kicking off in May, we are testing out a new concept with our 1 HOUR PHOTO approach.

What you get:

📸1 Hour Photo Shoot in YOUR VENUE that will deliver 10 tip top images for you to use for £200.

What we get:

📸 A chance to get out and about, diversify our portfolio and showcase more food and drink imagery at incredible bars and restaurants.

15/08/2024

01/03/2023

Without further ado, the UKBG & are delighted to announce (in no particular order) the finalists for this year’s GREAT HONKAKU & AWAMORI CONTEST!

Huge congratulations to all that are through and a sincere massive thank you to all of those who entered.

We hope that you enjoyed the masterclass with and as well as the process of creating your submission as the calibre of all the entries was incredibly high.

We are also delighted to announce the location for the final to be held and we welcome you to support your comrades on the day - March 13th, 2023 from 10:30am.

Once again, huge congrats to the following:

🍸IBRAHIMA GUENNE //
8 AT THE LONDONER

🍸SAMUEL BOULTON //
SHIBUYA UNDERGROUND

🍸GREGORIO SORIENTE  //SEYMOUR`S PARLOUR ZETTER TOWNHOUSE MARYLEBONE

🍸NELSON HOBDAY //
RITA'S BAR AND KITCHEN

🍸KEVIN ACHARD ROKA MAYFAIR

🍸ALEX YOUNG //
GINGER VIKING

🍸SIMON THOMAS //
THE BLIND BUS DRIVER

🍸OSCAR MCCLURE //
SOHE

🍸HYPPOLITE CIVINS //
LIQUID ASSETS CONSULTANCY

🍸MATTEO BASSO //
THE MALT LOUNGE & BAR @ THE PRINCE AKATOKI

🍸MARCO MAIORANO //
SCARFES BAR

🍸THOMAS RYAN //
HOTEL INDIGO, EXETER

16/02/2023

For Margarita Day, our pals and El Tequileño] are teaming up with venues across Manchester to host a .
Starting at and ending right down at , from the 20th Feb, 15 bars will showcase the Margarita that represents them using El Tequileño], with discounted drinks available throughout the week.
The good folk will be helping sponsor the event, after all the best ingredients make the best Margarita.

09/02/2023

DISTINCTLY AWARE // STOCK MARKET GRILL

We could not be excited that will be officially opening on Wednesday 1st March- under the helm of esteemed sibling team
and and wine expert and 20-year hospitality industry veteran, James Brandwood.

DA were commissioned to do the photography and now we can not wait to make a booking to actual eat this sumptuous looking food!

STOCK MARKET GRILL will offer a lunch and dinner menu replete with elevated "British Brasserie" classics using the highest-quality local ingredients. Head chef Joshua Reed-Cooper will be in charge, previously at The French with Simon Rogan, with Sam Buckley at Where the Light Gets In and at Michelin-starred Mana.

Serving traditional favourites, exceptionally executed by Josh and his team, the restaurant will be open Wednesday - Sunday for both in-house and nonresident guests.

Oh… and it goes without saying… we look forward to the drinks menu 😉

08/02/2023

It’s The Drinks Trust annual Industry Survey!
Take part in this super quick, 5-minute survey, and have the chance to win some amazing prizes!
By getting a better understanding of the current state and mood of the drinks industry and hospitality community, it will help us to evolve and improve the services that provide as well as help build a better industry for the long term.
The survey includes questions ranging from you, your work life and your well-being.

Link is in comments!

08/01/2023

The Great Honkaku Shochu & Awamori Contest is back!

👇 See entry details below
🤓 Join us at the seminar on the 30.1.22 with guest speakers Don Lee and Kenta Goto!
🍸 Submit your entries by the 24.2.22
⬇️
🏆Win the contest on the 13.3. 22 and fly to Japan!🇯🇵

https://ukbartendersguild.co.uk/ukbg-jss-honkaku-shochu-awamori-contest/

Hope to see many of you on the 30th Jan and 13th March! 😉

Don’t forget that you must be a member of the UKBG to enter! Sign up is free (just head to our website) and if you are already a member, then please ensure your details are up to date!
Good Luck! 👊

27/12/2022

📯📯📯📯Toot-toot!!📯📯📯📯

It’s time to announce our festive giveaway winner!

We’re super happy to announce .wines in have won a photography package for their new bar! We can’t wait to work with you! 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷
Congratulations to the team and to Natalie for taking part! We’ll be in touch shortly to arrange the shoot! 🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩

23/12/2022

Isn’t that just 👌
Toasting the Holidays with an from the Four Seasons, Madrid.

21/12/2022

🌅It’s the winter Solstice, which means we’re almost over the winter hump and those seasonal blues start to lift. It means we can begin to let the light back in!🌇

During this final push of the festive period, here are 5 tips to aid wellbeing during the final phase of burn-out season:

⭐️The simplest solution is usually the best!......Literally! Drink more water to keep your mind and body functioning in tip top condition.

⭐️Maybe pass on after-work drinks tonight and opt for a restful, non - alcohol induced sleep. Great sleep boosts everything from immunity and mental health to focus and digestion!

⭐️Mise-En-Place: Apply this age-old hospitality principle to your entire life; get organised, work clean and reduce your stress in and out of work!

⭐️Get moving! Whether it’s a full on HIT class or a gentle walk in the fresh air; getting the blood pumping is great for physical wellness but also helps release endorphins, dopamine and endocannabinoids! That’s right, exercise can get you high!

⭐️If you still need a little help with your wellness practice you could always check out Medahuman CBD functional drinks. They have a range of drinks designed to assist with a range functional need- states, promoting wellness and balance for your daily schedule.

22/11/2022

For today’s brief we’re catching the action with a 'Run & Gun' shoulder rig featuring a Sony A7S3 DSLR with an 85mm G Master Lens; it’s just a bit of the kit we’re playing with on today’s shoot. Can you guess what we’re working on today?!
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20/11/2022

What an incredible few days with the Ocean Beer/ Ocean Born Foundation team.
The team has significantly grown in recent months, so not only was it undeniably fantastic to get to know everyone, this was a chance to ensure we are aligned on what it is we are striving to achieve - and how.

Commercial and brand ambition was evident alongside a strategy that I have been proud to help build with a cohesive team. Plus, we were thrilled to have talks from , all of whom have received donations from the Foundation to help accelerate their work.

Marketing here isn’t just about promoting and selling a great liquid / package / story/ category twist. This is about why we are doing what we are doing.
In the truest essence of the term, our beer is purpose - led.

Ocean Beer was created with purpose in mind first but what we are trying to do is more than that…

This is about inspiring change in the choices that we make everyday as consumers and as human beings that can make a difference to our planet.

It is a dream that needs to be believed and believed that it can be achieved.

In addition, success has to stem and be inspired from the top down as well as the bottom up - and nowhere is this more evident than with the Foundation’s awe- inspiring founders.

So, if you didn’t know…

We make (award-winning) beer, sell it and give 100% of the profits to save the ocean…

Every single cent of profit is invested into a accelerating a variety projects which are aimed at restoring and protecting our blue planet.

We all have hard decisions to make in life, choosing which beer to have shouldn’t be one with them.

Ocean Beer: 100% the right choice.