Two Glasgow Bars included in Top 50 Cocktail Bars in UK

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East-London bar, Satan’s Whiskers, was voted number one in this year’s Top 50 Cocktail Bars sponsored by Franklin & Sons. Congratulations to them, however, two Glasgow bars made it to the list.

The Absent Ear in Glasgow city centre comes in at number 25, with Southside Lunar making a debut at number 49. Congratulations!

Chris Lowe, publisher of Top 50 Cocktail Bars, said “Whilst London continues to dominate this year’s list, it is very exciting to see other major cities across the UK make their mark on the list. The ever-growing interest in cocktails and bartending within the UK means we are spoilt for choice on where to go, and this list allows for the best of the UK bar scene to have a spotlight placed on them – and for consumers to find these hidden gems.”

The Top 50 Cocktail Bars 2023 list is as follows: 

1	Satan’s Whiskers, Bethnal Green, London
2	Lab 22, Cardiff
3	Tayēr + Elementary, Shoreditch, London
4	SCHOFIELD’S BAR, Manchester
5	Swift, Soho, London
6	Panda & Sons, Edinburgh
7	Three Sheets, Dalston, London
8	Speak in Code, Manchester
9	Bar with Shapes for a Name, Hackney, London
10	The Connaught, Mayfair, London
11	Little Mercies, Crouch End, London
12	Couch, Birmingham
13	Bramble, Edinburgh
14	The Pineapple Club, Birmingham
15	Ojo Rojo, Bournemouth
16	Disrepute, Soho, London
17	Artesian, Oxford Circus, London
18	Hideout, Bath
19	Nightjar, Shoreditch, London
20	Present Company, Liverpool
21	Publiq, South Kensington, London
22	Scarfes Bar, Holborn, London
23	Lyaness, South Bank, London
24	Opium Cocktail & Dim Sum, Chinatown, London
25	The Absent Ear, Glasgow
26	Happiness Forgets, Hoxton, London
27	Hey Palu, Edinburgh
28	Filthy XIII, Bristol
29	Homeboy, Islington, London
30	Soma, Soho, London
31	Coupette, Bethnal Green
32	Passing Fancies, Birmingham
33	Bar Termini, Soho, London
34	Seed Library, Shoreditch, London
35	Murder Inc, Soho, London
36	Penny Royal, Cardiff
37	Callooh Callay, Shoreditch, London
38	Silverleaf, Liverpool St, London
39	Public, Sheffield
40	Fox & Chance, Birmingham
41	Blinker, Manchester
42	Below Stairs, Leeds
43	Milk Thistle, Bristol
44	Gungho!, Brighton
45	Hedonist, Leeds
46	Amaro, Kensington, London
47	Cottonmouth, Nottingham
48	Tabula Rasa, Leeds
49	Lunar, Glasgow
50	Bench, Sheffield

More details can be found at www.top50cocktailbars.com 

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About Top 50  

Top 50 Cocktail Bars is now in its fifth year, with the first list published in June 2018. The bars on the list are voted for by hundreds of experts, bartenders, bar owners and drinks writers, with a big focus on gaining votes for bars within specific regions to ensure the list represents as much of the UK as possible.   

Top 50 Gastropubs, Top 50 Cocktail Bars and Top 50 Boutique Hotels offer consumers the definitive guide of where to eat, drink and sleep throughout the UK. The lists are owned and produced by William Reed title The Morning Advertiser.   

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