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Γιαννης Κοροβεσης• Competitions
19/11/2025
METAXA 12 Competition: highlights from the global final in Athens
The sixth edition of the METAXA 12 Competition reached its peak this November during the Athens Bar Show. One day before the annual gathering of the international bartending community, ten finalists from ten countries met...
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Γιαννης Κοροβεσης• Articles
13/11/2025
“Put down your phone, grab a cocktail.” Alexandre Gabriel on alcohol as a means of reconnection
Distiller, researcher, entrepreneur, and brand ambassador for the spirits he has produced for over four decades. A pioneer and visionary. A man who has immersed himself deeply in the history and culture of distillation and...
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Γιαννης Κοροβεσης• Articles
30/09/2025
Hyper Drinks: Angelos Bafas delivers the cocktail book of the year
London has been his home for several years now, but Angelos Bafas remains one of the most talented and successful bartenders of his generation. This year he signs Hyper Drinks, a book that doesn’t just...
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Γιαννης Κοροβεσης• Articles
08/07/2025
Armenian brandy: from Soviet era to modern Ararat revival
Original text in Greek You don’t often get the chance to walk through the gates of a distillery whose products once played a role —as a diplomatic gesture or, perhaps, a liquid lubricant— in the...
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Γιαννης Κοροβεσης• Articles
02/06/2025
Tequila’s torchbearer: 10 Minutes with Julio Bermejo
*Original article in greek A brief but revealing conversation with Julio Bermejo, the creator of the iconic Tommy’s Margarita, owner of the legendary Tommy’s Mexican restaurant in San Francisco, and a leading authority in the...
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Γιαννης Κοροβεσης• Articles
21/05/2025
Yerevan Cocktail Week 2025: the ”Caucasian” metamorphosis of a bar scene
Original article in Greek In a city that straddles history and modern energy, Yerevan Cocktail Week 2025 felt like a quiet but defining transformation — not the surreal kind of Kafka’s, but something deliberate and...
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