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2024

5th December: 12 of the UK’s coolest chefs and mixologists on the one easy drink they make to impress guests — Stylist

21st November: Island bar beats out tough competition to win prestigious award! — 3FM

19th November: Cocktail Royalty: Kiki Lounge Wins Big at Global Awards — Gef.im

19th November: Judges 'blown away' by cocktail lounge named bar of the year at international awards — IOM Today

18th November: Kiki Lounge Crowned Best Bar — Manx.news

15th November: Cheers to the Spirits Business Awards 2024 Winners — The Spirits Business

12th November: Get the Juices Flowing — Decanter

11th November: Retro Revival Vodka — Distilled Magazine

12th October: Tropical Island Vibes in the Irish Sea — The Cocktail Lovers

13th September: Things to do in London this weekend — The Standard

11th September: The Tropical Drink Made on an Island That Isn't Tropical — Cocktails Distilled

2nd September: The Spirits Business Awards announces 2024 shortlist — The Spirits Business

30th August: What's On in September 2024 — The Spirits Business

29th August: Best of British Bars comes to Soho Hotel — The London News

29th August: 42 Simply Stupendous Things To Do In London This September — Secret London

22nd August: The CLASS Report — CLASS

19th August: Booze Banter: 10 facts about the Piña Colada — The Spirits Business

15th August: Secrets of the Mixologists — Waitrose Weekend

9th August: Week in pictures: 3 – 9 August 2024 — The Drinks Business

8th August: Beyond the Bar: The Rise of Food Menus in Cocktail Bars — Top 50 Cocktail Bars

5th August: Manx cocktail bar brings a taste of the tropics to Golden Pineapple — Brighton on the Inside

31st July: What's on in August — The Spirits Business

19th July: Tropical cocktails for summer sipping: Five to try — Decanter

8th July: Kiki Lounge Brings the Seaside to Shoreditch — All in London

18th June: State of the art: when did cocktail menus become works of art?— Foodism

12th June: Applications now open for 50 Best Bars Roku Scholarship — Bars & Clubs

7th June: Kiki Lounge unveils new modernist tropical cocktail menu — CLASS

6th June: 50 Best Bars Roku Scholarship 2024 opens — Drinks International

6th June: Applications now open for 50 Best Bars Roku Scholarship — Bars and Clubs

4th June: 101 Things to Do in the Isle of Man — Visit Isle of Man

31st May: In the U.K., It’s Not a Spicy Marg. It’s a Picante — PUNCH

30th May: Man on a mission: how the 50 Best Bars Scholarship skyrocketed Drew Fleming’s career — The World's 50 Best Bars

16th May: Bienvenidos a España: The World’s 50 Best Bars 2024 heads to… Madrid! — The World's 50 Best Bars

12th May: Introducing The Pinnacle Guide, the new recognition system for bars — The Cocktail Lovers Podcast

9th May: 4 British bars feature in a new Michelin-style awards for the world’s best bars — Time Out

7th May: The Pinnacle Guide: New List Highlights Bars’ Eco-Minded Practices — Country & Town House

5th May: Looking for a new local? Check out the Michelin style guide to bars — The Sunday Times Style

2nd May: Kiki Lounge receives award from the founders of London Cocktail Week — Isle of Man Food & Drink

2nd May: Pinnacle Guide Reveals First Pins — The Spirits Business

2nd May: Kiki Lounge receives 1 Pin from The Pinnacle Guide — Visit Isle of Man

1st May: Pinnacle Guide Releases First Set of Pins — Drinks International

1st May: 19 UK bars awarded pins in first Pinnacle Guide list — CLASS

1st May: Kiki’s Named in ‘Michelin Guide for Bars’ — Gef.im

1st May: Isle of Man venue one of only 37 around the world named in ‘Michelin Guide for bars’ — IOM Today

23rd April: A Not-So Tropical Kiki Tour — Gef.im

23rd April: Kiki Lounge set to embark on not-so-tropical tour of UK — IOM Today

3rd April: Queenie Martini — Top 50 Cocktail Bars

l10th March: ISLE SAY! — The Sun

6th March: Kiki Lounge’s Drew and Keoghan secure place in World Class Top 100 — Gef.im

28th February: How to make Kiki Lounge’s Queenie Martini — CLASS Bar Magazine

21st February: Getting more from what you have – sustainable cocktail ideas using ingredients you already stock — Imbibe Live

30th January: CLASS Bar Awards 2024 finalists revealed — CLASS Bar Magazine

2023

20th October: Kiki on the Quay ready for their first weekend — 3FM

18th October: QuayKi’s bar opens tonight — gef.im

17th October: Kiki Lounge announces re-opening — Isle of Man Today

1st October: A love letter to 37-42 Loch Promenade — gef.im

28th September: Two Manx businesses head to London cocktail bar for an Isle of Man takeover — Locate Isle of Man

27th September: Isle of Man’s Outlier Rum holds ‘not-so-tropical island'‘ takeover in Islington bar — CityAM

26th September: Island businesses team up to take over London bar this week — Isle of Man Today

26th September: Two island businesses to hold takeover in London cocktail bar — 3FM

24th September: Things to do this week in London — Londonist

22nd September: The Manxies are taking over — gef.im

1st September: Kiki to move to North Quay — Isle of Man Today

10th August: The old-fashioned island where you ‘never have to lock your car’ — The Telegraph

7th August: How to make Kiki Lounge's Art & Reality — CLASS Bar Magazine

7th August: You Could be enjoying Nights + Weekends with Jamie and Drew — gef.im

5th July: Unexpected Cartron Tour : la finale internationale — forgeorges.fr

30th June: Chairman’s reserve Spice Lab reveals 10 UK finalists — Drinks International

19th June: Chairman’s Spice Lab UK Finalists — Difford’s Guide

19th June: Drew’s spicing things up — gef.im

1st June: Local bar shortlists for two UK bar awards — Gallery Magazine

23rd May: Joseph Cartron announces UK winner of its cocktail competition — Drinks International

21st May: Keoghan crowned UK champion — gef.im

4th May: 30 Under 30 IOM - Q+A with Drew Fleming — gef.im

17th April: The 50 Best Bars The Blend Scholarship is back! Apply now and get the inside line from last year’s winner — World’s 50 Best

6th April: CLASS Bar Awards 2023 Finalists Announced — CLASS Bar Magazine

27th March: Running a Tiki Bar on a Snowy Island with Jamie Lewis and Drew Fleming — Bartender at Large Podcast

28th February: Drew's Diaries: postcards from London and New York from the winner of the 50 Best Bars The Blend Scholarship 2022 — The World’s 50 Best Bars

2nd February: Meet Drew Fleming, Manx hospitality campaigner — The Blend

1st February: Island Influencer, Jamie Lewis — Island Influencers Podcast

1st January 2023: The Best of 2022 Podcast — The Cocktail Lovers

2022

20th December 2022: What bartenders are drinking this holiday season — The Cocktail Lovers

1st December 2022: Daiquiri: Before and After — Drinks International

21st October 2022: Isle of Man international – how Drew Fleming became the first winner of the 50 Best Bars The Blend Scholarship — World’s 50 Best

18th October 2022: Cocktail star to showcase manx produce at World’s Best Bars — Isle of Man government

4th October 2022: Introducing Drew Fleming, winner of The 50 Best Bars The Blend Scholarship! — The Blend

9th September 2022: Chairman’s Reserve Mai Tai Challenge Winner Announced — Drinks International

7th September 2022: 50 Best Bars The Blend Scholarship: from 786 candidates the final three (and their winning cocktails) are revealed — The World’s 50 Best

10th August 2022: Mai Tai Challenge Finalists Announced — Class Bar Magazine

10th August 2022: Chairman’s Reserve announces four finalists in its UK Mai Tai Challenge — Drinks International

10th August 2022: Mai Tai Challenge Confirms National Finalists — The Spirits Business

25th July 2022: Local Bar Manager Up For Global Award — 3FM

22nd July 2022: Willing cocktail volunteers wanted! — gef.im

15th July 2022: Drew is One of the World’s Best — Gef.im

15th July 2022: 50 Best Bars The Blend Scholarship: meet the 25 aspiring bartenders vying for the title — The World’s 50 Best

8th June 2022: Reviews: Kiki Lounge — Class Bar Magazine

3rd February 2022: 'Double whammy' of issues affecting restaurant trade — Manx Radio

2021

19th October 2021: Home Alone themed bar to pop-up in Douglas — Manx Radio

6th October 2021: Goodnight, Peggy! Three Years Glittering Up Manx Nightlife — Sound Records

24th August 2021: A Cheeky Bit of Kiki’s — Gef.im

17th April 2021: Sticking Together — Gef.im

16th February 2021: “Fucking Bonkers”: The Isle of Man Has Been Safely Raving Through the Pandemic” — MixMag

2020

7th October 2020: Sunshine + Escapism Promised at Douglas’ Newest Cocktail Venue — Business365

7th October 2020: Kiki’s: Bringing Hawaii to the Prom — Gef.im

1st May 2020: The Best of the Rest: Peggy’s — Mr Gordo

2019

11th September 2019: Jess Kneen captures the spirit of Peggy’s — Gef.im

7th May 2019: New scheme aims to bring graduates back to the Isle of Man — ITV

2018

October 11th 2018: Peggy's bar is trip back in time — Manx Radio

2017

21st August 2017: New exhibitors boost festival line-up — Isle of Man Government

7th June 2017: Licencing review call for pop-up events — Manx Radio