Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Simon Difford launched CLASS Magazine in 1997 and published the first Difford's Guide to Cocktails (then Sauce Guide) in 2000, both of which were seminal works in the development of the UK's cocktail scene. The 19th edition of Difford's Guide is currently in development, and I sat down with Simon to discuss his career (not as a journalist) and impact on bar scene, and to talk about daiquiris, jiggers, pubs and frozen fish.
Simon Difford launched CLASS Magazine in 1997 and published the first Difford's Guide to Cocktails (then Sauce Guide) in 2000, both of which were seminal works in the development of the UK's cocktail scene. The 19th edition of Difford's Guide is currently in development, and I sat down with Simon to discuss his career (not as a journalist) and impact on bar scene, and to talk about daiquiris, jiggers, pubs and frozen fish.
