barbore.com is the Edinburgh-based hideout for those of us who get emotional when too much lime goes into our Mount Gay Extra Old daquiris. We take pride in an encyclopedic knowledge of which bar uses which washroom soap-dispenser brand. We tend to hear gossip about new bars before the owners of the bars in question and around 80% of our disposable income gets invested in local lounging. Bar BoresT work in the furiously exciting bar-slash-restaurant industry and love working in, being in, and most importantly talking about bars, restaurants, pubs and clubs.

People out with this bracket however; tend not to share such an enthusiasm. Hence, the birth of barbore.com - an oasis-in-the-desert-cum-opium-den for like-minded bar and restaurant workers, cocktail enthusiasts and strong-livered barflies (i.e. spirit reps) to share their thoughts, passions and gossip jungle drums on the local circuit, the industry in general and darn near anything we might blither about at our favourite local. barbore.com is based around a series of speakeasy discussion forums, moderated by some sterling players in the Edinburgh scene, and a collection of olive-garnished articles penned by any BB with decent chat.

We are starting with the familiar surroundings of Edinburgh and Glasgow's hospitality sector but warmly welcome visitors from wherever the magical sound of shaking cocktails over busy crowds can be heard. We even have an "Our Man on Location" forum following many of our favourite son and daughters' moves out the country.

barbore.com encourages members to use both real names and aliases to allow their honest feelings to be aired, as we are particularly keen on freedom of speech (where capable). Our moderators however will ensure that any slandering/libelous troublemakers are sent straight to Siglo.

For any queries, suggestions or contribution ideas drop a mango-mojito-soaked e-mail to king@barbore.com.

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