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London – Mezcal and music bar Doña is showcasing its extensive list of small-batch, artisanal and rare mezcals with a new winter menu and theatrical events calendar. With A Nativitaaaay Spectacular, the bar is tapping into Extreme Experiences to entice drinkers to explore the culture and community that London has to offer.

Doña, which opened in 2019, has carefully curated its mezcals based on the shared ethos of ethics, quality and mission of each producer. With its pink interiors and lavish setting, the aim of the bar is to create a vibrant and artistic safe space in a traditionally male industry. For the winter season the bar is being transformed into a theatre every evening from 19–23 December, when visitors can choose between a range of diverse cultural performances, from spoken word poetry to cabaret. Highlighting the importance of feminine energy in the art, the cocktail menu features concoctions made from women-run mezcal brands and those named after cultural icons such as the co-founder of Pussy Riot, Nadya Tolokonnikova.

Understand the need to offer consumers more than just a place to eat and drink. Amid a cost of living crisis, Doña is offering escapism by infusing its festive menu with hedonistic experiences, while supporting small-batch Modern Mezcals.

Global – WWF and Plastic Free Foundation recently surveyed over 20,000 people in 34 countries to gauge their opinions on a global treaty that addresses plastic consumption.

In the first survey of its kind, consumers were asked whether particular rules should be enshrined in the global treaty, and which they feel are important. Nearly eight in 10 said they support rules for making producers and retailers more responsible for the plastic they generate, bans on difficult-to-recycle plastics and labelling requirements, while only 14% feel that arrangements should be voluntary.

The survey was commissioned in the hope of providing evidence to support a growing number of UN member states that are pushing for a treaty to include global rules and regulations. They believe that a collective, unionised approach is the only solution to help achieve a circular economy. ‘Hundreds of millions of people from all corners of the world have taken personal action to reduce their plastic waste, but many are also realising that their individual responsibility must be matched and accompanied by global and systemic action for the world to make a dent in reversing our devastating plastic pollution footprint,’ says Rebecca Prince-Ruiz, founder and executive director of Plastic Free Foundation.