Opening a distillery seems like a great idea, a romantic one (for a certain type of person); opening a ‘moonshinery’ has even more illicit appeal if you ask us. That’s exactly what Melbourne Moonshine mates Ben Bowles and Andrew Fitzgerald did when they opened their urban distillery in South Melbourne in 2015.
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You’re invited to an intimate session with Rob, 8th Generation family member, where you will embark on the story of how Rob Samuels’ family has crafted this hand-made whisky, evolving into one of the world’s favourite bourbons.
On Sunday 29 April, with the help of Angostura, Eau de Vie is getting the original bartending band back together for one night only. Three of Eau de Vie’s most famous alumni – former EDV Head Bartender now Vasco Bar owner, Max Greco; the man behind the nautical dream that was Hello Sailor, Luke Redington and the father of the Yuzu Mule, Black Pearl legend and Australian winner of Angostura’s 2017 Cocktail Challenge, Dan Gregory.
Like all good booze geeks should be, at Australian Bartender we’re big fans of a good cocktail list, and at the annual Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards the Cocktail List of the Year is always a hotly contested category.
Rum is big at Indie Spirits Tasting Brisbane this year and we have rums on show from Phuket to Venezuela for those who like the sugarcane or molasses spirits. Here’s nine to put in your face.
It’s that time of year, folks: voting in the 18th annual Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards is open now.
Held in Paris on June 3 this year, the P(our) Symposium this year will focus on the topic of perfection. “We have all felt the pressure of perfection, and although a great motivator, it’s time that we also recognise its more destructive side,” says co-founder Monica Berg.
Indie Spirits Tasting Brisbane is back for its third year at Lefty’s Old Time Music…
Voting in the 18th annual Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards is underway, and this year, we’ve added what we consider is a long overdue award: the Host of the Year.
It’s that time of year, folks: voting in the 18th annual Bartender Magazine Australian Bar…
Manhattan landed at number one on the Asia’s 50 Best Bars list last year, and next week, as part of their Friends of Manhattan Series, bar manager Philip Bischoff and head bartender Cedric Mendoza will be behind the stick at Grain.
Noted rum fiend and passionate advocate for Hawaiian shirts, Tom Bulmer, is bringing rum festival Sugarcane Sunday to Sydney this April.