Australian Bartender

Watch how to make the Test Pilot, a Don the Beachcomber tiki classic

July 18, 2017

The Test Pilot was copyrighted in 1941 by Beach, the drink has appeared elsewhere under different names, like the Space Pilot (at Tiki Ti in Los Angeles), the Jet Pilot (at the Mai-Kai Restaurant in Florida), the Ace Pilot and the Astronaut.

This is your last chance to enter Patrón Perfectionists — entries close 21st July

July 18, 2017

Comps

Patrón is challenging the world’s best bartenders to create a cocktail worthy of a perfectionist. This is your last chance to enter — entries close 21st July.

‘Drink it any damn way you please.’ Evan Stroeve on what he learned in Kentucky, & NYC bartending

July 18, 2017

Comps, People

"We have bars that make outstanding drinks, and bars that are aesthetically beautiful. But the best bars engage people in so many ways. There’s nothing like Australian hospitality."

Take a look at the P&G Cocktail at Above Board

July 17, 2017

Recipes

Melbourne cocktail bar Above Board made a showing in the finalists list for this year's Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards, picking up some six nominations. Get to know the bar a little better with this simple, refreshing drink from bartender-owner, Hayden Lambert.

How Kate McGraw manages the creative process for five venues

July 17, 2017

People

Kate McGraw is in charge of all things liquid for Sydney’s Lotus Dining Group, writing the lists and conducting the training and everything else that falls within that purview, for five Asian restaurants.

What is Old Book Laphroaig? Watch Sam Egerton from Charlie Parker’s make Winter Mornings in Christchurch

July 14, 2017

Recipes, Video

Here, Sam Egerton demonstrates through his Winter Mornings in Christchurch how Charlie Parker’s explores experiential and emotive drinks concepts within their menu.

First look: what to expect when new cocktail bar, The Drawing Room at The Gresham, opens

July 14, 2017

New Bars

The Gresham, two-time winning Bar of the Year at the Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards, is creating a bar within its walls called The Drawing Room.

Take a look inside Brisbane bar Deathproof

July 13, 2017

New Bars

The first thing you’ll notice when you encounter Deathproof is the art on the walls. The bar functions as part bar, part art space, and is the first bar for owners Anthony Calligeros and Artis Steen Jones.

Hey, Porter — take a walk on the dark side of beer

July 13, 2017

Drinks

The earliest mention of porter is by political journalist and poet Nicholas Amhurst (May 22nd, 1721) describing his dining “upon beef, cabbage and porter.”

It’s last call for Angostura Global Cocktail Challenge entries — $10,000 is on the line

July 12, 2017

Comps

Entries for the Angostura Global Cocktail Challenge will close on Saturday 15 July – that’s this weekend! Wannabe champions should enter at angosturaglobalcocktailchallenge.com.