Melbourne’s Black Pearl beats the world at the 2017 Spirited Awards
"We're absolutely ecstatic winning an award in a category like this!" says Black Pearl's Chris Hysted-Adams, who was in New Orleans with fellow Black Pearl bartender Nathan Beasley.
The Roundup: Creativity, curiosity, best practice tiki and loads more
Editor Sam Bygrave rounds up the week's highlights from australianbartender.com.au, and shares what he's been reading (and listening to) to calm a serious case of Tales of the Cocktail envy.
Menu inspiration: take a look at the cocktail list from Chicago tiki bar, Three Dots and a Dash
You should always go full tiki, and that's what Chicago tiki bar Three Dots and a Dash as done with their latest menu — take a look here.
Just how many bitters do you need? Three top bartenders share their advice
Need a grapefruit and lavender bitters? There’s a brand with that. Or perhaps, no, you need oolong tea notes with your grapefruit bitters? There’s a bitters for that, too. Garlic Cocktail Spice? Unicorn Tears? You get the idea. So, just how many bitters do you need?
Want to open a bar? Don’t miss the speakers at The Business of Bars Conference
The standalone conference during Bar Week has taken place each year since 2005, and during the four 45 minute talks, some of the country’s best operators and industry personalities will be tackling topics that aspiring bar owners will want to know about.
It’s World Daiquiri Day so here’s two Daiquiri recipes: a hybrid classic spec, and the Pteradaiquiri
We've written before about the Daiquiri, of course, but today is the 19th and that means we'll be sipping these two Daiquiri recipes to celebrate World Daiquiri Day today.
Watch how to make the Test Pilot, a Don the Beachcomber tiki classic
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
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
"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
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.