The World Class Vodka Martini Award winners have been chosen, with Pierre Fajloun taking out first place in the award. The creation which scored him the number one spot, “The Whale”, was named after the windmill that adorns the Nolet family’s distillery in Holland. Pierre and a colleague will be rewarded on a Ketel One trip to Singapore in April with 18 other industry members.
Month: January 2010
The lucky winners of the Havana Club Rum Masterclass are about to learn all about sugar cane, salsa and the Hershey Train! Join Thomas Kiltorp as he gets stuck into the second day of their Cuban adventure.
The renowned brewing family, Coopers, have announced the launch of their latest product to the market – Coopers Clear – aimed to compliment the already successful range of Coopers beers within the marketplace.
The lucky winners of the Havana Club Rum Masterclass have arrived in Cuba to join the other 111 participants from around the world. Join them as they fly Air Cubana, have a stopover in Cancun and sip their first Mojitos…
The team at Beam Global are proud to announce the distribution of Cruzan rums, including the award-winning Cruzan Single Barrel Rum and Cruzan Estate Dark Rum.
The Berkelouw Wine Bar is the logical and financially sound next step in the evolution of this lifestyle-orientated family owned company. Berkelouw Wine Bar aims “to create a relaxed meeting place where you can appreciate the best of what life has to offer – live music, wine and delicate tasting plates” explains co-owner Gary Mullins.
The Smirnoff Black Copper Cup Semi Finalists have been announced from almost 200 cocktail entries received. 45 Bartenders will go head to head in March in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney for one of only ten spots to the Copper Cup Final to be held at an ever secret location. Last year’s final saw 10 bartenders jet-set to Thai to compete for top honours.
The World Class bartending competition is well under way once more with The Ketel One Vodka Awards having recently closed entries. Judging is in progress to find out who the next three Australian World Class National Finalists will be to join Jason Williams from Melbourne’s Galley Room who secured his place in the Australian Final on the Reserve World Class stand at Sydney BarShow in September.
Havana Club Rum has announced the three winners (and one lucky brand ambassador!) who will be jetting off to Cuba to experience the genuine Cuba Libre life. Follow their journey over the next two weeks with regular blogs, photos and videos of their amazing trip. But right now, let’s introduce you to the lucky travellers…
The Manhattan is threatened as bars face a worldwide shortage of one of its key ingredients, Angostura bitters. Apparently “Big Apple bartenders and barflies [are] hoarding what little is left of the pungent brew.”
Seamstress / SweatShop has announce that David Hobbs will be joining their team as General Manager at the end of January. David is leaving his position of Bar Manager at Milk & Honey in London after over 2 years.
Owner of Deville’s Pad and Hula Bula Bar in Perth, Josh Collins takes us on an Indian Ocean Rhum Safari through Mauritius and the Seychelles…