Introducing Victoria Room Bartender and one of the Top Ten in the 2009 Bartender Magazine Bartender of the Year Competition, Mr Lee Potter-Cavanagh…
Month: February 2010
Belvedere is delighted to announce Belvedere Black Raspberry – an exciting new flavour to complement the existing Belvedere Citrus and Orange macerations.
Tatler are kicking off an all new hospo night this coming Monday (15 Feb) entitled ‘Bloody Mondays’. The evening sponsored by Patron will also see the return from bartending retirement of Mr. Lenny Opai of Bayswater Brasserie fame.
The man we all affectionately know as Tim ‘God Damn’ Wastell and last year’s Bar Manager of the Year at the Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards is leaving Blue Diamond.
The Squire’s Bounty is the latest James Squire concept bar to open its doors and the first to make landfall in Tasmania. The venue opened mid-December 2009 and is located in iconic Salamanca Square with the aim in mind to provide Tasmanians with “premium craft beer and food matching experiences in a lively, convivial atmosphere.”
One of Australia’s favourite (and Most Influential!) bar personalities, Ms Alex Ross, has left Match Bar & Grill to work Mr Influential himself, Mr Vernon Chalker, at his venue, Order of Melbourne, kicking off next week.
Pierre Van Der Heyde from Australian Bar Holdings (Murmur, Portello Rosso, Mint, Phoenix and Penny Black) lays down his cards…
El Jimador which hails from the Casa Herradura stable has recently been re-released in new packaging and even more importantly as a 100% agave Tequila.
New Guernica is the newest and certainly one of the most unique nightspots to open in Melbourne. Occupying the space that only months ago held FFour, New Guernica is an eclectic mix of Hansel and Gretel meets Alice in Wonderland with just a sprinkling of Beowulf thrown in for good measure.
Opened early October 2009 saw the opening of The Belvedere Hotel – the latest offering from the J&J O’Brien Hoteliers Group behind such Sydney venues as The Marlborough Hotel; The Watershed Hotel; COHIBAR; Jacksons on George; and Jordons Seafood Restaurant.
“It doesn’t have to be Cuban to be good,” declares Norman Stein, owner of one of Sydney’s finest cigar shops ‘Bogart’s House of Fine Cigars’. ” Increasingly cigar makers based in the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Honduras and Brazil are producing cigars of similar, if not better quality, than those coming out of Cuba.”
We’re always excited to see what the guys at Der Raum are up to with their drinks. The guys are particularly excited about the new technique applied in the Velvet Fog, and promise they will be looking at further ways to develop this through the year with some more interesting stuff coming out for autumn & winter.