Polish your sleeve garters, tighten those suspenders and dust off your first edition bartenders’ guides as round two of the Behind Bars Trivia is almost here. In conjunction with Diageo’s Alchemy, this is the second of three heats to be hosted, culminating with a final in September in Sydney.
Month: June 2010
The wait is over! Finalists for the 2010 Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards have been decided after tallying a record number of trade votes. With voting up 27 per cent from 2009, this year’s awards are set to be the biggest to date.
The Woodford Reserve team have had a busy couple of months travelling around Australia to find a winner for the Woodford Reserve Cocktail Derby. This innovative new cocktail competition is part of new horse racing program for the top-shelf bourbon brand in Australia and their goal was to find the nation’s top tipple to compliment the program.
Tamborine Mountain Distillery in sunny Queensland has claimed gold this month for their Quandong & Gentian Bitters Liqueur at the ISW World Spirits Competition in Germany.
Check out the latest happy snaps from behind the bar taken over May 2010.
The Pacific Cigar Company, and Habanos S.A. are have announced the release of Cohiba Behike, touted as “the most exclusive línea of the most prestigious Habanos brand”.
The first Monday of every month, Eau-De-Vie is inviting a brand ambassador to prove they’ve still got the chops to step behind the bar and shake, stir and strain potent potables for a paying crowd. The first installment saw Nick Van Tiel from Diageo’s Reserve Brands step up to the plate whilst 5 July will see Brown Forman ambassador Shae Silvestro attempt to woo Eau-De-Vie’s guests.
barmenus.com have brought out all new backgrounds to celebrate the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Following the success of previous years’ ‘World’s Top 20 Bars‘ surveys, Australian Bartender magazine, the leading title for the Australian bar trade, has taken a slightly different bent on this popular feature by focusing on ‘Classic Bars’ in 2010.
The Bayswater Brasserie which closed in March for a quick revamp is looking increasingly unlikely to re-open.