Who would have thought that all those years ago Vanilla Ice was onto something? Ice, baby – it’s all about ice these days in the cocktail world. And heaven help you if your bar’s ice isn’t pure, completely pristine in appearance and can’t sit in a glass of at least four hours without melting.
Month: August 2011
Only being on the bartending scene for a short while, Krystal Hart recently impressed with a round win in the World Class cocktail competition.
Cerbaco has something special on offer with their Vedrenne Pomegranate Liqueur. Perfect for cocktail mixing, with an explosion of authentic aromatics, this product’s namesake is “the grenade” but it will leave you in peaceful bliss.
Entries for the Angostura Cocktail Challenge closed on Monday, August 8 and island2island has announced the NSW state finalists.
This new restaurant (in the site of the former Collective bar) is a recent win for the bustling Elwood villagers who are sure to benefit from the contemporary Vietnamese menu on offer.
Melbourne’s latest venue to come on line, The Everleigh, is the collaboration between Lauren Schell and Michael Madrusan (both ex Milk & Honey and Little Branch) and the owner of these two iconic venues, Sasha Petraske.
A husband and wife team are behind this latest Northcote venture and Rob and Bronwyn Kabboord are setting their sights on creating a warm and friendly environment. “Rob and I view Merricote as our living room, and wish our guests to view it as such.
From three rounds of competition and nine state finals did ten bartenders – strong of nerve and sure of skill – emerge to take on the World Class Australian final.
Fernet Branca is a bartender’s ‘cult’ product and Think Spirits have the range on hand for distribution including; Fernet Branca, Branca Menta, Punt e Mes, Grappa Candolini and Antica Formula.
Forget variety – spice is the spice of life. And when it comes to spices pimento, aka allspice, must surely be king. Combing the flavours of nutmeg, cinnamon and clove, this valued Caribbean spice takes its name from the Spanish for pepper – pimiento
Bartender recently took some time out to chat to Marco and Emily Nunes (Canvas Bar, Brisbane). Along with Bonnie Shearston and Tom Sanceau these creative collaborators have launched one of the most successful Brisbane tippling spots that the city has ever seen. With only a few minutes in their busy day we asked a few questions to get an insight into just how they run a successful bar business.
Tickets to the Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards are selling fast