This is one rum you might not use for laybacks. Considered by some as the oldest rum in the world currently on sale, this very rare rum, created to mark 50 years of Jamaican independence, is coming to Australia — but there will be just 15 bottles available.
Month: September 2013
Yeah you read right! On Sunday the 22nd of September during Sydney Bar Week, those rapscallion lads at The Wild Rover will bring you a foot stomping, swashbuckling Sunday featuring live folk and bluegrass tunes, plenty of whiskey and beer, and an oyster shucking competition. They’re looking for a pro to take on the world record for the most oysters shucked in a minute!
Rockpool Bar & Grill’s David Nguyen-Luu is through to the national final of the Angostura Global Cocktail Competition. He took out the WA round of the comp last Monday night at Perth’s Universal Bar. Finishing in second place was Joe Sinagra, and there was a tie for third place between Mechanics Institute’s Ben Tua and Dimitri Rtshiladze.
There’s just 18 days to go til Sydney Bar Week 2013 kicks off. With that and this bout of warmer weather in mind, we got to thinking about rum — lots of rum. Because on Sunday the 22nd of September the rum-market paradise of Sugarcane Sunday returns.
Last night a packed crowd saw Jason Williams, group bars manager for Keystone, take out the national final of the Beefeater 24 Global Bartender Competition held at Sydney’s The Barber Shop.
Chris has done the rounds at some of Sydney’s best-known venues, and has now found himself at Drink & Dine’s boozer, The Abercombie, as venue manager. Which we think is great, because he’s a good guy to have a drink with — and we have to agree with him that a Sunday afternoon beer is one of the all-time best occasions for drinking. Read on…
Napoleone Co Pear Cider takes out top honours in our blind tasting of 9 great Aussie ciders — read on for tasting notes and the all-important star ratings.