Month: February 2018

ICYMI: These were the six biggest stories in February

How did that #FebFast work out for you? Regardless of whether you lasted the distance or not, this month saw some new venues on the way as we got a sneak peek at Walter’s in Brisbane and The Doss House in Sydney; we got great advice on opening a bar from Sven Almenning, and we checked in with Mjolner’s Alissa Gabriel and more.

Chivas Masters

This is your last chance to enter the 2018 Chivas Masters

Fancy scoring a place for yourself in the global final of the Chivas Masters? Would you like a shot at travelling the world with Chivas? Well you best hurry up and get your entry into the Chivas Masters sorted — entries close tomorrow, March 1st.

Here’s the winners of The Perfect Blend WA state final

10 Finalists took to the stage in front of a live audience of nearly 200 industry folk, competing for that trip of a life time to for two bartenders to head to the land of Bourbon, Kentucky USA visiting the Jim Beam and Maker’s Mark distilleries and then heading across to Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans.

Here’s Olivier Monin, on what running a 106 year old family company can teach you about running a bar

we spoke to Olivier Monin, whose grandfather is pictured on the MONIN label, and who joined the company at a tough time in its history in 1986. Below, he talks about how he turned the family business around, how MONIN embraced bartenders before it became popular to do so, and who developed a premium, quality-driven focus on natural ingredients when others were using cheaper, artificial ingredients.