It’s St Patrick’s Day today, and that means there’ll be plenty of Guinness drinking going on. But an increasingly common ingredient to Paddy’s Day is Irish whiskey — here’s some fast facts about what Irish whiskey is, a chat with someone who makes the stuff themselves, and six tidy bottlings to get stuck into.
Irish whiskey has had a turbulent history. Having once outshone its rival, Scotch whisky, in…
Ryan Lane has the enviable task of running things at The Gresham, the Brisbane bar with a big selection of whiskey, and two time winner of the Bar of the Year category at the Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards.
Phil Bayly is one of the most respected advocates for agave spirits doing the rounds, and he has recently been appointed as the first global mezcal ambassador by the category’s regulatory body, the Consejo Regulator de Mezcal.
Here’s three tequila recipes to muck about with using the good stuff from Jalisco.
It’s International Women’s Day today, so we thought we’d take a look back into the archives to this read from Harriet Leigh.
Crafted on Java, the original home of Indonesian rum, the heart of Nusa Caña is a rich Indonesian sugar cane spirit.
In the March issue, Sven Almenning writes about the subtle clauses in your lease which can end up costing you big money — and theres much more inside.
I cut my drinking teeth on a can of lager in the sun. I was one. Dad thought it hilarious to capture me holding (an empty) can of Fosters the size of my infant head. Mum didn’t.
Sometimes designers miss things — it’s not uncommon to ask where the damn bin is supposed to go — and it can take a while before it feels natural to bartend in the space.
It’s an early start to a long day for Long Chim’s beverage director, James Connolly. Based at Long Chim Perth, when he wakes up the guys running their east coast restaurants in Sydney and Melbourne (their most recent opening) have a three hour head start on him.
The Barber Shop’s Mike Enright gives his advice on opening a bar, finding a site, budgeting for the build and beyond, and working with builders.