Whilst White Lyan is closing, they have new plans for the space and given their history of inventiveness, it’s going to be one to watch.
Master Alchemist and Ironbark Distillery Director is Reg Papps who opened the distillery with his wife Greta just three years ago. Their vision is to produce high-end spirits with a distinctly Australian twist. Reg honed his craft over a career spanning 26 years in industrial distillation, but when he was made redundant from Shell, he took the opportunity to transfer the skills learned to a much smaller scale and Ironbark Distillery was born.
March is approaching, and that means Irish whiskey is going to be a pouring, particularly on St Patrick’s Day. To celebrate the week of St Paddy’s, though, Sydney The Wild Rover is kicking things off with an Irish Whiskey Fair — and it’s all for a good cause.
Try this Commander & Chief recipe from the world’s number one bar, New York’s Dead Rabbit Grocery & Grog, and toast their 4th birthday.
We brought you the news last month that new Sydney bar NOLA Smokehouse & Bar would be opening, and you know what? They’ve now been open for one week.
Since Hinky Dinks, Knight has travelled the globe, and he’s written a book to share his experience and some of the lessons he learned opening and running a small bar business.
In the February issue, we hear from top experts in bars, design and criticism about the things you should consider if you’re opening a bar.
Whipper Snapper Distillery’s Tim Hosken and Jimmy McKeown talk about making great use of Western Australia’s grain, and taking on the full grain to bottle approach on site in Perth.
You can now check out an excerpt from Meehan’s Bartender Manual, written by Jim Meehan, the man behind seminal New York cocktail bar, PDT.
What would a tasting be without a bit of education thrown in? The Indie Spirits Tasting Perth promises a line-up of talks about the hottest topics in the bar industry. Everything from tips on investing in Whisky on the stock market to the lowdown on the great gin explosion, hosted by Australian Bartender magazine editor, Sam Bygrave.
Perth operators have come together to get Thursday nights in the Perth CBD and Northbridge happening, with the Let’s Thursday Like It’s Friday campaign.
There’s a new Melbourne bar due to open this week: House of Correction.