The Flor de Caña’s Sustainable Cocktail Challenge for 2023 is hosting its Australian finals during Sydney Bar Week. Enjoy rum drinks and canapes while you watch the 7 finalists from Australia and New Zealand compete LIVE for the esteemed panel of judges.
The teams will be showcasing drinks with seasonal New Zealand & Australian ingredients while keeping it light, zesty & refreshing. There will also be a super rare bottle of Plantation Cut & Dry bottle (Coconut Plantation) for the lucky ones to try.
We’re weeks away from BBO Sydney Bar Week 2023 bouts, taking place this year at Paddo RSL on Sunday 10th of September, from 7:30PM. We hope you’re able to follow the personal stories, and if you can, come along to support the sanctioned amateur bouts and celebrate these real-life industry warriors.
“We can only bottle a vintage if the IVDP [Institutos dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto] says it is good enough. The last time we tried was 2006; the last time we succeeded was 2003.”
On August 13, there will be a bumper party to celebrate this massive milestone with a huge bar takeover led by one of the UK’s most celebrated cocktail legends, Iain MacPherson from Panda & Sons.
Join us as we celebrate girl power with Mix Haus and Door Knock for an all-female bar takeover on Sunday September 10th, 2023 at 9PM!
To help you get started on your study and prep, here are a few links to the last year of magazines as well as last year’s exam paper.
2023 marks 10 years since the beginning of these awards, a reminder to step back and have a laugh at ourselves and this weird ass industry! It’s also an excuse to get lit with industry mates at Rascals.
Start your Bar Week off on the right foot with an aperitivo takeover of Bar Planet, hosted by the team at Unico Zelo.
“Another reason to open a fourth venue is to give valued staff a pathway within the company and help them grow in the industry. Covid showed us we need to nurture people to stay in the industry as it’s all too easy to leave for a day job.”
Bar 1880 pays homage to the old headquarters of the current affairs publication the Bulletin Magazine. Tucked away on Bulletin Place, the new two-level cocktail bar features both cosy indoor and laneway dining experiences with nods to the past.
Bar Morris also has a unique bill ritual whereby at the end of the evening guests will be invited to roll the dice for a chance to win a complimentary Amaro nightcap and a deck of SCOPA playing cards.