The Reserve Cellar in the Emporium Hotel South bank has just arrived in Brisbane, bringing a home for all wine lovers that are seasoned pros or just starting off their journey.
Rick Tose from The Koutetsu in Newcastle reached out with one of his recipes, a classically styled drink featuring some of our favourites – rye whisky, Averna and Picon Biere.
We know you all love to see the photos from the night that was. So here is our second gallery from the 21st Annual Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards from our pre-drinks and a couple of sneaky ones in front of the winners wall.
Nearly 700 industry professionals packed Doltone House in Pyrmont on Wednesday, 7th September. Here are some of the snaps from the media wall on the night featuring our winners and guests.
“We have a really awesome mentoring program where all bartenders are paired with a senior member of staff. That senior member of staff is accountable for helping their buddy develop all the knowledge and skills required.”
Some of the highlight winners on the night included Jay Cozma from The Baxter Inn taking out the Bar Manager of the Year award, Dylan Howarth and his team from Fortunate Son winning Bar of the Year and the folks from Rude Boy in Hobart taking out the Rum Bar of the Year award. It was also great to see the response to Loic Mouchelin and his team from Santé Cocktail Bar in Toowoomba winning best regional bar.
Taking out the top spot was Stefano Catino of the Maybe Group. He has come off a massive year, winning multiple international awards for Maybe Sammy in Sydney. He was joined in the announcement of the Top 20 by many well-known industry names and newcomers to the list like Cara Devine and Harrison Kenney.
The results are in and we’re excited to announce that Hickson Road Australian Dry Gin from the new Hickson House Distillery in The Rocks has taken out the top spot in our third Bartender Magazine Hottest 100 Aussie Spirits Countdown.
Sydney Bar Week 2022 kicks off tomorrow and runs through until Wednesday night (or likely the early hours of Thursday morning!) There are still some events with availability so make sure you head to the Sydney Bar Week Timetable and RSVP for your spot at some amazing parties & events.
In a world’s first, the craft distillery based in The Rocks (Sydney) has rested their classic Hickson Rd. London Dry Gin for three months in a tepache wheat beer barrel, seasoned with pineapple, cinnamon, ginger and allspice. Being a single barrel, this product is extremely limited in availability, with only 418 bottles produced.
You’ll be treated to a curated brunch paired with delicious Fever-Tree long drinks and cocktails, highlighting our new Distillers Cola.
For two hours, you will get to experience some of the finest whiskies ever produced across iconic brands Jack Daniel’s, Woodford Reserve, The GlenDronach & Benriach. Showcased in the equally luxurious Hinchcliff house, this is a strict RSVP event, and is expected to fill up in no time.