Leeroy Petersen can now add the title of publican to his very crowded resume — and he’s working on bringing Louisiana-inspired eats to Paddington…
One of the Pacific’s best-kept secrets the Fiji Rum Co. has been producing award-winning rums since 1977. Following the acquisition of the Fijian Brewery and Distillery by Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA), the range of iconic Fijian Rums will soon be available in Australia.
Based on a Stassen family recipe dating back to 1895, this new range of Belgian ciders is being launched by Kollaras just in time for a cracking Aussie summer.
Do you like your meats with your brew? The team behind Perth’s Ezra Pound are opening a new bar called Old Faithful, said owner Talmage Andersen.
The northern suburbs of Sydney have come a long way in drinking terms ever since Sydney’s small bar scene took off, and it’s filtering through to larger venues. Check out The Avenue for a cocktail list that offers more than the past vodka-fruit-liqueur=something-tini formulations of old (though we reckon they’ve missed a golden opportunity to revive a lost classic in the form of The Avenue, the cocktail).
Rosebery’s status as an up and coming destination for good food and drink is one of the chief reasons why new venue, The Clubhouse, is opening in the area, said general manager Julian Damjano (ex-Hugos, Goldfish).
The October iPad edition of Australian Bartender is now live in the Australian Bartender app — read on for the great stories in this month’s issue…
The Bondi bubble just got a little bit more neighbourly. New bar and restaurant Neighbourhood, has been put together by a collective that features Eddie de Souza, Joshua Evans, Anthony Hughes and Keith Hodgson, along with former Bartender drinks editor, Simon McGoram.
New Sydney bar Riley St Garage opened their doors to the public last night and before service got started we took a look about this great looking venue.
It’s a cliché to rattle off the list of foods that came with Italians to this country and that have become a part of daily life across all parts of the community, but perhaps there’s a few things that could become more ubiquitous still — like their approach to alcohol and drinking…
Well Jameson promised that this year’s Bartenders Ball was going to be bigger than last year and they didn’t disappoint! There was live coopering demos — stuff set on fire, too — along with plenty of Jameson cocktails and picklebacks. Check out a few images from the night below.
Whisky — whether there’s an ‘e’ in the spelling or not — doesn’t lend itself to easy categorising. We assembled an array of expressions for the experienced palates of Mike Enright, Tim Philips, Cass Hill and Will Oxenham at Enright’s newly opened York Street bar, The Barber Shop.