We’re hard pressed for space each month with so many new bars opening up, but this one needs a bit of a plug. On the main strip in Glebe The Little Guy is doing good things for the ‘friendly local bar’ category.
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Here are the finalists for what is billed as the most prestigious industry awards night on the Australian hospitality calendar, the Australian Bar Awards – it really is the ‘Oscars’ of the bar industry. Head to barweek.com.au for all the finalists.
Be sure to head to barweek.com.au to check out the sensational list of events that are scheduled for the week (September, 22-25), as well as browsing the list of Finalists for this year’s Australian Bar Awards.
Bartender headed down to Cohibar on a stellar afternoon with a line-up of good vodkas was something to envy, and the team of bartenders – Sam Bygrave, Ollie Light, Mike Sales, Daniel Noble and Mike Lowe – were keen as mustard to have a bit of hair of the dog. Check out the sensational cocktails that they whipped up – well done lads, a great job all round!
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A big congratulations to Jamie Chesher (EDV, Melbourne) for taking out the recent Appleton Estate Bartender Challenge national final. Having secured the top spot, Jamie will now fly to Jamaica for the Global Final where he will represent Australia – and hopefully do us proud!
This is the latest Sydney offering from the Barge brothers assault: Matt, Chris and Tim. For the new Bondi venture they’ve been joined by Phil Capaldi, who brings a wealth of experience and a new perspective to the Barge8 Hospitality Group. PaperPlanes is Japanese contemporary, Tokyo Pop style and even if you can’t peg that exact theme in your head you’ll know something special is happening when you arrive. There’s skateboards on the roof giving a textural and visual experience, as well as what seems like hundreds of paper cranes hanging from the ceiling.
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In exciting news Paul Fitzsimmons and Owen Westman (l-r above) owners of the Collection Bar (Melbourne) have booked a stand at this year’s Sydney Bar Week so that they can show off their recently launched handmade syrups to thousands of avid drinks consumers and hordes of bartending professionals.
Writer’s Tears is an un-chill filtered pure pot still Irish whiskey that salutes the great Irish writers of history.
Public has launched in Brisbane and has some top operators behind it in Tom Sanceau and Bonnie Shearston (co owners of award winning Canvas Bar). “We have opened Public in Brisbane’s North Quarter which is a largely corporate area with not many residents,” said an excited Shearston when Bartender spoke to her recently.