A husband and wife team are behind this latest Northcote venture and Rob and Bronwyn Kabboord are setting their sights on creating a warm and friendly environment. “Rob and I view Merricote as our living room, and wish our guests to view it as such.
From three rounds of competition and nine state finals did ten bartenders – strong of nerve and sure of skill – emerge to take on the World Class Australian final.
Fernet Branca is a bartender’s ‘cult’ product and Think Spirits have the range on hand for distribution including; Fernet Branca, Branca Menta, Punt e Mes, Grappa Candolini and Antica Formula.
Forget variety – spice is the spice of life. And when it comes to spices pimento, aka allspice, must surely be king. Combing the flavours of nutmeg, cinnamon and clove, this valued Caribbean spice takes its name from the Spanish for pepper – pimiento
Bartender recently took some time out to chat to Marco and Emily Nunes (Canvas Bar, Brisbane). Along with Bonnie Shearston and Tom Sanceau these creative collaborators have launched one of the most successful Brisbane tippling spots that the city has ever seen. With only a few minutes in their busy day we asked a few questions to get an insight into just how they run a successful bar business.
Tickets to the Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards are selling fast
Sydney BarShow Week is just around the corner and the action packed event schedule is set to make for an entertaining week of festivities.
Squirreled away in Melbourne’s South Yarra residential district is the newly launched venue The Millswyn and its ‘secret’ hideaway cocktail bar, Bar 132.
The man behind Perth’s Hula Bula Bar and Deville’s Pad is set to unleash his notorious style and design flair on the unsuspecting Melbourne bar scene with the LuWow Bar.
That team from Tamborine Mountain Distillery are still at it and they have once again come up with a cracking product for all your cocktail mixing capabilities.
With the ‘very soft opening’ for family, friends and a few bartenders now long in the past, the Attic is settling in as the new kid on the block, albeit with a well known and protective older brother whose got a good reputation. The new addition to the much loved and sought after night spot Blackpearl has been as important to the staff as to their customers says owner Nastasha Conte, but it hasn’t been without it’s share of trails.
Along with knowing how to play barrelhouse piano or sing rowdy Irish songs knowing how to mix a few top-notch cocktails is a skill guaranteed to get a party started, writes David Wondrich.