Amy Spanton

the Editor of 4Bars.com.au. She has lived and worked in San Francisco, Sydney and London, working as a waitress, bartender and maitre’d. She knows the bar scene inside out and has written about bars and drinks for numerous publications, including Sydney Morning Herald’s Good Living supplement. She is long-time Editor of Bartender magazine.

Andaluz

21 Howard St, Perth 08 9481 0092 This small bar in Perth has been on…

CLASSIC: The Negroni

According to the most popular origin tale, the Negroni wasn’t invented until around the 1920s. But there would be no Negroni without the invention of its key ingredient Campari and the subsequent Americano cocktail which all happened way back in the 1860s.

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Grumpy’s Green

125 Smith Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne 03 9416 1944 www.grumpysgreen.com If you fancy your drink with…

CLASSIC: The Mint Julep

Photography: Rob Palmer “When all is ready, assemble your guests on the porch or in…

BARTENDER: Nick Edwards – The Lark, Brisbane

Bartender magazine sat down with Nick Edwards from The Lark in Brisbane to find out how he got into bartending, who he’d like to drink with and what his trade secrets are. Read on to find out more…

Kit & Kaboodle

35 Darlinghurst Road, Kings Cross, Sydney 02 9368 7333 www.kitkaboodle.com.au Photography by Shannon McGrath Kings…

Melbourne Rum Club

On Monday, 2 March, over 75 of the Melbourne bartending elite attended the city’s largest rum club to date to witness the introduction of Ron Zacapa to Australia as the newest addition to Diageo’s Reserve Brands (set to launch to the trade on April 1)