The Australian winner was Thomas Opie from Births & Deaths in Wollongong NSW. He will now compete against other bartenders from all over the world in the global final of The Vero Bartender in Italy in October 22.
As it’s been two years of patience through lockdowns, this year’s party is particularly special: One where we throw open our doors to celebrate bartenders and the bartending community. We want to invite you all down to our house, to share with you ‘the greatest house party ever’. Turn on, tune in, and drop by for the memories!
Inspired by Hunter Thompson’s famous quote, “When the going gets weird, the weird turns pro.” Chris’s winning drink was a contemporary twist on a gimlet combining flavours such as mango, cacao and tea.
An all-expenses trip to the home of Bourbon, Kentucky to dance the night away to MUSE- live from the distillery grounds at the global Jim Beam Welcome Session! (Whoa that’s a mouthful, but we didn’t want to spare any details!)
Elephant Gin is marking World Elephant Day, August 12, with a milestone, 1mil EUR donated to African elephant conservation. Since it’s inception in 2013, Elephant Gin has been donating 15% of it’s profits to conservation of this beautiful species by way of supporting three charities.
Following their bee experience bartenders headed back to the bar with their new found knowledge and supply of local honey to experiment and get creative. Their task was to put their spin on the Aberfeldy classics – the Hot Toddy and the Golden Dram.
Simply include a photo of your cocktail and the name, your sustainability story that inspired your cocktail, ingredients, method and venue you work at. Deadline is Friday, 12th August.
If you’ve been following the BBO insta page over the last couple of months, you will have seen some familiar bar industry faces sweating it out in the gym, learning the art of the uppercut, bouncing around on their toes, and figuring out how to score maximum points with each punch.
(SKI) PASS TO PARTY with Canadian Club! People of Sydney hospitality, we know you like a good party!
The Blend is giving you the chance to experience the snow – ‘City style’; bringing the chills and thrills of the mountains to The Cliff Dive, Darlinghurst, with an après-ski style party to remember!
Over the past nine weeks World’s Best 50 have been receiving applications from nascent bartending talent who are competing for the honour of being named the first-ever 50 Best Bars The Blend Scholar and win internships at Connaught Bar, London, Katana Kitten, New York and with the global team from The Blend by Beam Suntory.
To Celebrate World Tequila Day we have teamed up with some of the nation’s finest venues, to bring you those winning cocktails, made using 1800 Tequila.
Deep dive into the magical world of BYRDI; the concept and the evolution of what makes it so unique. From cocktail list creation, to sequence of service, to sustainability, the important of produce, to guest experience, to team culture – Luke shares all!