The St Agnes Bartender’s Cut blend has an average age of 8 years and is built on a light fruity 5 year old base sprit blended with a mixture of Tawny and Sherry cask finished brandy spirit with a good lick of very old XO brandy spirit for richness, depth and length.
Together, they formed The Pursuit of Hospitality winning a $5,000 grant from The Blend’s IDEA LAB competition to turn their vision into reality. “The Pursuit of Hospitality is effectively a training, community, networking, and advocacy tool for Adelaide,” Michael Keogh says.
Liquid & Larder’s Group Bar Manager will be on service across the venues to lead the way to ensure all guests are enjoying world class drinks. “The role isn’t just about making great drinks but more importantly it’s setting high standards and helping your team achieve them” said Dean Simpson, Group Operations Manager.
This month, the team from Roe & Co teamed up with the folks from The Wild Rover in Sydney to showcase three of their signature Irish whiskey cocktails.
The Rums of the Caribbean Training was created as a unique training platform to lead the bartender education on the Rum category, focused on traditional rum styles of the Caribbean, the birthplace of rum.
Vermouth Day is a time to celebrate this beverage that has held its own in the last 20 years of the cocktail renaissance and remained one of the key components for all backbars (or rather, fridges).
Join hospitality and bartending legends including The Connaught’s Ago Peronne, Grand Finalist of MasterChef Australia, Simon Toohey, and La Maison Wellness Founder, Camille Vidal, for an incredible live lock-in and cocktail masterclass!
The topic is “Nature to Nurture”, with Australia’s leading expert on Fermentation – Sharon Flynn. So, if you want to know how to get your sourdough started, kick off your Kombucha and fruit wine program, or master the art Kefir, this Masterclass is for you!
Following the success of their inaugural World Series in August and their World Rye Series in November, That Boutique-y Whisky Company have announced their latest quarterly collection – the Australia Series. An exciting line-up of eight new expressions, this is set to be the brand’s first ever full range of whiskies from Australia.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to submit a cocktail inspired by The Blends of the Virtual world, Growing Drinks in the Modern Bar & Garden to Glass series, By Sam Egerton and Giacomo Franceschi.
‘Fords Gin was created to be a versatile all-around cocktail gin that could be a ‘go to’ gin for bartenders making the classic gin cocktails. The journey started with a bartender friend of mine and I drawing chef-like flavour maps that showed gin botanicals paired with key flavours and ingredients found in classic cocktails.’
Coming soon to a bar near you…. Jack Apple has the unique character of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey coupled with crisp green apple – bold, refreshing and ripe for sippin’.